Step into a job that opens countless doors. As Ontario’s most comprehensive healthcare system, providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province, we offer endless opportunities. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS. We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. Hamilton Health Sciences is a hospital system of 18,000 staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers that proudly serves south central Ontario residents. We also provide specialized, advanced care to people from across the province.

Located in Hamilton’s downtown core, Hamilton General Hospital provides leading edge care and is home to a number of regional referral programs. The neurosciences and trauma program is a provincial leader in both volume and complexity of care provided. The HGH stroke program has pioneered an integrated approach to care, and our burn treatment program is one of only two in Ontario. The cardiac and vascular program performs more heart surgeries and procedures than any other facility in the province.

Acute Medicine at the Hamilton General Site encompasses 8 West and 8 South which are both Clinical Teaching Units. 8 West provides care to acute adult medical patients as well as alternate level care patients. The interdisciplinary team collaborates to provide high quality care for patients with acute medical diagnoses, such as myocardial infarction, diabetic ketoacidosis, pneumonia, endocarditis and chronic medical diagnoses, such as heart failure, COPD, coronary artery disease throughout the various stages of their illnesses.

As a member of the healthcare team, the Registered Practical Nurse will provide high quality nursing care to patients in collaboration with the Registered Nurse on the unit. The RPN will participate in continued education and completion and maintenance of certifications associated with the identified nursing skills and complete learning plans to achieve these goals. The RPN will participate and support the quality initiatives on the unit to continually improve practice.

Acute Medicine at the Hamilton General Site encompasses 8 West and 8 South which are both Clinical Teaching Units. 8 West provides care to acute adult medical patients as well as alternate level care patients. The interdisciplinary team collaborates to provide high quality care for patients with acute medical diagnoses, such as myocardial infarction, diabetic ketoacidosis, pneumonia, endocarditis and chronic medical diagnoses, such as heart failure, COPD, coronary artery disease throughout the various stages of their illnesses.

As a member of the healthcare team, the Registered Practical Nurse will provide high quality nursing care to patients in collaboration with the Registered Nurse on the unit. The RPN will participate in continued education and completion and maintenance of certifications associated with the identified nursing skills and complete learning plans to achieve these goals. The RPN will participate and support the quality initiatives on the unit to continually improve practice.

Rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays

Rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays

Current Certificate of Registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical NurseCurrent certificates or current community college studies in asepsis, wound are, airway management, complex wound care, physical assessment, urinary catheterization, administering enteral feeds, medication administration, and transcribing physician orders and working knowledge of telemetryDocumented completion of IV administration and IV Management, Venipuncture, and Blood and Blood Products AdministrationCurrent Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificateRecent, relevant nursing experience (within the last 2 years) in acute medicineRecent experience working with geriatrics and behavioural populationCurrent Gentle Persuasion Approach (within the last 2 years)Demonstrated ability to function within an interdisciplinary team and competently work to full scope of practice within a multidisciplinary teamDemonstrated ability to function in a fast pace complex environment with medically changing acuityAbility to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with patients, families, and all other members of the healthcare teamAbility to organize, prioritize, and problem solve effectively in response to patient care needsDemonstrated knowledge of safe patient handlingAwareness of community resources for complex discharge planning participation

Current Certificate of Registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical NurseCurrent certificates or current community college studies in asepsis, wound are, airway management, complex wound care, physical assessment, urinary catheterization, administering enteral feeds, medication administration, and transcribing physician orders and working knowledge of telemetryDocumented completion of IV administration and IV Management, Venipuncture, and Blood and Blood Products AdministrationCurrent Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificateRecent, relevant nursing experience (within the last 2 years) in acute medicineRecent experience working with geriatrics and behavioural populationCurrent Gentle Persuasion Approach (within the last 2 years)Demonstrated ability to function within an interdisciplinary team and competently work to full scope of practice within a multidisciplinary teamDemonstrated ability to function in a fast pace complex environment with medically changing acuityAbility to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with patients, families, and all other members of the healthcare teamAbility to organize, prioritize, and problem solve effectively in response to patient care needsDemonstrated knowledge of safe patient handlingAwareness of community resources for complex discharge planning participation

Guidelines for submitting an Application ~ UNION staff, who choose to submit their application through hard-copy mail, fax or email will need to have their application (ONA & OPSEU: with accompanying skills profile) available to the Recruitment Staff before 4 p.m. on the day the posting closes (day-7). ALL JOB SEEKERS, including UNION staff, who use the Career's Website to apply for job postings will have until 11 p.m. on the day the posting closes (day-7). INTERNAL JOB SEEKERS - Please ensure that both your ID# and last name are entered exactly as you see it on your most recent pay stub, otherwise you will be treated as an external candidate.

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.
Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note: the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.

If this position is temporary, selection for this position will be as per the outlined Collective Agreements:

Article 30 (k), CUPE Collective Agreement
Article 10.7 (d), ONA Collective Agreement
Article 13.01 (b) (ii), OPSEU 273 Collective Agreement
Article 14.04, OPSEU 209 Collective Agreement
Article 2.07 and Article 13, PIPSC RT Collective Agreement

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