Registered Nurse - Nursing Resource Team

Hamilton Health Sciences; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Registered Nurse in the Nursing Resource Team, where you will play a crucial role in delivering exceptional care across multiple hospital sites. This dynamic position offers the chance to work with diverse patient populations, including medical, surgical, pediatrics, and critical care. With a commitment to professional development, you will benefit from comprehensive training and mentorship, ensuring you thrive in a supportive environment. Embrace the opportunity to enhance your skills and advance your career while making a meaningful impact in the community. If you are passionate about nursing and ready to take on new challenges, this role is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• Current RN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required.
• Recent clinical nursing experience in acute care preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide high-quality nursing care across various patient populations.
• Respond to staffing needs based on patient acuity and vacancies.

Skills

Problem-solving

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Conflict management

Flexibility

Organizational skills

Education

Registered Nurse Certificate

Basic Cardiac Life Support certification

Critical Care Certificate

Advanced Cardiac Life Support certification

Pediatric Advanced Life Support certification

Job description

Job Description - Registered Nurse - Nursing Resource Team (116592)

Registered Nurse - Nursing Resource Team

Job Number:

116592

Job:

Nursing

Primary Location:

This position will be located at: Hamilton General Hospital, Juravinski Hospital, McMaster University Medical Centre, St. Peter's Hospital, West Lincoln Memorial Hospital, Ron Joyce Children’s Health Centre, McMaster Children's Hospital

Organization:

Clinical Resources

Status:

Regular Full-time

Number of Openings:

1

Union Code: ONA Local 70

Salary:

39.0700 - 56.0000 Hourly

Post Date:

Jan 28, 2025, 5:00:00 AM

Close Date (Period for Applying) - External:

Feb 4, 2025, 4:59:00 AM

Unit Summary:

Step into a job that opens countless doors. As one of Canada’s largest and most diverse hospitals, we’re providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province. 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.

Operating within the Quality & Performance Portfolio, the Nursing Resource Team (NRT) is a staffing team that plays a vital role in the provision of nursing services across patient care programs at HHS. The NRT is comprised of very skilled nurses, trained and capable of being deployed to provide high-quality care to a wide range of patient populations across all seven (7) sites at HHS. Within the NRT, no two shifts ever look the same.

Position Summary:

NRT staff are valued members of HHS and respond to needs based on patient acuity, replacement for sick time, vacation, and known vacancies. As a NRT Nurse, you receive exposure to a wide range of patient populations including medical/surgical, pediatrics and women’s health, perioperative, and critical care. All new NRT nurses are set up for success and go through a comprehensive onsite orientation program, led by experienced health care professionals and educators. NRT provides opportunities to grow your skills and expertise and prides itself on growing and mentoring our nurses.

Schedule Work Hours:

Rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications:

• Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
• Recent clinical nursing experience in acute medical/surgical (within the last 5 years) preferred
• Demonstrated knowledge of the current nursing assessment and management of patients, including the nursing care plan
• Demonstrated commitment to interdisciplinary care and a nursing professional practice model
• Demonstrated ability to utilize problem-solving and critical-thinking techniques
• Demonstrated interpersonal, communication, teamwork and conflict management skills
• Ability to set priorities and organize work in response to patient care needs
• Ability and willingness to regularly work in varying hospital sites and departments
• Demonstrated ability to be flexible and adapt positively to constantly changing clinical environments, patient populations, and situations
• Demonstrated commitment to quality improvement initiatives, continuous learning and professional development

Candidates interested in Critical Care (in addition to the qualifications above):

• Critical Care Certificate preferred
• Advanced Cardiac Life Support and Advanced Trauma Life Support certifications preferred
• Recent experience in ECG interpretations, pressure monitoring, airway management, and mechanical ventilators preferred

Candidates interested in Emergency (in addition to the qualifications above):

• Certification for Emergency Nursing preferred
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification preferred
• Trauma Nursing Core Competency (TNCC) course completion preferred
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) completion preferred

Candidates interested in Pediatrics (in addition to the qualifications above):

• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification preferred
• Enrollment or Certificate in Neonatal/Perinatal nursing or equivalent preferred
• Breastfeeding Certificate Course completion preferred

Guidelines:

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