Registered Practical Nurse - Medically Complex Care

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. We also provide specialized, advanced care to people from across the province.

Located in central Hamilton, St. Peter’s Hospital (SPH) provides complex continuing care across various inpatient program including palliative care, restorative rehabilitation, complex medical and behavioral care. Our Medically Complex Care unit is a large 63-bed unit. Our interdisciplinary team provides care for adult patients following their acute phase of care, who have multiple or complex medical needs which may include tracheostomies and complex wounds. Medically Complex patients require interventions to obtain medical optimization in order to prepare them for discharge back to the community. The longer length of stay allows nurses to get to know their patients as persons and form professional working relationships with both the patient and their family. Educational opportunities are plenty, and since we host many students from several disciplines, there are opportunities to become a preceptor. We offer a friendly team environment.

Position Summary

The Registered Practical Nurse on Medically Complex provides person-centred care and functions within the full scope of practice of the RPN by gaining the knowledge and skills to build upon foundational knowledge to promote the best possible psycho-social, emotional, and physical outcomes for patients on Medically Complex. The RPN collaborates with the RN using the College of Nurses of Ontario’s three-factor framework, and works closely with other nurses and members of the interdisciplinary team, and may assign tasks and elements of patient care to unregulated care providers. The RPN is supported by the Clinical Manager and other nurses including Registered Nurses, Nursing Case Managers, Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist, and Education and Development Clinician.

Schedule Work Hours

Rotating days, evenings, nights, weekends and holidays

This position is temporary until October 2027.

Qualifications

• Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Practical Nurse

• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

• Gentle Persuasive Approaches (Basics Workshop) preferred

• Demonstrated competent nursing skill

• Basic computer knowledge

• Demonstrated excellent problem-solving and communication skills, both written and verbal

• Demonstrated proficiency in working with patients, families, peers and multidisciplinary healthcare teams in an effective, professional, caring manner

• Ability to set priorities and organize work in response to patient needs

• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and safety requirements of the position

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. This job posting is for an existing vacancy.

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 Human Resources 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.