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Registered Nurse (Casual) - Orangeville & Brampton, ON

Orangeville, Canada See Job Responsibilities
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Join an industry leader in providing professional care as part of our nursing team. At McKesson, you’ll work in a more personalized environment, giving every patient the one-on-one time they need within each session. Whether this is your first role in nursing, or you have a history in healthcare, our extensive training will provide you with the skills you need to give patients the care they need while shaping the future of health.

Along your journey, we’ll empower you to bring new ideas, make an impact, and enjoy a balanced career with a team that values your perspective. Start transforming tomorrow. Join our team today!

Success Profile

What makes a successful Nurse at McKesson? Here are the top traits.

  • Collaborative
  • Proactive
  • Compassionate
  • Dependable
  • Critical Thinker
  • Articulate

Building out your career path

When we talk about transforming tomorrow, we mean more than healthcare. Your career development will play an integral role in how our team succeeds and how we accomplish more for our patients. Here’s a look at what that future can hold for you as you continue learning and growing with us.

New Grad

Tenured Nurse

Leadership Development

Culture

Patient-centric

Provide professional nursing care to patients and use your therapeutic communication and clinical decision-making skills to improve lives and advance health outcomes for all.

Advocate

Assess the health status of your patients and teach them to understand their condition and medication. Establish a compassionate environment and promote patient independence.

Benefits

  • Coverage you can rely on

    • Medical, Dental, and Vision
    • Health Spending Accounts
    • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Benefits that go beyond your base pay

    • 401(k) (U.S.)
    • Pension (Canada)
    • Employee Stock Purchase Plan
  • Support for total well-being

    • Mental Health Programs
    • Flexible Schedules
    • Paid Time Off
    • Wellness Program
    • Education Reimbursement
    • Volunteer Opportunities
    • Flexible Work Environment
  • A global leader of inclusion

    McKesson’s commitment to diversity and inclusion starts at the top. We have also been named a Best Employer for Diversity by Forbes.

Responsibility

McKesson is an impact-driven, Fortune 10 company that touches virtually every aspect of healthcare. We are known for delivering insights, products, and services that make quality care more accessible and affordable. Here, we focus on the health, happiness, and well-being of you and those we serve – we care.

What you do at McKesson matters. We foster a culture where you can grow, make an impact, and are empowered to bring new ideas. Together, we thrive as we shape the future of health for patients, our communities, and our people. If you want to be part of tomorrow’s health today, we want to hear from you.

McKesson requires new employees to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 as defined by Health Canada, subject to applicable, verified accommodation requests.

Job Summary

Position is responsible for providing professional nursing care to individuals including the intravenous or injection administration of specialty pharmaceutical products. The nurse will help to promote patient health by completing health assessments prior to treatment, reviews patient files and collaborate with physicians and multidisciplinary team members as required. The end goal is to provide medical therapies or self-administration teaching to patients in clinic, home or virtual setting.

The nurse uses critical thinking, therapeutic communication and clinical decision making skills to assess, plan, implement, educate and evaluate the patients’ health situation throughout their treatment therapy.


Primary Address': Orangeville, ON, CAN - 150 Rolling Hills Drive, Suite 155, Orangeville Clinic & Brampton, ON, CAN - 195 County Court BLVD, Suite 202, Brampton Clinic

Specific Responsibilities

  • Review patient files to understand patient’s history.
  • Assess the health status of patients using a pre-screening process that covers contraindications, objective and subjective data, to determine eligibility in receiving medical therapies.
  • Handle and reconstitute specialty pharmaceuticals as per manufacturer product monograph and Heath Canada guidelines.
  • Follow cold chain requirements for medication as per INVIVA policies and procedures and the manufacturers recommendation.
  • As required, insertion of peripheral intravenous or establishing access via central lines based on best practice standards.
  • Follow patient specific medical directives for administration and treatment of adverse events.
  • Provide monitoring during and post medication administration.
  • Follow all INVIVA policies and procedures.
  • Report adverse events in accordance with manufacturer specific requirements, Health Canada and INVIVA policies and procedures.
  • Develop patient care plan.
  • Promote patient independence for self-injection when required by answering questions and teaching patients to understand their condition and medication.
  • Document patient care services and managing records in accordance with INVIVA policies and procedures.
  • Maintain knowledge of medical therapies as per manufacturer’s Product Monograph.
  • Participate in drug and clinic audits upon request.
  • Actively participate in training and mentoring of new clinic staff.
  • Complete training as required by INVIVA on products and services, policies and procedures, technology, quality assurance and communications.
  • Maintain quality, safety and infection control standards to ensure safe nursing practice.

General Responsibilities

  • Maintain continuity among nursing teams by documenting and communicating actions, irregularities, and continuing needs.
  • Establish a compassionate environment to support patients and co-workers.
  • Maintain and protect patient confidentiality.
  • Maintain safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
  • Collaborate with management on proper operation of equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements.
  • Maintain appropriate quantity of office supplies.
  • Maintain medical supplies in accordance with patient volumes.
  • Maintain up-to-date professional and technical knowledge.
  • Maintain a cooperative relationship among health care teams by communicating and responding to requests.
  • Contribute to team effort and corporate goals

Formal Education

  • Licensed Registered Nurse in good standing with provincial college
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing or 2-year Nursing Diploma
  • 3 + years of critical care experience (i.e. ER, ICU) is an asset
  • Experience in Gastroenterology, Rheumatology, Hematology, Oncology and Neurology is an asset

Requirements

  • Strong intravenous initiation skills
  • CPR certification
  • ACLS/PALS certification is an asset
  • Ability to work autonomously and proficiently, especially in emergency situations
  • Ability to work in a computerized environment (i.e. computer, MS Office, Teams, WEBEX, email, and electronic patient records)
  • Maintain yearly practice membership with provincial College.
  • Ability to work at various locations depending on region
  • Ability to work evening and weekends where applicable
  • Maintain yearly professional liability insurance (Ontario applicants only)

Key Competencies

  • Excellent assessment and clinical decision-making skills
  • Excellent communication skills with patients, colleagues and customers
  • Ability to work in a dynamic and rapidly changing environment
  • Team player

We are proud to offer a competitive compensation package at McKesson as part of our Total Rewards. This is determined by several factors, including performance, experience and skills, equity, regular job market evaluations, and geographical markets. The pay range shown below is aligned with McKesson's pay philosophy, and pay will always be compliant with any applicable regulations.  In addition to base pay, other compensation, such as an annual bonus or long-term incentive opportunities may be offered. For more information regarding benefits at McKesson, please click here.

Our Base Pay Range for this position

$30.31 - $50.51

McKesson is an Equal Opportunity Employer

McKesson provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees and is committed to a diverse and inclusive environment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, disability, age or genetic information. For additional information on McKesson’s full Equal Employment Opportunity policies, visit our Equal Employment Opportunity page.

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