Juravinski Cancer Centre Clinics (JCC Clinics) provides services to facilitate the consultation and planning of specialized care, treatment and follow up of patients with cancer. JCC Clinics supports outpatient care within seven large clinics, across all disease sites and treatment modalities, serving around 400 patients daily. The unit includes our Specialized Oncology Nurses, our Clinic Clerks, Lobby and Laboratory Reception Clerks, our Clinic Health Care Aides, our New Patient Referral Clerks and our Patient Registration Clerks. There is also interaction with physicians, Interprofessional health professionals, Customer Support Services and with other Juravinski Hospital staff through treatment and laboratory services.
Current certificate of registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse and eligible to practice as a RPN in Ontario.
• Minimum 3-5 years nursing experience in a hospital/outpatient setting.
• Current BCLS certification with ongoing-re-certification mandatory
• Recent (within 2 years) Oncology nursing experience (outpatient surgical setting preferred)
• Membership with Canadian Association of Nurses in Oncology considered an asset
• Current certificates – Physical Assessment and Health History Taking (or equivalent) Recent (within 2 years) patient assessment course or related experience demonstrating competent patient assessment skills and ability in health history taking.
• Demonstrates critical thinking and decision making in assessment and problem identification and care planning. Demonstrated skill and ability in management and triage of patient referrals.
• Demonstrated ability to function within an interprofessional team, including nursing collaboration with RNs and other members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated ability to function in a fast paced and at times complex environment.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with patients, families, and other members of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated ability to assess concurrent demands, set priorities, organize work, and maintain accuracy and concentration in periods of high activity in response to patient and team needs.
• Demonstrates ongoing personal professional education and development
• Completion of an entry level approved foundational course specializing in oncology, or willingness to enroll within first 30 days.
• Demonstrates computer proficiency and experience with EPIC (registration and scheduling), Clinical Connect, MS Office and Teletracking.
• Keyboarding of at least 45 wpm (subject to testing
