Registered Practical Nurse - 4BD

St. Joe's; Hamilton; Hybrid; CAD 102,897,000 - 111,809,000; Full time

Job summary

St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) for the Charlton Campus in Hamilton Downtown. The role provides nursing care to promote health, assess needs, and support therapeutic, preventive, palliative, and rehab measures within the GIM CTU team.

You will collaborate with RNs to recognize changes in patient acuity, document care, and ensure safe, high-quality outcomes. Current Ontario registration and IV meds certification are required.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Practical Nursing Diploma with IV meds included.
• IV medication administration certificate.
• BCLS/HCP certification.
• Strong communication and teamwork.
• Ability to prioritize and organize work.
• Experience with telemetry monitoring preferred.
• Commitment to ongoing learning and QA.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to promote health and prevent illness as part of the RPN role.
• Collaborate with the RN to determine next steps in care.
• Monitor patient acuity and report changes promptly.
• Support seniors and families with care planning and education.
• Utilize computer systems for documentation and data entry.

Skills

Effective communication

Prioritization & organization

Telemetry monitoring

Team collaboration

Computer skills

Nursing care

IV medication administration

Education

Practical Nursing Diploma

Practical Nursing Certificate

IV medication administration certificate

BCLS/HCP certification

Tools

MS Word

Data entry

Patient information systems

Internet searches

Job description

## Registered Practical Nurse - 4BDApply: Charlton Campus (Hamilton Downtown): Full time: Posted Today: End Date: September 25, 2026 (7 days left to apply): JR02010**Position Details****Job Number:**JR02010**Department:**GIM Clinical Teaching Unit 4 Bishop Dowling**This position may be scheduled at any of the following sites:**Charlton Campus (Hamilton Downtown)**Job Type:**Regular, Full time**Contract Duration: (If applicable)**0 months**Number of Positions:**1**Union:**CUPE Local 786**Hourly Rate (Min / Max):**$35.91 - $39.02**Schedule****Work Days:**Monday to Sunday**Time of Day:**Days, Nights**Shift:**Hours -12 **Shift Start: (If applicable)**AM 07:00, PM 19:00 **Reason for Posting:**Posting is for a new role**Application Dates****Opening Date:**2026-09-17**Closing Date:**2026-09-24**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 Practical Nurse (RPN) 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. The RPN 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. A high level of collaboration between RPN and RN is required to ensure safe and effective care. The RPN provides care for less complex clients whose outcomes are more predictable and risk for negative outcomes is low. The RPN is accountable to recognize changes in acuity and/or complexity in client needs and consulting with a Registered Nurse (RN) in determining next steps in provision of care. **Qualifications:** •Current registration with the College of Nurse of Ontario required. •Education in one of the below categories is required: a) Practical Nursing Diploma from an accredited Community College program with evidence of IV medication administration as part of the basic educational curriculum. b) Practical Nursing Diploma from an accredited Community College program and IV medication administration certificate from an accredited Community College program if not included in basic diploma curriculum. c) Practical Nursing Certificate from an accredited Community College program a medication administration certificate and an IV medication certificate from an accredited Community College program. •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 function to the full scope of nursing practice per the College of Nurse of Ontario. •Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively (written and verbal) with patients/clients families and other members of the health care team. •Demonstrated ability to set priorities and organize work in response to client/patient needs. •Demonstrated knowledge of transfers and lifts. •Demonstrated commitment to ongoing learning professional development and continuous quality improvement. •Basic skill level with computers MS Word Internet searches data entry and patient information systems. •Excellent work performance and attendance record is essential. **General Internal Medicine-specific Qualifications:** •Minimum 1 year recent related clinical nursing experience in acute medical nursing preferred •Demonstrated knowledge and experience with telemetry monitory and focused clinical assessment preferred