HHS Job Posting#: 117890
Rate: $63.86 – $83.10 Hourly
Union: OPSEU Local 273
Schedule Work Hours: Days, evenings, nights, weekends, and holidays. Standby/Call-Back required. For Standby by shifts, it is required to be at the Hospital within 30 minutes.
Step into a job that opens countless doors. As one of Canada’s largest and most diverse hospitals, we’re providing advanced care to people of all ages from across the province. You can explore advancement opportunities, take professional development courses, and stretch yourself as a leader, all at HHS.
We are the largest employer in the greater Hamilton region, and play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University and Mohawk College. We are world-renowned hospital for healthcare research – ranked fourth in Canada – and we focus on improving the quality of care for our patients through innovation and evidence-based practices. Our multi-site hospital has over 1,100 beds and we offer world-leading expertise in many areas, including cardiac and stroke care, cancer care, palliative care and pediatrics. Open the door to a career that evolves with you. Start exploring opportunities now and join our team of over 15,000 dedicated staff, physicians, researchers and volunteers.
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Where you’ll work
Our Hamilton General Hospital (HGH) site is the regional centre of excellence in cardiovascular and stroke care. It is home to several key regional referral programs including burns, interventional cardiology, cardiac surgery, structural heart program, electrophysiology, endovascular treatment, extracorporeal life support (ECMO), neurosurgery, stroke, trauma and vascular surgery.
We run the largest adult cardiac surgical centre in Ontario, providing life-changing care for our patients and meaningful, challenging and rewarding work for our teams. We typically perform more than 1,800 cardiac surgeries every year, including complex structural heart reconstructions and thoracic aortic aneurysm repairs, as well as minimally invasive and catheter-based percutaneous valve repairs and ROSS procedures.
As the largest employer in the Greater Hamilton region, we play a vital role in training the next generation of health professionals in collaboration with our academic partners, including McMaster University, Mohawk College and the Michener Institute.
Committed to our vision of Best Care for All, we operate as one seamless system both within and beyond our walls. We contribute to a healthier community and take pride in our four pillars of Patients, People, Sustainability, and Research, Innovation and Learning. We consistently receive recognition as a Top Employer in Hamilton/Niagara and Top 40 Research Hospital in Canada.
Life in Hamilton
Hamilton offers the perfect combination of city life and nature. Our vibrant, accessible, family-friendly core is bursting with new restaurants, breweries, and shops in addition to a large public art gallery, several theatres, and a sports and entertainment arena.
You’ll also find hundreds of kilometers of walking trails weaving along the waterfront and through the greater Hamilton area.
Hamilton is geographically situated between Toronto and Niagara, less than an hour’s drive from each destination. This proximity affords easy access to airports, major league sports, cross-border shopping, and of course, wine country.
Qualifications required
- Certified with the Canadian Society of Clinical Perfusion and/or American Board of Cardiovascular Perfusion
- Graduate of an accredited program in Cardiovascular Perfusion Technology
- Demonstrated excellence in communication skills and working in a multidiscipline team environment