St. Joseph's Home Care

IIWCC/SWAN Registered Practical Nurse

Visiting Nursing - Hamilton, ON, Canada - Full Time

Position Type: Full Time & Part Time | Community-Based | Adult Population

About Us

At St. Joseph's Home Care, we’re dedicated to delivering high-quality care and unstoppable compassion. Our interdisciplinary team supports individuals with complex medical needs and delivers exceptional, innovative care to clients in their own environments.

Why Join Us?

  • Supportive, inclusive, and mission-driven work culture
  • Opportunities for mentorship and professional growth
  • Meaningful work that makes a real difference in people’s lives
  • Valued member of a collaborative healthcare team
  • Flexible, community-based work environment
Benefits
  • Paid Mileage and Travel Time
  • Statutory Holidays
  • Paid Sick Time
  • 1 Float Day 
  • 15 Vacation Days
  • Extended Health Care & Dental Plan
  • Pension Plan
  • % in Lieu of Benefits and Vacation for Part Time 
  • Paid Per Hour 
  • Additional hourly rate per Wound Care visit
  • Employee Discount Program (Perkoplis)

 Position Summary

As a Wound Care / Continence Care - Registered Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse, you’ll provide quality and compassionate wound care/continence care to individuals in their homes. Our team of Nurses are dedicated to making a difference where it matters most: at home. You'll use specialized skills to enhance the daily lives of clients, providing the specialized care that only nurses can offer. In this role, you aren't just a clinician-you are a trusted partner to families and a key collaborator in the healthcare journey to ensure safe, effective and meaningful care.
This role is ideal for a compassionate, innovative, and collaborative professional who thrives in a dynamic home and community care setting.

 What You’ll Do

Clinical Responsibilities:
  • Utilize the nursing process effectively, in order to provide high quality Wound and Ostomy Care for clients and/or caregivers.
  • Collaborate with the interdisciplinary health team to provide cost-effective, high-quality Wound Care, using Best Practices.
  • Apply current knowledge and research of Wound Care Protocol to practice.
  • Create, in consultation with the physician, CCAC Case Manager, collaborate with ICCP coordinators and Primary Nurse, a plan of care for patients requiring wound care in the community.
  • Initiate plan of nursing care in consultation with the client and/or caregiver and modify plan of care on an ongoing basis. 
  • Promote the independence of clients and caregivers considering their needs, strengths and weaknesses.
  • Utilize available resources, facilitate clients/caregivers' problem solving, participation in decision making, and access to appropriate resources.
  • Participate in the evaluation and refinement of the Wound Care Protocol and overall program.
  • Involved in Education of other members of the SJHC team on the protocol and usage of products, providing guidance to best treatment choices
  • Maintain regular communication with supervisor to include review of problems or unique issues and exchange feedback
  • Participate in Bi-Weekly nursing case rounds
Operational:
  • Complete pre-visit assessments and client calls (screening, home safety etc.) in keeping with established procedures
  • Review client medical information, medical orders and other chart information
  • Engage in on-going skills training and development, ensuring knowledge base is up to date and accurate
  • Develop care plans based on assessments, participating in the development of discharge plans
  • Document the need for changes or adjustments to the care plan, frequency of visits, or other deviations from the pre-established requirements
  • Utilize adult learning principles and establish teaching materials in order to provide health teaching to clients and families
  • Complete required charting, visit verifications, an other required documentation, at the point of care and in an accurate and precise manner 
  • Participate in clinical policy and practice review, in collaboration with Management 
  • Participate in the evaluation and refinement of the Wound Care Protocol and overall program practices
  • Engage in information sharing, mentoring, coaching and education of other members of the SJHC clinical care team, providing Wound Care guidance to best treatment choices
  • Maintain regular communication with supervisor to include review of problems or unique issues and exchange feedback

 What You Bring

Education & Credentials:
  • Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing or Diploma in Practical Nursing
  • Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
  • Current BCLS/HCP certification
  • Certificate in Wound Care (required)
    • Certificate in International Interprofessional Wound Care (IIWCC), preferred
    • Skin Wellness Associate Nurse (SWAN) certificate
    • Nurses Specialized in Wound, Ostomy and Continence (NSWOC) certificate
Experience:
  • 1–3 years of clinical experience (required)
  • Experience in complex wound care (required)
  • Experience in ostomy and/or continence care (preferred)
  • Experience in Palliative Care (preferred)
  • Experience with IV medication administration (required)
  • Home and community care experience (preferred)
  • Familiarity with mobile work tools and EMR systems 
Skills & Attributes:
  • Strong communication and interpersonal skills
  • Creative problem-solving and critical thinking abilities
  • Team-oriented with a client-centered approach
  • Committed to equity, inclusion, and continuous learning

 We’re Committed to Equity

St. Joseph's Home Care is an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.  Accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process upon request. Interviews can be conducted in French if preferred. AI is not used in our recruitment processes for the selection of candidates.
 
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Are you available to work Mondays and Tuesdays + 1 additional day Monday-Friday, as well as every 1 in 3 weekends required for a PART-TIME position?*
We are a unionized environment and have Collective Agreements with ONA for RN's and LIUNA for RPN's. Within those Collective Agreements is the requirement to work a MINIMUM of 3 shifts per week Monday - Friday for PART-TIME positions AND 1 in 3 weekends for FULL-TIME, PART-TIME and CASUAL.*
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It is a requirement to be available for the entire first week (5 days) for new hire orientation. Will you be able to commit to our new hire orientation for the first week (5 days)?*
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Wages- SJHC is a unionized work environment, and we have a Collective Agreements in place for both RN's and RPN's.

RN's are unionized with the ONA group.
RN (ONA) wage band has 11 levels. $31.39-$46.47 (July 1st, 2025)

RPN's are unionized with LIUNA Local 3000.
RPN (LIUNA) wage band have 5 levels $27.52-$29.84

Each level, for both ONA and LIUNA, is equivalent to 1500 hours worked with a previous employer.

Full Time Benefits Package:
6- Paid Sick Days
15-Vacation days
Extended Health Care Package starts at 3 months

PT Benefits Package:
6% in lieu of vacation for PT/ Casual Positions
6% in lieu of Benefits PT/ Casual Positions

Driving time is paid as part of your day. SJHC currently pays .52 cent per km you drive in addition to hourly wage.

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