Public Health Nurse

Contribute to the City of Hamilton, one of Canada’s largest cities - home to a diverse and strong economy, an active and inclusive community, a robust cultural and dining scene, hundreds of kilometers of hiking trails and natural beauty just minutes from the downtown core, and so much more. Join our diverse team of talented and ambitious staff who embody our values of sensational service, courageous change, steadfast integrity, collective ownership and being engaged empowered employees.

Help us achieve our vision of being the best place to raise a child and age successfully. #Be The Reason

• Job :
  Public Health Nurse
• Union: ONA Local 50
• Job Description  #: 1270
• Close date:
  Interested applicants please submit your application online at  by 4:00 p.m. on February 25, 2026.
• Duration: 6 months
• Vacancy type:
  This posting is for an existing vacancy.
• Internal applicants should apply with your work e-mail address. External applicants are considered only after the internal posting process has been completed. Only applicants chosen for an interview will be contacted.

Reports to a Program Manager. A Public Health Nurse (PHN) integrates knowledge from public health sciences, primary health care, nursing science, and the social sciences to promote, protect and preserve the health of populations. PHNs use their clinical understanding and knowledge of the health and illness experiences of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations in their public health nursing practice. PHNs work in a wide range of settings with diverse health and inter‑sectorial partnerships to address health equity and achieve positive population health outcomes.

PHNs are expected to: (1) understand and practice according to the current Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice and Public Health Nursing Discipline‑Specific Competencies; (2) adhere to the College of Nurses of Ontario’s Standards of Practice; (3) carry out activities under the direction of the Medical Officer of Health or designate, in compliance with the Regulated Health Professions Act, Nursing Act, Health Protection and Promotion Act, and other relevant legislation;

and (4) comply with City, Department, Division and Program policies and procedures and uphold the corporate cultural pillars of: collective ownership, steadfast integrity, courageous change, sensational service, and engaged and empowered employees.

Public Health Nurses are required to maintain general knowledge and competencies required to implement nursing best practices for minimal contact interventions, connect clients to primary care, and connect clients to care in topic areas aligned with the Ontario Public Health Standards, Hamilton Public Health Services’ public health priority areas, and as identified through nursing community assessment of assets and barriers to health.

Public Health Nurses are required to support the unique role and mandate of public health in the prevention, control, and response to diseases of public health significance as outlined in the Health Protection and Promotion Act and the Ontario Public Health Standards. Responsible to:

• Maintain immunization competencies through independent learning, clinical skills training, and vaccine administration as scheduled.
• Maintain knowledge and competencies related to diseases of public health significance and the principles and practices of case and contact management through independent learning, clinical skills training, on‑the‑job mentoring, and service delivery related to infectious disease response.
• Fulfil assigned roles in response to a pandemic, outbreak, surge capacity event, or other emergency with public health impacts.

Public Health Nurses in the Vaccine Program provide services and programs under the Ontario Public Health Standards and associated vaccine protocols. Roles and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the following: provide case management of adverse events following immunization; development and revision of program policies/procedures and medical directives; development of educational resources, training programs and presentations; support for various…