Registered Nurse - 5MG

St. Joe's; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 74,000 - 123,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joe's Charlton Campus in Hamilton Downtown is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to join the General Internal Medicine Teaching Unit.

The RN provides patient-centered care, collaborates with an interprofessional team, and supports high-acuity, complex cases across day and night shifts. You must be an Ontario-registered RN with BCLS/HCP certification, strong communication, crisis intervention skills, and experience in geriatric or general medicine.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
• Current BCLS/HCP certification required.
• Demonstrated knowledge sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families.
• General medicine and/or geriatric nursing experience preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with patients and families.
• Ability to organize work and set priorities within a clinical team.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and continuous quality improvement.
• Basic skill level with computers and patient information systems.
• Experience in crisis intervention and strong leadership, problem-solving, and teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient/client-centred and evidence-informed care.
• Collaborate with an inter-professional team to deliver a full range of care for complex needs.
• Assess needs for care and treatment and promote health.
• Document and communicate clearly with patients, families and staff.
• Maintain high standards of safety, ethics and continuous quality improvement.
• Adapt to fast-paced admission and rapid patient turnover within the unit.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Clinical documentation

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Crisis intervention

Communication skills

Patient-centered care

Assessment skills

Computer proficiency

Geriatrics knowledge

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) licence in Ontario

Tools

MS Word

Incident reporting systems

Patient information systems

Data entry

Job description

## Registered Nurse - 5MGApply: In-Person: Charlton Campus (Hamilton Downtown): Part time: Posted Today: End Date: October 7, 2026 (7 days left to apply): JR02163**Position Details****Job Number:**JR02163**Department:**GIM Clinical Teaching Unit 5 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, Weekends**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:**2026-09-29**Closing Date:**2026-10-06**Job Description****Unit Profile:** The General Internal Medicine Program is comprised of multiple highly-rated Clinical Teaching Units (CTUs) focusing on acute medical care and geriatric assessment. The Program provides primary secondary and tertiary care to a diverse patient mix embracing all age categories socioeconomic backgrounds ethnicities and education levels. The patient population served by the General Internal Medicine interdisciplinary team includes patients with undifferentiated medical illnesses multiple co-morbidities requiring expertise outside the scope of a single primary care physician specialist or sub-specialist that can be acute or chronic in nature. Our skilled and dedicated interdisciplinary health professional team work collaboratively to provide high quality safe ethical and effective care to the patients and families we serve. **Position Summary:** The Registered Nurse (RN) is a regulated health care professional who adheres to and models the Standards and Guidelines of the College of Nurses of Ontario; the SJHH mission vision and values policies and procedures; and applicable specialty standards. The RN provides patient/client-centred and evidence informed care to promote health and assess the need for the provision of care and the treatment of health conditions by supportive preventative therapeutic palliative and rehabilitation means in order to attain or maintain optimal patient/client function. The RN collaborates with the inter-professional team and assumes a leadership role in the delivering a full range of care and treatment to patient/clients including those with complex needs high acuity and less predictable outcomes. **Qualifications:** •Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required. •Current BCLS/HCP certification required •Demonstrated knowledge sensitivity and expertise in the care of seniors and their families •Gentle Persuasive Approach training preferred •RNAO CNA or other professional association membership preferred. •Recent related general medicine and/or geriatric nursing experience preferred. •Demonstrated knowledge skills and judgement required to provide a full range of care and treatment in the clinical area of practice to patients/clients including those with complex needs high acuity and less predictable outcomes required. •Demonstrated ability to communicate (written and verbal) effectively with patients/clients and families required. •Demonstrated ability to practice collaboratively and communicate clearly with members of the interdisciplinary team to provide care for a full range of patients/clients required. •Demonstrated ability to set priorities and organize work in response to patient/client and unit needs. •Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning professional development and continuous quality improvement required. •Demonstrated basic skill level with computers MS Word incident reporting systems internet searches data entry and patient information systems required. •Demonstrated knowledge and skill related to crisis intervention and conflict resolution required. •Demonstrated strong leadership problem solving critical thinking team building and interpersonal skills required. •Excellent work performance and attendance record is essential. **General Internal Medicine-specific Qualifications:** •Recent related nursing experience in a clinical teaching environment working with a multidisciplinary team preferred. •Current CPI and/or GPA training an asset. •Demonstrated ability to effectively manage a fast-paced admission and rapid patient turnover environment required. •Demonstrated ability to organize and deliver nursing care activities utilizing a total patient care approach required. •Demonstrated ability to remain flexible and adapt to crisis situations and change required.