Registered Nurse - Wound Care - Inpatient Surgical - Casual (2026-217)

Job summary

Provide specialized wound and ostomy care, including assessment, consultation, recommendations, and education for patients, families, and clinical staff. Support evidence-based practice, quality improvement, program development, and research in collaboration with the interprofessional team and community partners.

Job details

Detailed Job Description Registered Nurse – Wound Care Inpatient Surgical Employment Type: Casual Reports to: Manager, Inpatient Units & Allied Health ONA Reason for Posting: Current Vacancy Hours of Work: 8-hour shifts Monday to Friday Rate of Pay: $41.15 - $58.98 per hour Join Our Inspired Team! The Opportunity: We need a Registered Nurse – Wound Care to join our Inpatient Surgical team! You will play a role in delivering exceptional patient care as part of a collaborative team. The Inpatient Surgery department allows you to use your clinical expertise, critical thinking and compassion while making a meaningful impact for patients and families across the South Georgian Bay region. The Wound Care Nurse plays an important role in collaborating with the interprofessional team and community partners while supporting patients and families to delivery wound and ostomy care. You will provide specialized expertise through education, consultation, leadership and research. Why Choose Us! We invest in our Team. As a Registered Nurse you will earn $41.015 - $58.98 per hour. Beyond Your Hourly Wage You Will Also Enjoy Access to funding to support education that you want to pursue Join HOOPP a defined benefit contribution pension plan Time away from work matters. This position would earn 6% vacation in lieu Your health and wellness are important. We offer 14% in lieu of benefits (or HOOPP + 10%) At this time this opportunity is scheduled 8-hour shifts, Monday to Friday As The Successful Applicant, You Will Do The Following Consultation and recommendations related to non-complex wounds and ongoing chronic wound care. Participates in the ongoing growth of the specialized skin, wound and ostomy care program for patients and their families using evidence based clinical expertise. Participates in advancing clinical practice to all clinical units through the provision of clinical expertise and education related to skin and wound care treatments for VAC dressings, stomas as well as chronic and acute wounds. Participates in a broad range of educational initiatives. Collaboratively plans, implements, maintains, and monitors appropriate measures for outcome management and identifies areas of improvement to promote ongoing quality assurance. Advances knowledge and practice through research related activities. Such activities include selective hospital-wide product trials, quality management initiatives and program evaluation activities. Advances knowledge and practice through research related activities. Such activities include selective hospital-wide product trials, quality management initiatives and program evaluation activities. Advances knowledge and practice through research related activities. Such activities include selective hospital-wide product trials, quality management initiatives and program evaluation activities. Assists with the integration of best practice guidelines and current evidence-based research into clinical practice. What You’ll Bring Required Current Certificate of Registration as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario Current BCLS certification Completion of advanced education in a recognized program related to wound management. One (1) year experience in wound care management conducting wound assessment, managing ostomies, and VAC dressings preferred. Experience with providing health promotion and educational activities to all clinical levels of staff. Preferred Enterostomal (“ET”) Therapy certification Experience with Meditech Expanse Alignment with our Values We Are Committed To Our Values Be Kind - fostering a culture of compassion, empathy, and dignity in every interaction Support Each Other - working together across all roles to uplift our team and our patients Lead by Example - setting a standard of integrity, fairness, and professionalism Keep Growing - embracing curiosity, innovation, and learning to adapt to future needs Any successful candidate will need to live these values on a day-to-day basis. Join Tomorrow’s Team Today: Shape the Future of Care in South Georgian Bay at CGMH! Today CGMH is an 84-bed acute care hospital serving 74,000+ residents and 3.5M annual visitors. With a team of 1,200+ dedicated professionals, we deliver high‑quality care across emergency, surgery, orthopaedics, obstetrics, dialysis, diagnostics, mental health, and more. Tomorrow’s Hospital is under Development and are working towards an opening day in 2033. Joining our team now means you have input on the Hospital’s design, workflows, and equipment. Learn more here. Learn more about our Strategic Plan here. Ready to Apply? Apply online before 11:00pm EST on the posting close date by submitting an updated copy of your resume in PDF or Word format. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted. We look forward to reviewing your application. We are here to support you. If you have any questions or concerns during the recruitment process, including related to accessibility, please reach out to People Services at peopleservices@cgmh.on.ca

What you’ll do

Provide specialized wound and ostomy care, including assessment, consultation, recommendations, and education for patients, families, and clinical staff. Support evidence-based practice, quality improvement, program development, and research in collaboration with the interprofessional team and community partners.

Requirements

A current Registered Nurse registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, current BCLS certification, and advanced education in wound management are required. One year of wound care experience is preferred; Enterostomal Therapy certification and experience with Meditech Expanse are also preferred.

Benefits

• Education Funding
• Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• Vacation Pay
• Benefits Allowance

Listed skills

• Quality assurance · Preferred
• Interprofessional Collaboration · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Wound Assessment
• Wound Care Management
• Ostomy Care
• VAC Dressing Management
• Evidence-Based Practice
• Patient and Family Education
• Clinical Consultation
• Clinical Leadership
• Quality Assurance
• Outcome Management
• Research
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Health Promotion
• Best Practice Guideline Implementation
• Meditech Expanse

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Science & Research

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