SER25-107

Job Type:
Temporary Full Time
Department:
Rehabilitation
Hours of Work:
Variable
Date Posted:
August 28, 2025
Job Number:
J0825-0252
Number of Positions:
1
Length of Position:
Duration of Mat Leave
Closing Date:
September 4, 2025
At Bluewater Health, we are committed to fostering a Culture of Kindness and promoting health through partnership. With locations in Sarnia and Petrolia, we are proud to serve approximately 131,000 residents of Sarnia-Lambton. Our dedicated team, consisting of nearly 2,500 staff members, professional staff, and volunteers, works tirelessly to provide specialized acute, complex continuing care, allied health, and ambulatory care services.
We believe in fostering a workplace culture where every individual feels valued, respected, and empowered to bring their authentic selves to work. Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Indigeneity (EDII) is integral to our identity and guides our actions every day” at the beginning.
Our purpose statement, “Health through partnership, Caring with kindness,” is at the heart of everything we do. We believe in treating each other, our patients and families, and our community with compassion and respect. Our corporate health human resources campaign, Building Blue, emphasizes our commitment to growth, innovation, and creating a supportive work environment where every team member can thrive.
The successful applicant will work in compliance with all relevant and applicable legislation and Hospital Policies and Procedures, will practice the Bluewater Health Standards of Performance Excellence and will fulfill their role within the Attendance Support Program parameters. The successful applicant will also possess effective communication and interpersonal skills, will have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, and will have strong attention to detail and accuracy.
Each member of Bluewater Health is called to embrace patient and family-centred care in its fullest form. This includes using techniques and strategies to communicate “I care and I respect you,” providing information in a way patients and families can understand, listening to patients and families to learn what an exemplary healthcare experience means to them, and seeking their perspective throughout their stay and during improvement initiatives.
Nursing is a self-regulated profession governed through the College. A nurse is responsible for practicing in accordance with the standards of the profession, and for keeping current and competent throughout his/her nursing career (College of Nurses of Ontario, 2009).

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario required
• BCLS required
• AED certification required
• Functional Independence Measure (FIM) Education preferred
• Successful completion of the Southwestern Ontario Stroke Network ‘Stroke Rehabilitation Unit Orientation’ program modules preferred
• Altering Challenging Behaviour in People with Acquired Brain Injury (ABI) education module preferred
• Dysphagia Screening for Stroke Patients Education preferred
• Supported Conversations for Adults with Aphasia Education preferred

SKILL, ABILITY AND EXPERIENCE:

• Ability to apply critical thinking, problem solving, decision making, conflict resolution and prioritization skills to nursing duties required
• Basic proficiency in the use of computers required
• Five years of experience in a rehab nursing setting preferred
• Experience with electronic nursing documentation preferred

PRINCIPAL DUTIES:

• Provides appropriate nursing care and teaching to Rehabilitation patients
• Participates in unit/department and Hospital Quality Improvement initiatives
• Completes continuing education requirements as necessary
• Acts as a coach, mentor, resource and positive role model for new staff and students
• Other related duties as assigned
  Selection will be made on the basis of ability, experience and qualifications as per Article 11.04 of the SEIU Collective Agreement
  Bluewater Health is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code. Upon individual request, hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities. If you require any accommodations to fully and fairly participate in the application, interview or selection processes, please contact the Human Resources Department at (519) 464-4400 extension 8391 or humanresources@bluewaterhealth.ca and we will endeavor to provide a suitable accommodation in a manner that takes into account your accessibility needs.
  We thank you in advance for your interest in Bluewater Health, however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with Bluewater Health policy, offers of employment to prospective employees are conditional upon the successful completion and disclosure of a Police Records/Vulnerable Sector Check.