SickKids nurses are leaders who influence and deliver the best in specialized child and family-centred care. We focus on the whole person, to support children and families to cope, develop, grow, thrive and transform, leveraging strengths of the family. 

When you join SickKids, you are joining a renowned interprofessional care team. We've been recognized as one of the World's Best paediatric healthcare centers, as well as a top 100 Employer in Canada. 

We are proud of where we work, and we think you will be too! 

As an RN at SickKids there are many opportunities for career development including Critical Care Nursing, Acute Care Transport, Research, Education, Leadership, Advanced Practice, and more. We provide access to funding to help with the cost of investing in your career. 

Ready to start your journey? Apply now for an opportunity to join our team on September 9^th, 2024! 

Here's What You'll Love 

• Enhancing children's health and changing the lives of children and their families every day  Our academic and learning environment with robust 3-month orientation, mentoring programs, and focus on continuous improvement  A culture of safety for both the patient and staff  A focus on employee wellness. Self-care helps us care for others  Comprehensive health & dental benefits and a defined-benefit pension plan  A hospital that welcomes and focuses on Equity, Diversity and Inclusion  A work environment where you have flexible scheduling, safe staff to patient ratios, awards and bursaries  Being a part of the expert interprofessional care team driving hospital wide changes and beyond  The opportunity to be recognized for nursing excellence awards and recognition programs  Also, check out our Nursing at SickKids page for more information! 

To preview descriptions inside SickKids Nursing units, please see the link below: 

https://www.sickkids.ca/siteassets/care--services/for-health-care-providers/nursing/sickkids-nursing-unit-descriptions.pdf 

Here's What You'll Do 

• Develop and implement a nursing plan of care  Work in collaboration with the child/family and the interdisciplinary health care team  Maintain clinical competence and knowledge base through continued education and life-long learning  Utilize evidence-based practice as a base in the promotion of professional accountability  Provide safe, competent and ethical nursing care 

Who You Are 

• Graduate of an approved Baccalaureate Nursing Program 
• Current registration as an RN with the College of Nurses of Ontario (General Class License) 
• Possess 1 + years of clinical nursing experience in an RN capacity 
• Previous work experience in paediatrics or experience working with children is a strong asset but not mandatory  Excellent interpersonal and communication skills 
• Demonstrated ability to use your critical thinking, problem-solving and teamwork abilities 
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to the principles of equity, diversity and inclusivity 

*Candidates with less than 1 year of clinical RN experience are encouraged to apply to our New Graduate Nurse job opening. 

Our Hiring Process 

Please follow the steps outlined below when submitting your application: 

Visit the SickKids Careers site and apply to one unit you are most interested to work in. 

It is easy, you only need to submit one application! Please include a cover letter as part of your application. 

Make sure to indicate your top 3 units of interest in your cover letter to let us know of your other interested units. If you are open to any unit, please let us know in your cover letter. 

If you are selected, you will be contacted for a virtual interview between June 27^th - July 26^th. If you are not selected for this round of interviews, we encourage you to reapply in the future. 

Upon receiving a verbal offer, all successful nursing candidates will need to provide 2 supervisory reference who can speak to clinical experience.