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Employer Job Number: GO-00591224
Facility: Royal University Hospital
Job Description: REPORTING TO THE MANAGER OF NURSING, THE TRANSPORT NURSE WILL: THE TRANSPORT NURSE HAS RESPONSIBILITY FOR TOTAL PATIENT CARE DURING INTER AND INTRA-HOSPITAL TRANSPORT INCLUDING COMPLETE PHYSICAL ASSESSMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF DIAGNOSTIC AND THERAPEUTIC PROCEDURES AS NECESSARY. ATTENDING CAESARIAN SECTIONS AND HIGH RISK DELIVERIES, AS BACKUP FOR PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS OR AS PRIMARY RESUSCITATORS AS PER NRP GUIDELINES  DEVELOPS AND MAINTAINS A QUALITY IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM FOR NEONATAL TRANSPORT AND TRANSPORT ADVANCE PRACTICE NURSING. PROVIDES SUPPORT AND GUIDANCE TO NURSES AND PEDIATRIC RESIDENTS IN THE DESIGNATED PRACTICE ENVIRONMENT. RESPONSIBLE FOR THE ASSESSMENT, ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE, EVALUATION AND UPDATING THE CLINICAL STANDARDS OF CARE FOR THE NEONATAL TRANSPORT PROGRAM. ASSIST NICU STAFF IN DELIVERY OF NURSING CARE WHEN NOT INVOLVED IN TRANSPORT.
Required Qualifications

Bachelor Degree/Diploma in Nursing
Certification in Transfer of Function
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP)
Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) - NICU Positions Only
Pediatric advanced life support (PALS) - PICU Positions Only
Experience
1 YEAR FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT LEVEL 3 CODE NURSE/NEWBORN TRANSPORT EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.  5 YEARS FULL-TIME EQUIVALENT NURSING EXPERIENCE IN LEVEL 3 NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE REQUIRED.  
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Advanced communication skills
Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
Advanced interpersonal skills
Ability to develop, evaluate and modify programming provided to clients
Advanced leadership skills
Other Information

NOTE: This is a Provincial Posting and is
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