Nurse Technologist

Nurse Technologist

Tracking Code: req1540

Faculty/Department: Faculty of Health Sciences

Number of Positions: 1

Appointment Type: Full-Time Continuing

Hours of Work: hours per week

Salary Range: Level 9- Starting Salary, Step 1 $78,033

Posting Date: April 4, 2025

Closing Date: April 17, 2025 (7:00 pm EST)

Job Summary: The nurse technologist is responsible for the set up and take down of labs, maintaining inventory of supplies and ensuring equipment is in good working order for student learning. The nurse technologist facilitates in the role of a Registered Nurse, in Year I and II lab classes.

Nature of work:
Reporting to the Associate Dean of Nursing, this position is responsible for the daily functions of the Nursing lab.

Responsibilities/accountabilities:

• Ensures all equipment is in good working condition, set up and ready for use for learning sessions.
• Takes down, cleans and stores equipment.
• Organizes annual maintenance and repairs of all equipment within the lab.
• Facilitates in year I and II lab classes, including evaluation of student's skill-based performances.
• Facilitates simulation based education as needed.
• Manages inventory, researches, orders and completes purchases of supplies and equipment for lab activities.
• Processes all shared expenses between Durham College and Ontario Tech.
• Collaborates with Durham College technologist and Simulationist to help determine requirements of shared purchases.
• Collaborates internally within FHSc labs to coordinate orders.
• Provides financial reports and forecasts spending to DPO for purchases of new equipment, maintenance, repairs and supplies for lab usage.
• Organizes practice hours for students: interviewing, hiring, orientating, training, mentoring, scheduling and supervising 5-7 work study students and one supervisor for open practice hours.
• Collaborates with faculty on content and delivery of labs including case development, and required lab elements.

Required Skills:

• Excellent organizational skills.
• Excellent oral and written communication skills.
• Effective interpersonal skills, discretion, tact and diplomacy.

Required Education:

• Completion of a university program consisting of four academic years.
• Minimum requirement of Bachelor of Science in Nursing.
• Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.

* Verification of Academic credentials may be required.

Required Experience:

• 3-5 years of relevant experience as a Registered Nurse.

How to Apply:

Interested candidates should submit in electronic format a covering letter and their resume. Applications will be accepted until April 17, 2025 or until a suitable candidate is found. We appreciate all applications received; however, only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

This position falls within the bargaining unit represented by the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) and will be subject to the terms and conditions of the collective agreement between the university and the OPSEU. To the extent that policies are not included in the collective agreement, employment will also be governed by the university’s policies which may also be found on our website https://ontariotechu.ca and which may be amended from time-to-time.

Ontario Tech University is actively committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, indigenization and decolonization (EDIID), and welcomes applications from all qualified candidates, while especially encouraging applications from First Nations, Metis, Inuit peoples, Indigenous peoples of North America, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, and those who identify as women and/or 2SLGBTQ+. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadian citizens, permanent residents, Indigenous Peoples in Canada, and those eligible to work in Canada, will be given priority.

Ontario Tech University respects people's different needs and therefore will take all reasonable steps to ensure accommodation for applicants where appropriate. The University is also committed to ensuring that confidentiality is maintained throughout all aspects of the recruitment cycle.

If you require accommodation, please contact Julie Day, Health and Disability Management Specialist. For more information about the university's policies for accommodating employees with disabilities please review the university’s Accessibility Policy.

The university acknowledges the lands and people of the Mississaugas of Scugog Island First Nation which is covered under the Williams Treaties. We are situated on the Traditional Territory of the Mississaugas, a branch of the greater Anishinaabeg Nation which includes Algonquin, Ojibway, Odawa and Pottawatomi.

Job Location: Oshawa, Ontario, Canada

Expected Start Date: 5/1/2025