Nurse Extern

Overview

The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance was formed on July 1, 2003 as a partnership between Listowel Memorial Hospital and Wingham and District Hospital. We share a common management structure with one CEO and a commitment to partnership and to our Mission, Vision and Values. The Alliance Board consists of both hospital boards combined. We look for opportunities to create and share services and programs across our two communities and to link with community partners.

The Listowel Memorial Hospital provides acute care and complex continuing care services to residents of North Perth and the hospital’s catchment area since 1919. The hospital offers a wide range of primary and secondary services including 24-hour emergency services, in-patient and out-patient care, specialist clinics and supportive diagnostic services. The hospital has an active staff of 10 Family Practitioners as well as several consultant staff.

Hospital services include:

• Emergency, Operating Rooms, Diagnostic and Ambulatory Care Units (December 2007)
• Maternal/Newborn Unit
• Diabetes/Nutrition Counseling
• Speech-Language
• Physiotherapy
• Breast Health Centre
• Fully integrated electronic patient health record with Family Health Team and Physician offices.

The Wingham and District Hospital is a modern, progressive acute care facility providing medical, surgical, obstetrical, paediatric, chronic and rehabilitation bed and other services, including 24-hour emergency coverage.

Hospital services include:

• Emergency department with 24-hour on-call coverage
• Rehabilitation department including physiotherapy, occupational therapy and speech language pathology
• Multiple outpatient specialist clinics held on a regular basis to provide local service
• Affiliation with London Regional Cancer Centre enabling chemotherapy treatment to be provided locally
• Many community health related education programs
• Fully integrated electronic patient health record with Family Health Team and Physician offices.

Position:

Nurse Extern

Region:

Huron and Perth

Description:

The clinical nurse extern will work as an unregulated health care provider in multiple units within the hospital (Medicine, CCC, ER). Clinical nurse externs will work collaboratively with the unit nurses and allied health professionals under direct or indirect supervision of registered nursing professionals. Externs may perform some (pre-identified) Controlled Acts authorized to nursing within the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) of Ontario delegated to them under the supervision of a nursing professional who is authorized to perform them. The clinical nurse extern collaborates with the team to provide quality, patient-centered care.

Hours of work will vary based on the needs of the unit and applicant availability. Must be able to work some weekends and during school vacation periods. This position is available immediately.

Responsibilities:

• Assists patients with activities of daily living (personal care, toileting, feeding, etc.)
• Assists with hourly rounding
• Answering call bells, addressing patient concerns
• Engages in additional skills via delegation as applicable and approved by unit leadership
• Completes basic patient assessments in accordance with skill and level of completed nursing education
• Practices under the direct and/or indirect supervision of nursing professionals within the unit of practice.
• Opportunity for exposure to additional clinical skills across all hospital units (Obstetrics, surgical services, ambulatory care)
• Ability to organize, problem solve, critical thinking and decision making.
• Communicates with patients, families, physicians, staff and community partners.
• Observing and recording patient behavior. Evaluates patient outcomes.
• Competent operation of some medical equipment
• Must meet occupational health requirements

Qualifications:

• Nursing learners who have completed a minimum their first full year of study and remain enrolled in a CNO approved baccalaureate or diploma nursing program
• Current BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) certification
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Successful completion of recent clinical placement preferred
• High degree of physical effort
• High degree of mental effort and analysis

Salary:

$20.60 per hour

Terms of Employment:

Temporary, part-time

Deadline for Application:

Tuesday, February 24, 2026

How to Apply:

Interested applicants are asked to apply, in writing, complete with full resume, indicating qualifications and pertinent skills by email to:

Human Resources
Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance
E: careers@lwha.ca

Your submission must be received by 1pm on the deadline date. Please reference position posting #L26-10 with your submission.

The Listowel Wingham Hospitals Alliance welcomes and encourages applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.

For further information please visit our website at www.lwha.ca.

Location:

Listowel

Profession Type:

Nurses (NP, RN and RPN)