Registered Nurse — Program- Float Pool - Outpatient Oncology

Registered Nurse — Program-Based Float Pool - Outpatient Oncology

• Part-time
• FTE: .01 FTE
• Union Status: ONA
• Shift Schedule (Hours are subject to change based on operational needs):
  Mon-Fri – 7.5 hour day shifts
• Employment Status:
  Casual

Halton Healthcare’s vision of Exemplary patient experiences, always, goes beyond just the patient experience; it has shaped our entire culture and remains at the core of every interaction in our organization, from our patients & families to our staff, physicians and volunteers. We believe in exemplary PEOPLE experiences always!

At Halton Healthcare you will thrive in a healthcare culture and environment that embraces inclusion, diversity and belonging with ‘exemplary patient care, always’ at the heart of everything we do.

We empower our people to be the very best they can be so they can make a difference for our patients and the communities we serve.

Halton Healthcare takes great pride in providing quality, compassionate healthcare services to our rapidly growing communities. As a progressive and vibrant healthcare organization, we are committed to being an innovative center of excellence in community hospital care.

The Program-Based Float Pool Registered Nurse will provide direct and indirect nursing care within the assigned clinical program, supporting patient care needs across the program, based on operational requirements, patient acuity, staffing needs, and established program priorities.

The successful candidate will be assigned to the Cancer program located at the Oakville Trafalgar Memorial Hospital.

This role is intended to support safe staffing, continuity of care, vacancy coverage, sick call replacement, leaves of absence, education support, and other short-term or emerging operational needs within the program.

Assignments will be made in accordance with patient care needs, operational requirements, the nurse’s scope of practice, demonstrated competency, orientation, training, qualifications, and applicable collective agreement provisions.

Other duties as required.

The successful candidate will:

• Provide safe, competent, patient- and family-centred nursing care within the assigned program.
• Support staffing needs related to vacancies, sick calls, vacations, leaves of absence, education, surge, onboarding, and other program priorities.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments, identify changes in patient condition, and elevate concerns appropriately.
• Administer medications, treatments, and procedures in accordance with hospital policies, professional standards, and applicable legislation.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurses, allied health, support services, patients, families, and leaders to support quality care and positive patient outcomes.
• Participate in program-specific orientation, education, mentorship, and competency development.
• Maintain required competencies and complete required education or validation prior to working independently in specialized or unfamiliar areas.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in accordance with professional and organizational standards.
• Demonstrate professionalism, flexibility, adaptability, and accountability in a variety of clinical practice environments.

The Program-Based Float Pool role is designed to provide flexibility within a defined clinical program while supporting safe, consistent, and competent nursing practice.

The successful candidate must be willing and able to:

• Accept assignments based on patient care needs, staffing requirements, skill mix, competency, qualifications, and operational priorities.
• Maintain readiness to work in different clinical environments within the program.
• Work collaboratively with educators, professional practice, managers, and clinical teams to support continued development and safe practice.
• Contribute to a collaborative learning environment by sharing program-specific knowledge, and workflow information with team members, where appropriate and within the expectations of the role
• Staff will only be assigned to areas where they have received the appropriate orientation, training, and demonstrated competency.
• support to develop specialty skills…