Registered Nurse – Special Care Unit
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Job Summary
Registered Nurse Special Care Unit
Posting #: 4196Posting Date: 10/17/2025Posting Closing: 10/24/2025 4:00 PM
Have you heard of us
Wesley is a long-standing local non-profit and a certified Ontario Living Wage Network (OLWN) employer. We are passionate about assisting people struggling with poverty. Our work is focused on children and family programs housing & homelessness and resettling newcomers to Canada in Hamilton Halton and Brantford.
We are deeply committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace where every individual feels valued and respected. Our Equity Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) policies are integral to our mission and practices. We believe that a diverse team brings a wealth of perspectives and experiences that enhance our ability to serve our community effectively.
All members of our organization are expected to embrace and actively participate in our EDI initiatives. By joining our team you will be contributing to an environment that promotes equity respect and inclusion for all.
Are you the one were looking for
We are seeking a dynamic highly motivated Registered Nurse who demonstrates our values of compassion accountability responsiveness and empowerment to our clients families and each other.
The Registered Nurse working with the Special Care Unit will provide registered nursing support within a primary health care setting employing harm reduction principles. This is an exciting opportunity to work with one of Canadas MAP (Managed Alcohol/Opioid Program) and to make a difference in a clients life by assisting a team of client care workers to support clients in addressing goals and needs in order to cope better when they return to the community!
This position focuses on on-site learning harm reduction client centred care and holistic health management. You will be able to provide ongoing engagement with the clients as this position is on-site in our transitional housing-managed alcohol program.
This position is a non-unionized full-time temporary position. The contract is January 1 2026 December 31 2026. The rate of pay is $42.44 per hour. Hours per week are 40. The schedule is Tuesday Wednesday andThursday 3:00 PM 11:00 PM and Saturday and Sunday 8:00 AM 4:00 PM.
Key Responsibilities:
- Welcome and interact with those accessing the program and be available and approachable.
- Provide nursing care to clients of the Special Care Unit and direction and oversight of the Unregulated Care Providers in the program.
- Implementation and Evaluation of Health Care Plans.
- Able to clearly articulate and demonstrate knowledge of the role of the nurse in an evidence-based harm reduction environment.
- Able to clearly articulate and demonstrate the role of the nurse in working with both unregulated and regulated health providers as well as social service staff and the Medical Director to provide direct care.
- Able to effectively communicate verbally and in writing nursing care needs.
- Documents and communicates nursing assessments including client intakes including advance directives and client issues documentation and nursing care daily for all clients.
- Administers medications including controlled substances.
- Supervises care given by RPNs and nursing students provides instruction and direction to RPN staff and nursing students and identifies and provides ongoing training.
- Follows up on care provided including laboratory tests medication administration hygiene nutrition etc.
What you will bring:
- Minimum of a Bachelors degree in nursing.
- College of Nurses of Ontario certificate of competence.
- Several years ofnursing experience preferably in an urban core setting and/or in the continuum of addiction treatment including harm reduction and/or concurrent disorders mental health fields would be an asset.
- Ability to work as part of a team but also to take initiative and work independently to achieve required results.
- Excellent communication skills.
Invest in Yourself as we Invest in You! Wesley offers
- A positive work culture that prioritizes all staff having an opportunity to contribute
- A supportive team that will empower you to achieve great milestones!
- Fun and engaging organizational events such as our Staff Appreciation Event
- Professional development and training opportunities
- Employee Assistance Program Available Immediately
- Employee Discounts
Please Apply Via: Our Wesley Bamboo Portal:
- Click on this link: there you can access all of Wesleys job postings
Wesley is an equal-opportunity employer. We encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please. More information about Wesley can be found on our website at .
Key Skills
- EMR Systems
- Hospital Experience
- Acute Care
- ICU Experience
- Hospice Care
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Home Care
- Nursing
- Catheterization
- Critical Care Experience
- Medication Administration
- Tube Feeding
About Company
Wesley is a local non-profit, offering support for people experiencing poverty, homelessness, and barriers in the Hamilton, Halton and Brantford communities.
