Nurse manager Jobs in Cobourg, ON

Reference #01123 PostedMonday, June 8th, 2026 at 11:56am ScopePublic Applications Accepted PositionTeam Leader - RNDepartmentEmergency DepartmentVacancyYesTermPermanent Full-TimePay$45.49 - $63.32. hourly as per the ONA Collective Agreement

VALUES AND COMMITMENT

At Northumberland Hills Hospital (NHH), our shared purpose is People First, and our core values of Integrity, Quality, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork are at the centre of who we are and what we do. We remain committed to sustaining an experienced workforce that reflects Northumberland Hills Hospital’s dedication to recognising everyone’s contributions and respecting everyone’s dignity, unique experience, and potential.

EQUITY AND ACCESSIBILITY STATEMENT

Northumberland Hills Hospital remains respectful of all protected rights, in line with the grounds laid out by the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). As such, we welcome applications from all qualified applicants and interests from racialized persons/persons of colour, Indigenous People of North America, women, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S+ persons, and others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas.

LOCATION AND ABOUT NHH

QUALIFICATIONS/REQUIREMENTS

Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, the Team Lead is accountable for providing unit leadership, guidance, direction, and mentorship, ensuring efficient patient flow, and utilization of all health human and material resources while ensuring safe patient care and a quality work environment in keeping with Northumberland Hills Hospital’s mission, vision, values and strategic direction.

The Team Lead provides hands-on leadership at the point of care and demonstrates responsibility and accountability for facilitating a work environment that exemplifies interprofessional and ethical practice; professional autonomy; point-of-care provider empowerment and engagement within a shared governance philosophy; and positive recognition through facilitation and advocacy for professional development and continuing education opportunities for all point of care staff.

The Team Lead provides consistent and timely responses to point of care staff across the unit, recommends strategies for care processes and oversees their implementation; assesses staffing and workload on a shift to shift basis, redistributing workload as required; works together with staff, management, and Access and Flow to coordinate plans to increase bed flexibility as required; compiles and communicates relevant data and reports to the Patient Care Managers with regard to identified issues and opportunities.

As an integral part of this role, the Team Lead works collaboratively with the Patient Care Managers, Access and Flow Specialist, Professional Practice Leaders, and all members of the interprofessional health care team, and all patient care units and departments through NHH to ensure the operational efficiency of the hospital, ultimately allowing the units to provide a People First approach.

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse
• Coronary Care 1
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Current Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• Current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS)
• Current Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP)
• Current Nonviolent Crisis Intervention (NVCI)
• Critical Care or Emergency Room Certification
• Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC)
• Current Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS) certification and recent triage experience within the last 6 months
• Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC) Certification preferred
• Canadian Nurses Association (CNA): Emergency Nursing Certification (ENC) preferred
• Minimum 3 years current Emergency Department experience
• Minimum Emergency Department Charge Nurse experience of 10 shifts within the last 6 months
• Experience caring for Mental Health Patients preferred
• Demonstrated ability to interpret cardiac rhythm strips (tested prior to movement to cardiac monitored area)
• Demonstrated commitment to interprofessional practice standards
• Demonstrates a professional and respectful attitude to patients, public, volunteers and colleagues and fosters good public relations and effective and positive working relationships promoting collective problem solving and conflict resolution approaches
• Proven experience and understanding of effective and efficient access and patient flow strategies and clinical utilization process
• Demonstrated commitment to interprofessional practice standards
• Excellent interpersonal skills with a strong orientation to staff development and staff empowerment
• Demonstrated transformational leadership skills
• Proven good attendance with capability of maintaining this same standard

PHYSICAL EFFORT AND WORKING CONDITIONS

• Ability to prioritize workload and effectively respond to many simultaneous and competing demands from patients, families, staff, physicians, and other programs and departments
• Intense visual concentration required for processing practitioners’ orders, carrying out medication administration routines and interpreting electronic physiological monitoring equipment
• Physical ability to lift, pull, push, carry, reach, and physically support patients with assistance, as required
• Ability to stand for prolonged periods of time with repetitive bending
• Adheres to safe and healthy workplace practices and maintains a safe and healthy work environment through attendance at educational programs, use of established mechanisms for injuries and hazards, and adheres to health and safety related policies and procedures
• Understanding of compliance with all Occupational Health and Safety Legislation and Infection Prevention and Control practices

EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS

Successful applicants are required provide a satisfactory vulnerable sector criminal reference check, that was complete less than one year from the date of hire. This requirement must be met within the first sixty (60) days of employment.

Additionally, to the above, successful applicants are also required to complete the Health Care Worker Health review process which includes providing an up-to-date immunization record to ensure compliance with the Ontario Hospital Association Communicable Diseases Surveillance Protocols within the first thirty (30) days of employment. Northumberland Hills Hospital operates a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all staff.

Northumberland Hills Hospital may choose to conduct parts/all the hiring process virtually. Furthermore, we are a scent-free environment. When attending the hospital kindly refrain from wearing strongly scented fragrances.

We thank all those that express interest in this exciting position; kindly note that due to high volumes of interests, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.