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Registered Nurse; RN

Job in Hamilton, Ontario, E8H, Canada
Listing for: Hamilton General Hospital
Full Time position
Listed on 2026-02-03
Job specializations:
  • Nursing
    Healthcare Nursing, ICU Nurse, Emergency Medicine, Clinical Nurse Specialist
Job Description & How to Apply Below
Position: Registered Nurse (RN)

Unit Summary

The Surgical Team at the General Hospital provides post-operative care to the critical and adult patient population. In this exciting and dynamic environment, our team supports tertiary and regional programs in cardiac, vascular and neurosciences and trauma providing both inpatient and same day surgery.

Position Summary

As a member of this specialty unit providing critical services, the PACU Registered Nurse is responsible for the planning, implementation and assessment of the post anesthetic patient care.

Schedule Work Hours

Days, evening, nights, weekends, holidays. This position is temporary until September 2027.

Qualification
  • Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse
  • Current BCLS and ACLS certification
  • Recent (within last 2 years) ECG interpretation experience
  • Peri-anesthesia Nursing Course
  • Recent (within last 2 years) experience in surgical nursing
  • Demonstrated knowledge of anesthetic techniques and procedures and their implications for nursing assessment and practice
  • Demonstrated knowledge of post-anesthesia assessment and management of adults, including airway management, invasive cardiac monitoring, pain management and invasive pressure line monitoring
  • Current vascular access certification
  • Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced, high patient turnover environment
  • Demonstrated interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills
  • Demonstrated critical-thinking and decision-making in assessment and problem identification
  • Evidence of commitment to professional practice and ongoing continuing education
  • Recent (within the last 2 years) experience in the assessment and management of patients with acute pain preferred
  • Recent PACU experience preferred
  • 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.

    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.

    How To Apply

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