DIALYSIS NURSE NOC 31301

Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses provide direct nursing care to patients deliver health education programs and provide consultative services regarding issues relevant to the practice of nursing. They are employed in a variety of settings including hospitals nursing homes extended care facilities rehabilitation centers doctors offices clinics community agencies companies private homes and public and private organizations or they may be selfemployed.

JOB DUTIES:

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses have to perform and some of the physical demands they involve:

General duty registered nurses
Assess patients to identify appropriate nursing interventions
Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team to plan implement coordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families
Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols
Monitor assess address document and report symptoms and changes in patients conditions
Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
Assist in surgery and other medical procedures
May supervise licensed practical nurses and other nursing staff
May develop and implement discharge planning process on admission of patients
May teach and counsel patients and their families on healthrelated issues in collaboration with other health care providers.
Occupational health nurses
Develop and implement employee health education programs and provide registered nursing care in private businesses and industry.
Community health nurses
Provide health education and registered nursing care in public health units and through home visits manage complex home care cases participate in community needs assessment and program development conduct disease screening and deliver immunization programs.
Registered psychiatric nurses
Provide nursing care supportive counseling and life skills programming to patients in psychiatric hospitals mental health clinics longterm care facilities and communitybased settings.
Nursing researchers and consultants
Engaged in research activities related to nursing as selfemployed or as employed by hospitals public and private organizations and governments
Provide consultative services to institutes associations and health care organizations regarding issues and concerns relevant to the nursing profession and nursing practice.
Clinical nurses
Provide leadership advice and counsel on the provision of researchbased care for specific patient groups within the care of particular health care organizations.

Requirements

This is what you typically need for the job.

Registered nurses
Completion of a university college or other approved registered nursing program is required.
Additional academic training or experience is required to specialize in a specific area of nursing.
A masters or doctoral degree in nursing is usually required for clinical nurse specialists clinical nurses nursing consultants and nursing researchers.
Registration with a regulatory body is required in all provinces and territories.
Registered psychiatric nurses
Completion of a university or college registered psychiatric nursing program is required.
Registration with a regulatory body is required in Manitoba Saskatchewan Alberta British Columbia and the Yukon.
Source National Occupational Classification
Professional certification and licensing
Ontario
If this occupation is regulated you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary depending on the occupation.

If the licence is compulsory you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation.
If the licence is voluntary you don t need to be certified to practise this occupation.

This is what you typically need for the job. Nurse practitioners usually require a master's degree in nursing; or completion of a nursing program with additional advanced or extended primary health care nursing education; and several years of practice as a registered nurse. Registration with a regulatory body is required for nurse practitioners in all provinces and territories. Source National Occupational Classification Professional certification and licensing Ontario If this occupation is regulated, you may need to get a professional license from a regulatory authority before you can start working. Licensing can be compulsory or voluntary, depending on the occupation. If the licence is compulsory, you must be certified before you can practise the occupation and use the professional designation. If the licence is voluntary, you don t need to be certified to practise this occupation. Find out if this occupation is regulated and contact the regulatory authority to learn about the certification process. SKILLS PROFECIENCY OR COMPLEXITY LEVEL Social Perceptiveness 5 - Highest Level Coordinating 4 - High Level Instructing 4 - High Level Monitoring 4 - High Level Time Management 4 - High Level Writing 4 - High Level Reading Comprehension 4 - High Level Oral Communication: Active Listening 4 - High Level Oral Communication: Oral Comprehension 4 - High Level Oral Communication: Oral Expression 4 - High Level Personal Attributes Help - Personal Attributes Importance Service Orientation 5 - Extremely important Stress Tolerance 5 - Extremely important Concern for Others 5 - Extremely important Collaboration 5 - Extremely important Analytical Thinking 5 - Extremely important Attention to Detail 5 - Extremely important Active Learning 4 - Highly important Social Orientation 4 - Highly important Independence 4 - Highly important Leadership 4 - Highly important Knowledge Help - Knowledge Knowledge level Physical Health 3 - Advanced Level Biology 2 - Intermediate Level Humanities 2 - Intermediate Level Client Service 2 - Intermediate Level Languages 2 - Intermediate Level Mathematics 2 - Intermediate Level Mental Health 2 - Intermediate Level Chemistry 1 - Basic Level Business Management 1 - Basic Level Clerical 1 - Basic Level