Registered Nurse – Medical 3C – Temporary Full Time

Sault Area Hospital; Sault Ste. Marie; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Sault Area Hospital in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, seeks a Registered Nurse for Medical 3C on a temporary full-time basis.

The Medical 3C unit specializes in adult care, stroke recovery, and cardiac monitoring with staff-to-patient ratios of 1:4–1:5 during day shifts and higher at night. The role emphasizes collaborative care, adherence to nursing standards, ongoing professional development, and participation in quality and safety initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current registration with College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing.
• BCLS certification required.
• Venipuncture (IV) certification.
• Telemetry training.

Responsibilities

• Participate and collaborate with other health care providers in the provision of patient care.
• Effectively use the Standards of Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of the patient.
• Provide assistance in planning corrective actions to ensure safety for patients and staff.
• Comply with legislation, organizational and departmental regulations, standards and procedures related to health and safety.
• Maintain commitment to self-growth and professional development by staying current with best practice research and literature.
• Demonstrate strong interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement and risk management activities.
• Maintain knowledge of best practices and benchmarks for service delivery, research, literature, accreditation requirements, and improvements.

Skills

Therapeutic communication

Clinical competence

Physical assessment

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Registered Nurse – Medical 3C – Temporary Full Time

• Registered Nurse – Medical 3C – Temporary Full Time

Duties:

Medical 3C is a 40-bed medical unit specializing in adult patients, with a strong focus on stroke recovery and cardiac care. This unit provides comprehensive care for individuals recovering from strokes, myocardial infarctions (MIs), congestive heart failure (CHF), and those requiring continuous cardiac monitoring for conditions such as atrial fibrillation or dysrhythmias. The care model emphasizes a multidisciplinary approach, incorporating daily rounds to create tailored care plans that address each patient’s unique needs. Staffing levels are optimized to ensure high-quality care, typically with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4 or 1:5 during the day, slightly higher at night. This structure promotes patient safety, with particular focus on thorough bedside handoffs and continuous monitoring to ensure proactive and responsive care.

Duties:

• Participate and collaborate with other health care providers in the provision of patient care.
• Effectively use the Standards of Nursing Practice and the Nursing Process in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating the care of the patient.
• Provides assistance in planning corrective actions to ensure safety for patients and staff.
• Compliant with legislation, organizational and departmental, regulations, standards and procedures related to occupational health and safety.
• Maintain commitment to self-growth and professional development by remaining current in knowledge and application of best practice through the utilization of appropriate research and literature.
• Demonstrate good interpersonal and conflict resolution skills.
• Participate in ongoing quality improvement and risk management activities.
• Maintain current knowledge of best practices and benchmarks for the delivery of services, appropriate research, literature, accreditation requirements, and implementing improvements/changes as appropriate.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Current Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario in Good Standing
• BCLS Certification required
• Current certification in venipuncture (I.V. certification).
• Telemetry training

Experience:

• Recent clinical experience on a medical floor within the past 5 years

Skills:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in effective therapeutic communication techniques and interviewing skills
• Demonstrated clinical competency in planning and providing care for medically complex patients
• Demonstrated physical assessment skills, critical thinking skills and problem solving skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office

Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in effective therapeutic communication techniques and interviewing skills
• Demonstrated ability to organize patient care demands and to set priorities in a rapidly changing environment.
• Demonstrated ability to use and interpret, patient monitoring tools (i.e., telemetry, NIHSS tool, CIWA Scale, DKA assessment tool and protocol)
• Demonstrated understanding and commitment to patient and family centered care.
• Ability to work collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team to achieve positive patient outcomes
• Demonstrated behaviour consistent with the hospital’s Standards of Performance and iCcare values.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain successful working relationships; ability to meet and interact with people in a pleasant, professional, responsible and reassuring manner, both in person and on the telephone

Note: Because of the changing nature of the work and work to be done, other responsibilities and duties may be assigned and qualifications may be adjusted from time to time.

Nurses will be selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications as identified in the resume which they have attached to the posting application form. The Hospital reserves the right to conduct a formal interview and/or testing where required.

Sault Area Hospital does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants for a position.

Reason for Job Posting: Existing Vacancy

Sault Area Hospital is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity, equal opportunity and maintaining a barrier-free selection process for job applicants. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known to the Human Resources department when contacted. All requests are handled confidentially.

This position is covered by a collective agreement. Applications from outside the bargaining unit are welcome, but can only be considered if the position is not filled from within the bargaining unit.