Registered Nurse - 7 Surgical at St. Joseph's… · Charlton…

Registered Nurse - 7 Surgical

Location: Charlton Campus (Hamilton Downtown)

Position Details

Job Number:

JR01856

Department:

Surgical Unit 7 Mary Grace

This position may be scheduled at any of the following sites:

Charlton Campus (Hamilton Downtown)

Job Type:

Regular, Part time

Contract Duration: (If applicable)

0 months

Number of Positions:

1

Union:

ONA Local 75

Hourly Rate (Min / Max):

$41.15 - $58.98

Schedule

Work Days:

Holidays, Monday to Sunday

Time of Day:

Days, Nights

Shift:

Hours -12

Shift Start: (If applicable)

Reason for Posting:

Posting is for a role with an existing vacancy

Application Dates

Opening Date:

2026-08-27

Closing Date:

2026-09-03

Job Description

Unit Profile
The 7 Surgical Inpatient Unit at St Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton is a 40 bed acute surgical unit caring for a variety of surgical patients. Specialty surgical procedures include those of orthopaedic and urological perspective. Our highly skilled and dedicated interdisciplinary health professional team work collaboratively to provide care of patients in order to help restore and maintain function as quickly and safely as possible

Position Summary
The Registered Nurse (RN) provides nursing care for clients to promote health and assess need for provision of care and treatment of health conditions by supportive preventive therapeutic palliative and rehabilitation means in order to attain or maintain optimal function. A high level of collaboration between RN and RPN is required to ensure safe and effective care. The RN role models professional values beliefs and attributes and practices in accordance with the SJHH mission and values policies and procedures and College of Nurses Standards and Guidelines.

Qualifications
-Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
-Recent clinical experience with acute surgical inpatients required within the last year (orthopaedic or urological experience preferred)
-Current BCLS/HCP certification required
-Demonstrated knowledge sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families
-Gentle Persuasive Approach training preferred
-Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients/clients families and other members of the healthcare team.
-Demonstrated ability to set workload priorities and organize work in response to client /patient needs.
-Demonstrated knowledge of transfers and lifts
-Demonstrated commitment of ongoing learning professional development and continuous quality improvement
-Basic skill with computers MSWord. Internet searches data entry and patient information systems
-Good work performance and attendance record is essential

St. Joseph’s Health System (SJHS) and its member organizations are equal opportunity employers and strives for equity, inclusiveness, and diversity in all programs, practices, facilities, and people. We foster a culture of patient and staff safety where all positions comply and work in conjunction with the Mission, Vision, and Core Values.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. SJHS and its member organizations are committed to a barrier-free recruitment and selection process - please inform us should accommodation be required at any point in the recruitment process (recruit@stjoes.ca).