Registered Nurse - Endocrinology

Women's College Hospital (WCH) is an academic, ambulatory care hospital in Ontario with a focus on health for women, health equity and health system solutions. If you're ready to be part of a team that is revolutionizing the future of healthcare, then you will want to join an institution where the possibilities for innovation, new discovery and system thinking are limitless.

Women's College Hospital is committed to equity, quality and patient safety as key professional values and essential components of daily practice.

Healthcare Revolutionized 2030 is our roadmap to the future. Our strategy is built on the pledge that the founders of our hospital made 140 years ago and reaffirms our commitment to providing equitable, accessible, best‑in‑class healthcare for everyone – meeting people where they are on their healthcare journey and partnering with them to reach their goals of living their healthiest lives possible.

The stage has been set for Women’s to accelerate our priorities and capture the momentum to catapult our system forward to revolutionize healthcare for everyone.

Applicants must reside and be legally eligible to work in Ontario.

This is a Casual Opportunity.

Type: Replacement

The Registered Nurse for the Endocrine Program will be responsible for a variety of specialty clinics that fall under the scope of Endocrine clinics within the Department of Medicine; these include the Diabetes Program and the Thyroid Program. The RN scope of practice, will consist of knowledge in the clinical management of Diabetes and other endocrine related conditions, as well as the Chronic Disease Management model.

Patient self‑management is a key component of Chronic Disease Management, and includes planning, monitoring, assessing, educating, evaluating in accordance to the standards of the College of Nurses of Ontario and within Women’s College Hospital policies and protocols. The RN will demonstrate ongoing professional growth in knowledge, skills, participation/attendance in current education sessions and integration of new knowledge from professional sources such as colleagues and physicians.

The RN will practice as part of an inter‑disciplinary team in which collaboration is essential for patient care.

• Organizes daily nursing activities of the Endocrine Clinic for the provision of patient care.
• Responds to and triages patient phone calls requiring nursing assessment; talks directly to patients on the telephone and provides pertinent instructions (e.g. monitoring of medications, blood glucose monitoring and insulin titration) or other applicable information within scope of practice.
• Obtains and documents vital signs, health and social histories as indicated or requested.
• Identifies, prioritizes and responds to patient’s problems.
• Provides routine nursing support as directed by physicians and approved as standard practices (e.g., procedural tests, positioning, assistance, specimen identification, education).
• Educates patients to ensure comprehension of physician orders (e.g., prescriptions, insulin starts, self‑monitoring of blood glucose monitoring) and interpretation of treatment.
• Assures continuity of care as patients transition across the continuum through appropriate discharge planning, patient education and coordination of services.
• Informs patients of procedure results as delegated by physician (e.g. lab, radiology or other investigative procedures) as required and organizes necessary follow‑up arrangements.
• Using solution‑focused approach, assists patients to identify realistic short and long term goals for the self‑management of their chronic disease.
• Documents encounters according to nursing standards of practice and policy.
• Participates in teaching medical students and nursing students within the Endocrine clinic.
• Assists faculty physicians to ensure a meaningful educational experience relative to the academic mission for residents and medical students.
• Ensures delivery of excellent customer service.
• Assists with quality improvement projects as requested.
• Liaises with physicians, other nurses, secretaries, health records staff, aide and other staff to ensure…