Undergraduate Nurse

Your Opportunity:

We are seeking an Undergraduate Nursing Employee (UNE) to join our team on Unit 43 Palliative Care Unit. In this position, you will have the opportunity to work collaboratively within a dynamic multi-disciplinary team, where your skills in assessing, coordinating, administering, and evaluating health services will be key to supporting patient care. You will assist with providing safe care to patients who have been diagnosed with a life limiting illness. This is an interdisciplinary, active treatment unit for patients who have complex physical and psychosocial needs that require intensive support. Family and friends are considered to be part of the unit of care as they too can often require significant support. To succeed in this role, you must possess strong interpersonal and organizational abilities, adapt quickly to changing environments, and prioritize effectively. Familiarity with computer systems, specifically Connect Care, will also be essential to ensure seamless delivery of care. This position offers a unique opportunity to gain hands-on experience as an Undergraduate Nursing Employee, allowing you to grow professionally while delivering compassionate, high-quality care to patients. The successful candidate will be expected to have full-time availability throughout the summer, ensuring continuity of care and maximizing the learning experience during this time.

Description:

The Undergraduate Nursing Employee (UNE) is an unregulated member of the nursing team, who functions within the broader interdisciplinary health care team to provide patient centered care under the consultation, guidance and supervision of the Registered Nurse (RN) or other regulated healthcare designate. The UNE is accountable for providing safe nursing care to assigned patients in accordance with their formal nursing education preparation and competency and articulating relevant information related to the clients¿ health status, self-care abilities and limitations to the RN or other regulated healthcare designate. This includes conducting holistic nursing assessments to collect comprehensive information on client health status. Contributing to the development and modification of the individualized care plans, implementing therapeutic nursing interventions and evaluating the plan of care to achieve desired outcomes. This position is covered by the terms and conditions of the UNA Collective Agreement.