Registered Nurse, Emergency Department

Job Description

Are you a Registered Nurse seeking a rewarding career in emergency nursing? Join our team at Mount Sinai Hospital and immerse yourself in a newly renovated state-of-the-art emergency department.

Is this you?

You thrive in dynamic and fast-moving environments. Your ability to assess and manage patients in high-acuity situations sets you apart. As a member of the emergency department, your workdays may include triaging patients, administering medications, and performing various medical procedures such as wound care, starting intravenous lines, and monitoring vital signs.

You are a reflective learner, who is curious and eager to grow in your nursing career. Continuing education, leadership opportunities, and exposure to unique technologies such as ACLS, TNCC, and Automated Dispensing Cabinets will contribute to your professional development. This role stands out as a unique blend of teamwork, cutting-edge technology utilization, and the chance to make a significant impact on patients' lives in critical moments.

Your professionalism and communication skills are central to the role, ensuring timely and accurate information exchanges within the health care team. A highlight of the role includes extensive hospital and emergency department orientation, a dedicated preceptorship program, and support for autonomous nursing practice through medical directives. These elements combine to provide a comprehensive training experience, fostering confidence and competence in handling complex emergencies.

About the Emergency Department
Mount Sinai Hospital’s recently redeveloped Schwartz/Reisman Emergency Centre is a leader in specialized emergency care within the areas of geriatric medicine, mental health care, and early pregnancy care. With approximately , annual visits, we deliver safe, high-quality, emergency care to the critically ill or injured patients we serve within the community.

The ,-square-foot space features medical procedure rooms with ceiling-suspended booms to maximize space, assessment rooms for medical and surgical specialties, a resuscitation room, along with airborne-isolation rooms and a negative-pressure zone for infection control. We have dedicated spaces for specialized services within the department such as ophthalmology and dentistry, Medical Imaging (CT scan and X-ray rooms), and a dedicated behavioural suite for our interprofessional Psychiatry Emergency Service team to assess and plan treatment for patients with mental health or addiction concerns.

Our EMS entrance on University Ave helps streamline patient arrivals, enabling faster emergency response.

In this role you will:

Job Requirements:

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Skills and Knowledge