Registered Nurse - Surgical Trauma
- Hamilton, ON
- On-site
- Posted Oct 5, 2026
- 1 position
- Employment type
- Full-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Apply by
- Oct 5, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
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Original job posting
The Registered Nurse coordinates and evaluates patient care within a multidisciplinary team in a surgical trauma setting. They provide nursing care according to professional standards while working in both ward and step down unit environments.
Job details
Our 6 South nurses are set up for success and go through a comprehensive onsite orientation program, led by experienced health care professionals and educators. As a member of the multidiscipline healthcare team, the Registered Nurse coordinates and evaluates patient care and provides nursing care according to the standards of practice for Registered Nurses. All Registered Nurses on 6 South practice in both the ward and step down unit setting. In partnership with the Intensive Care Unit and Emergency Department at HGH, 6 South provides opportunities to grow your skills and expertise and prides itself on a fast, friendly and welcoming environment with an emphasis on the wellbeing and mentorship of our nurses. Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nursing of Ontario as a Registered Nurse Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification Step down course, ECG monitoring education and experience recommended Recent (within the last two years) acute surgical nursing experience Demonstrated knowledge of the Nursing Care Planning process Demonstrated ability to utilize problem solving and critical thinking techniques effectively in a general surgery/orthopedic/trauma setting Demonstrated ability to work in a fast paced, high turnover environment Demonstrates strong interpersonal, communication and teamwork skills Demonstrates critical thinking and decision making in assessment, problem identification and problem solving Evidence of commitment to professional practice and ongoing professional development
What you’ll do
The Registered Nurse coordinates and evaluates patient care within a multidisciplinary team in a surgical trauma setting. They provide nursing care according to professional standards while working in both ward and step down unit environments.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nursing of Ontario and BCLS certification. Recent acute surgical nursing experience within the last two years is required.
Benefits
- Mentorship
- Professional development
Listed skills
- Teamwork · Preferred
- assessment · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
- interpersonal skills · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
- Critical Thinking · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Registered nursing
- Surgical nursing
- Trauma care
- Orthopedic nursing
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Patient care coordination
- ECG monitoring
- BCLS
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication
- Teamwork
- Assessment
- Nursing care planning
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Progressive Care Unit
- Orthopedics
- Planning
- Electrocardiography
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Decision Making
- Critical Thinking
- Intensive Care Unit
- Emergency Departments
- General Surgery
- Interpersonal Communications
- Problem Solving
- Mentorship
- Nursing Care
- Nursing
- Perioperative Nursing
- Trauma Care
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Surgical Registered Nurse
- Intensive Care Registered Nurse
- Nursing Professionals
- Critical Care Nurses
- Registered Nurses
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