Led by the Vice President, Clinical Services and Chief Nursing Executive, nurses at North York General Hospital are supported by a strong nursing leadership team consisting of clinical team managers, program directors, clinical nurse educators, nursing coordinators, nurse clinicians and advanced practice nurses and nurse practitioners.
North York General has:
Acute care, transitional care, a long-term care home and ambulatory care services across multiple sites
Nearly 400,000 ambulatory visits annually
A large critical care unit
An emergency department with more than 107,000 visits annually
Over 1,000 nursing staff
More than 1,100 nursing students completing their clinical placements annually
Nursing vision
To lead the pursuit of excellence in nursing practice in learning, innovation and partnerships
Academic Community Hospital Leaders in Nursing – Translating Knowledge into Practical Protocols in Patient – and Family-Centred Care
Nursing mission
We transform nursing practice through knowledge to provide patient- and family-centred care. We provide competent, compassionate, collaborative care to patients and their families through a commitment in patient care, education and research.
Nursing’s strategic priorities/goals
Increase the number of nurses holding adjunct faculty status
Develop innovative nursing recruitment and retention strategies
Offer leadership development, learning opportunities and professional development for nursing and interprofessional education and care
Create a dynamic, high quality practice environment
Foster high staff and patient satisfaction
Create a spirit of inquiry and partnering effectively across the patient continuum and with our union stakeholders
The following placements are offered:
Group of students accompanied by an instructor.
Preceptorship/consolidation/pre-graduate general placements.
Preceptorship opportunities in speciality areas such as the emergency department and critical care. Students applying for placements to specialty areas must successfully complete an interview process.
Nurse practioner student placement — view the tab below to learn more about the placement.
Observational experience
Placement requests must be coordinated through your academic institution. Students can begin their clinical experience at the hospital only if their academic institution has an established affiliation agreement with North York General Hospital. Please check with your student placement office to ensure an agreement has been established.
All requests should be sent to the Centre for Education: Ann Bickram
Education Coordinator, Nursing, Health Professions, Administrative & Operational
Centre for Education, 6 North – Room 630
North York General Hospital
The following prerequisites are required in order for a student to start a placement at North York General Hospital:
Mask fit testing
You must have completed mask fit testing within the past 24 months. The following information will be requested upon registration
Date mask fitted
Location mask fitted
Size/Model
Immunizations
Your immunizations need to be up to date. This includes a TB test within the past 12 months. The hospital is not responsible for any expenses relating to immunization requirements. Students will not be allowed to start a placement without proper documentation. Seasonal influenza immunizations are highly recommended. Your rotation or placement may be affected if this is missing.
You will be asked to upload a copy of your completed immunization form.
Workplace Insurance
Ontario Ministry of Education Work Education Placement Agreement
The students from publicly funded Ontario colleges and universities are covered for workplace injuries through a program from the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities. If you are from one of these academic institutions, you do not need to do anything else.
Private workplace insurance
This applies to the following:
• Out of province students
• Students from private institutions
• Students in a practicum placement following completion of their academic studies. You will need to purchase workplace accident insurance and upload your certificate when promoted in Nirv during the registration process.
Not applicable
• Observers
• Students paid by NYGH
Vulnerable sector screen
Vulnerable sector screen must be completed within the past 12 months for all students and must be submitted when your register. If you have not received your completed check from the police, you will need to sign a declaration and upload the completed document when you have it.
If your screen has positive findings, please notify us before your placement, as conditions of your placement will need to be reviewed.
Basic Life Support (CPR)
Basic Life Support certification is required and must be valid during the entire period of your placement. During registration, you will be asked to provide the following:
Date training completed
Location
Mandatory training
All mandatory training modules must be completed prior to the first day of your rotation. You will be asked to complete the online modules as part of your registration process.
1. Group nursing students
Complete your online registration. You will receive an email with a link and your login details to our Nirv registration system.
Complete all requirements associated with your Nirv profile. This includes mandatory training modules as well as electronic health record training modules and relevant process documents.
The Student and Clinical Instructor Handbook is an important resource that outlines North York General Hospital nursing onboarding processes and orientation information.
The booklet includes the following information:
Clinical instructor and student roles and responsibilities
Clinical instructor communication requirements with clinical nurse educator/clinical team manager and orientation process to unit
List of skills that require certification; students are not allowed to practice these skills even when supervised by an instructor
The daily assignment sheets to be used by the clinical instructors
2. Preceptored and consolidation nursing students
Complete your online registration. You will receive an email with a link and your login details.
Complete all requirements associated with your Nirv profile. This includes mandatory training modules as well as electronic health record training modules and relevant process documents.
The consolidation or preceptored nursing students are in their final clinical placement prior to taking the NCLEX exam and joining the nursing profession. Students are expected to develop a learning plan with specific goals and objectives that are based on academic requirements as well as personal goals that the student would like to achieve by the end of his or her placement.
At NYGH there are nursing skills and interventions that require certification or independent policy review prior to performing these skills at the bedside. Consolidation students who are interested in practicing nursing skills that require additional training or certification are expected to complete the training as outlined in the applicable hospital policies and procedures available on the NYGH intranet site. The intranet site is the home page on all NYGH computers.
The Centre for Education will notify you of the placement specific requirements via email.
To access NYGH corporate policies:
Go to the NYGH intranet.
Click on Policies & Procedures tab on top left of the page; all corporate policies and procedures will be listed according to different categories anda search option is also available.
Click on the required policy category to access the policy.
NYGH unit-based policies, procedures and guidelines are available via the intranet under the specific program or can be requested by the clinical instructor from the clinical nurse educator (CNE) or the clinical team manager (CTM). Once the consolidation student completes the appropriate training (policy review and training module), the student can practice the skill under the supervision of his or her preceptor. Training modules are available on the hospital intranet site.
To access modules:
Go to the NYGH intranet.
Click on Departments & Committees at the top of the page.
Follow the link to Clinical > Interprofessional Practice, Research & Education.
Click on the “Nursing” button followed by the “Nursing Student Modules” button to access your training modules.
Nursing interventions and skills that require additional training and relevant training modules are:
Alaris IV Pump Module
Bloody Easy for Nurses
CCRT vs Code Blue
Nurse Dispensing Training Module
Falls Prevention Modules #1, 2, 3
Move ON Modules #1, 2, 3,
Skin & Wound Policy: Care & Assessment Test
Sepsis
Trillium Gift of Life—-http://www.giftoflife.on.ca/en/elearning/
PCA
TPN
PICC Module
Port-a-Cath Module
IV Care
IV insertion
Chest Tubes
CADD Pump
Understanding Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia #1,2,3 (5W)
3. Master’s students
Complete your online registration. You will receive an email with a link and your login details.
Complete all online mandatory training modules as directed in the Nirv registration system.
Connect with the Centre for Education cfe.nursing@nygh.on.ca regarding other specific requirements based to your specific placement.
4. Nurse practitioner students
Complete your online registration. You will receive an email with a link and your login details.
Complete all online mandatory training modules as directed in the Nirv registration system.
Connect with the Centre for Education regarding other specific requirements of your placement.
Bring with you:
Government issued photo ID and School Issues Photo ID– This is required in order for you to receive a hospital ID.You will come to the Centre for Education which is located at the General site on the north wing, 6th floor at the end of the hallway. Hours of operation are 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Thursday and 7:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Fridays. If you are a student at the Branson Ambulatory Care Centre, you may want to receive your badge a couple of days earlier to not affect your placement time. For group students, your group instructor will pick up and distribute your badge only if you have your school issued photo ID badge.
Payment for parking (if applicable) — Monthly costs of $85 (debit or credit card accepted). Daily rates are also available by contacting the parking office. Parking at the hospital is available in the Staff Parking Lot. Please park in Visitors Parking on your first day, once you pay for your monthly pass, your parking ticket for that day will be validated. The Parking Office is located at the parking deck, ground level, adjacent to the exit gates. The hours of operation are 6:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m., Monday to Friday and 7:30 am to 7:30 pm Saturday, Sunday and holidays.
Lockers will be distributed on your first day. You will be provided with a lock that must remain on the locker. The locker will be shared with at least one other student on the same day. Lockers must be emptied at the end of each day as they will be used by other students on alternate days. Please note that some lockers are located in hallways.
New or returning after one year
Complete orientation requirements as identified in students’ list (under Prior to first day).
Attend* PowerChart Train-the-Trainer Session prior to your students’ placement
