Registered Nurse Emergency - Nursing(Job Id 16411)

Job title: Registered Nurse Emergency - Nursing

Job ID: 16411

Site: CA:ON:Toronto:St. Michael's Hospital

Category: Nursing

Work type: Full-Time Permanent

Date posted: September 23, 2026

Salary range: 41.15-58.98

Shift/ hours of work

Description

St. Michael's Hospital is one of only a few facilities in Ontario with expertise and leadership in providing specialized care in Trauma, Critical Care, Neurosurgery, Stroke, and Cardiac Care, amongst harm reduction supports for people who use drugs.

We are amidst a large-scale renovation to create a Best-in-Class Emergency Department. Our new acute zone comprises 36 individual rooms, and our brand-new trauma bay opened in January 2020. Safety and staff wellness are top priorities.

RESPONSIBILITIES

The primary role of the RN is to provide holistic, evidence-based, culturally appropriate, patient-centred quality care in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards and SMH's mission, vision, values and policies. The RN optimizes the patient's experience and care outcomes by:

Being accountable for one's decisions and professional practice;

Establishing a therapeutic relationship with the patient;

Collaborating with other members of the patient's care team; and,

Coordinating and communicating patient care activities.

The RN has 4 key areas of responsibility:

Acquires information to assess patient care and learning needs

Develops a plan of care and integrates nursing activities with other inter-professional activities

Engages in critical inquiry and reflection to select evidence-based interventions

Organizes nursing care and assigns or changes nursing care activities where appropriate

Evaluates the effectiveness of the plan of care and adjusts the plan as needed

Anticipates, recognizes and addresses rapidly changing situations





Provides health education to patients and their families using effective teaching strategies

Documents observations, assessments and care provision

Contributes to discharge and transition planning

Refers patient to other agencies or services as needed

Serves as the primary resource for organizing and coordinating patient care activities

Establishes and maintains respectful, collaborative, therapeutic and inter-professional relationships

Coordinates and communicates patient care activities for a safe and seamless transition and appropriate transfer of accountability

Participates in hospital committees and other groups

Leadership

Aligns behavior with St Michael Hospital's vision, mission and values and Code of Conduct

Supports the advancement of skilled practice

Utilizes effective judgment in assigning patient care activities

Engages in self-reflection, performance review and ongoing learning

Participates in mentoring, teaching and /or coaching students, co-workers and other regulated and unregulated health professionals

Embraces change that leads to improved nursing practice and better patient outcomes

Advocates for a safe and healthy work environment

Research

Participates in or supports research projects

Supports and participates in evidence based practice implementation and quality improvement initiatives

QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS:

Must have Current General Class (Practicing) Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Current BLS certification required

Current ACLScertificationrequired





Minimum of 2 years of recent medical-surgical experience required, emergency experience is preferred

Completion of Coronary Care 1 or willingness to complete within 6 months upon hire

Completed Course on Prevention and Management of Aggressive Behaviour (ie SMG training), willingness to complete in 6 months in-house

Completion of Elselvier Clinical Nursing modules provided by the Emergency Nurses Association, required to be completed within five (5) business paid days in-house or submission of Critical Care or Emergency Medicine certificate

Completion of ATCN or TNCC or willingness to complete within 12 months upon hire

Completion of Coronary Care 2, preferred

Ability to work collaboratively with other professions/disciplines in a team environment and advocate effectively

Excellent communication skills particularly with vulnerable populations

Demonstrated conflict management skills

Proven planning, priority setting, time management, organization and coordination skills

Excellent attendance record

HOURS: 12 hours shifts including days, nights, weekends and/or statutory holidays. Shifts are subject to change as per departmental needs.

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process.

When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.

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