Join a hospital where everyone makes a difference! Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) is a thriving community hospital that proudly provides acute care services including: Emergency, Surgery, Medicine, Women’s and Children’s Health, Intensive Care, Mental Health, and Inpatient Rehabilitation.

Our vision is to creating healthier communities together. Our dedicated and skilled staff are passionate about providing outstanding patient-centred care, and an exceptional patient experience to residents of the Waterloo Region and beyond.

Why Should You Apply to CMH?

• Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Group Benefits, including Health & Dental, for full time employees
• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Career Development & Education Grant
• Wellness & Wellbeing Program
• Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Initiatives

Come be part of our vision as CMH leads in innovation and compassion!  To learn more about CMH, please visit our website at www.cmh.org.

Salary Range: $41.15 - $58.98

The Charge Nurse reports to and supports the Medicine Program Manager in the coordination of the daily operations of the clinical unit. This leadership role is responsible and accountable for departmental goals and objectives while maintaining high quality focused patient and family- centered care. The Charge Nurse assists or facilitates team members to coordinate and integrate services using the resources of a Multi-Disciplinary team to provide efficient patient flow and care excellence delivery.

This leadership role utilizes clinical expertise to work in collaboration with the Physicians and multidisciplinary team to facilitate patient care, discharge planning, departmental communication, staffing, assignments, and patient flow. In collaboration with the Medicine Program Manager, the successful applicant will play a key role to lead in the implementation of unit goals, quality performance and safety standards.

This is a full-time position working 12 hour day shifts including every other weekend. It is expected that this nurse will work within full scope of practice, providing direct patient care when required. The physical demands of the role may include but are not limited to prolonged sitting, standing, walking, bending, lifting, pushing and pulling. 

This position is not a Supervisor for the purpose of the Occupational Health and Safety Act and its corresponding obligations and liabilities.

Posted hours do not constitute a guarantee that shifts will not be subject to change.

Responsibilities:

• Prepare assignments among team members that are consistent with the member's knowledge, skill, and scope of practice.
• Assess departmental human resource needs during the shift and readjust assignments as needed.
• Act as a resource and role model for team members communicating appropriate knowledge, skills and judgment.
• Adapt to changing workloads, collaborating with colleagues hospital-wide regarding adjusting priorities.
• Contribute to ensuring there is a safe environment for patients, staff and visitors.
• Participate in departmental committees as necessary.
• Ensure quality and safety audits are completed daily or as required. 
• Facilitates staff to attend educational opportunities in hospital
• Initiates review of incident reports; initial inquiry, collection of facts and root cause analysis
• Supports the team to ensure active coordination of patient flow into and out of the department
• Collaborates with the hospital support services to ensure resources meet the unit needs
• Works in compliance of the Occupational Health & Safety Act and its regulations, reporting hazards, deficiencies and contraventions of the Act in a timely manner.
• Performs cross-functional and/or other duties consistent with the job classification, as assigned or requested 
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis is required

Required Skills and Qualifications:

• Current Certificate of Registration with the College of Nurses in Ontario (CNO) as a Registered Nurse in good standing required 
• Diploma or Baccalaureate degree in Nursing required
• Must be currently employed as RN and have recent experience in a Charge Nurse role 
• Minimum 3-5 years relevant experience required.
• Current BCLS
• I.V. trained and certified
• Certification in central line care
• Up to date Code White Training
• Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis is required

Leadership Qualifications and Core Competencies:

• Comprehensive knowledge and understanding of the clinical needs of the program’s patient population
• Excellent skills associated with physical assessment, critical thinking and problem solving
• Sound judgement related to professional nursing practice and working knowledge of interdisciplinary team members’ scope of practice.
• Exceptional understanding and demonstrated experience in coaching and preceptoring staff
• Demonstrated leadership skills:
• Conflict resolution
• Staff engagement
• Problem solving
• Self-direction (takes initiative)
• Demonstrated knowledge of CMH corporate goals, organizational strategies and priorities; has the ability to mentor and support staff in translation to unit performance indicators and strategic goals
• Excellent communication skills; including communication with staff, physicians , allied health, patients and families and community partners  
• Executes duties in a manner that demonstrates the employee’s commitment to developing a culture of patient and staff safety through respect, accountability, reliability, collaboration, trust and teamwork

* As per the O.N.A. Collective Agreement, all O.N.A. members (full-time, part-time & casual) are eligible to apply for this position.

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our patients, staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Cambridge Memorial Hospital requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

The successful external applicant is required to provide the applicable criminal record check, as requested by Human Resources, in accordance with federal and provincial legislation. Valid criminal record checks are in original format and dated with two months from date of conditional offer from CMH.

CMH Inclusion Statement

At Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH), community matters to us. We acknowledge and are grateful for the opportunity to meet, work and offer healthcare on what is the traditional territories for the Anishinaabe, the Haudenosaunee and the Chinnonton.

We are committed to providing and fostering a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace; one that generates belonging.  We want a work culture where people are free to express their authentic selves and are able to bring their best daily. That includes a workplace that is free from violence, harassment and discrimination of any kind.

We welcome all applicants and encourage members of equity-deserving groups including Indigenous and LGBTQ2SIA+ communities regardless of race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, lifestyle, age, educational background, national origin, religion, neurodiversity or physical ability.  We promise to ask if needed, and to provide reasonable accommodation to you during the recruitment and selection process to ensure an equitable experience.

To support all of us in this journey, Cambridge Memorial Hospital is an employee partner with the Canadian Centre for Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI) and provides access to all CMH members to CCDI resources and education. We encourage you to reflect upon our inclusive commitment to you as we welcome and encourage you to explore a promising future career at CMH.

Mari Iromoto Executive Champion Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

Melissa Duguid, Director of Human Resources

We thank all those who apply, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Cambridge Memorial Hospital (CMH) proudly integrates AI-based technologies into its applicant screening process to enhance recruitment. These tools are designed to reduce bias and uphold fair hiring practices based on skills, education, and experience. CMH’s AI serves to assist, not replace, human decision-making, with results audited to ensure quality and equity. This initiative reinforces the hospital’s  commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion, ensuring the best talent is selected while adhering to its core values.