Registered Nurse, Surgical Day Care

St. Joseph's Health Care London; London; On-site; CAD 57,000 - 81,000; Part time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Health Care London in London, Ontario seeks a Registered Nurse for Surgical Day Care on a temporary part-time basis. The role focuses on perioperative care across preoperative and postoperative phases, within a fast-paced ambulatory unit providing same-day and short-stay services.

Requirements include ORNO registration, CPR, IV skills, and strong teamwork and leadership with excellent communication. Immunization records and OHSA safety adherence are mandatory.

Qualifications

• Valid registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Current CPR certification.
• One year of recent adult acute surgical experience or surgical daycare experience within the last three years.
• Demonstrated IV skills within the past two years.
• Knowledge of OHSA safety culture and ability to supervise.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced outpatient setting.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently and in a team.
• Demonstrated decision making, critical thinking and clinical problem solving.
• Self-directed with leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Provide perioperative patient care in the preoperative and postoperative phases of the patient’s surgical experience.
• Support the ambulatory surgical day care unit with workflow and patient care activities.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Leadership abilities

Decision making

OHSA compliance

Education

Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Job description

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Oct 16, 2026

CARING FOR THE BODY, MIND & SPIRIT SINCE 1869

Registered Nurse, Surgical Day Care - 1 position

Surgical Day Care

St. Joseph's Hospital - London, ON

Temporary Part Time

Salary Range: $41.15 - $58.98 /hour

Temporary position anticipated to extend until Sept 1st, 2027, and is subject to the availability of work

St. Joseph's Hospital is a unique ambulatory hospital that specializes in minimally invasive, same day and short stay surgery. We also provide our patients with comprehensive assessment, diagnosis and follow- up care. The Surgical day care Unit is a fast-paced unit that provides perioperative patient care in the preoperative and postoperative phases of the patients surgical experience. St. Joseph's is a unique ambulatory hospital that specializes in minimally invasive same-day and short-stay surgery. Perioperative services ensure competent pre-screening, admission, post-surgery, and inpatient care. Our surgical services include orthopedics, urology, general surgery including breast care, ophthalmology, Otolaryngology (Head and Neck) and Gynecology.

Essential Qualifications

• Valid registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Valid CPR certificate
• One year of recent adult acute surgical experience or surgical daycare experience within the last three (3) years.
• Demonstrated IV skills, used within the past two years
• Knowledge of a Safety Culture in a Health Care Setting in compliance with the OHSA
• Ability and commitment to act as a supervisor under OHSA
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize workload in a fast-paced out-patient environment
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to work both independently & within a team environment
• Demonstrated expertise in decision making, critical thinking and clinical problem-solving
• Self-directed individual with leadership abilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Proficiency in French would be an asset
• Administration of BDC drugs
• Certification in venipuncture

Teaching and Research

• St. Joseph's Health Care London through its affiliation with Western University and Fanshawe College is a leading research and teaching hospital. As an employee of St. Joseph's you will be expected to engage in role related teaching and research activities in addition to any of your clinical duties

Immunization Requirements

• Provide vaccination records or proof of immunity against measles, mumps rubella, varicella (chicken pox), Hepatitis B, COVID-19 and influenza.
• Provide documentation of the Tuberculosis skin testing

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