Registered Practical Nurse jobs in Ottawa, ON

ORIGINELLE FERTILITY CLINIC RPN (full time, part time or on availability)

The OriginElle Fertility Clinic RPN needs to supervise and evaluate patient care throughout their fertility treatments including: ovulation induction, egg freezing, sperm analysis, IVF and oocytes donation.

She/he demonstrates clinical expertise in all IVF procedures and serves as a liaison among the nurses, physicians, lab team and patients

Like every OriginElle Fertility Clinic staff member, the nursing team must always foster and promote a safe environment for all patients, families, visitors and staff, and in a non-discriminatory climate in which care is delivered in a manner sensitive to socio-cultural diversity.

She/he is a licensed registered practical nurse (RPN) who has ideally specialized in fertility and handles clinical practice, teaching, management and consulting. We provide all training.

Fluency in French & English written/spoken preferred

She/he must successfully pass the BLS certificate.

Specific duties to all nurses

• Performs routine examinations and procedures.
• Performs blood tests and IVs (vein puncture).
• Assists with retrievals and transfers.
• Assists with pre and post op care as needed.
• Takes the patient's vital signs, such as blood pressure, pulse and temperature when required.
• Offers injection teachings.
• Prepares personalized calendars and treatment plans.

Basic Responsibilities

• Maintains a safe and clean working environment.
• Ensures quality care to patients and partners.
• Demonstrate clinical expertise in all IVF procedures.
• Communicates information in verbal or written form to other nurses, physicians and embryologists.
• Liaises and communicates the orders and instructions of the physicians.
• Is responsible for the ongoing communication between the physician and the patient.
• Coordinates the treatment plans between patients and physicians.
• Coordinates all infertility diagnostic tests.
• Is responsible for accurate and timely communication of lab results to patients.
• Counsels and trains the patients on infertility treatment protocols, medications and infertility procedures.
• Maintains clear, concise and timely computerized patient charting. This includes proper note taking, testing updates and document uploading as well as all training, calendars and support documents pertinent to the individual patients file and care.
• Prepares patients to undergo egg collections, In Vitro Fertilization and frozen embryo transfers.
• Assists patients throughout ovulation induction, egg freezing, sperm analysis, IVF and oocyte donation.
• Ensures clear and comprehensive training after procedures ie; egg collection or embryo transfer.
• Provides compassion, emotional support and counselling to patients throughout the IVF experience.
• Responds to all telephone and email inquiries of the patients regarding medication, treatment plans and test results.
• Ensure proper follow up communication with all patients via all available forms of communication in a timely manner.
• Aspires to not only attain, but exceed customer service expectations in the practice of all aspects of the nursing responsibilities.

Job Types: Full-time, Contract, Permanent

Pay: From $25.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Dental care
• Disability insurance
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• On-site parking
• Vision care

Education:

• Bachelor's Degree (required)

Experience:

• Nursing: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• French and English (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• LPN/RPN Ontario License (required)
• BLS Certification (required)
• CPR (preferred)

Work Location: In person