St. Joe's named of the top employers in Hamilton-Niagara
About the recognition:
Editors at Canada's Top 100 Employers named St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton one of the region's top 15 employers on Nov. 22, 2017. Now in its 11th year, Hamilton-Niagara's Top Employers is a special designation that recognizes employers in greater Hamilton and the Niagara region that lead their industries in offering exceptional places to work. Employers were evaluated using the same criteria as the national competition: (1) Physical Workplace; (2) Work Atmosphere & Social; (3) Health, Financial & Family Benefits; (4) Vacation & Time Off; (5) Employee Communications; (6) Performance Management; (7) Training & Skills Development; and (8) Community Involvement.
Employers are compared to other organizations in their field to determine which offer the most progressive and forward-thinking programs. The annual competition is open to any employer with its head office in the Hamilton-Niagara area, and employers of any size may apply, whether private or public sector.
About St. Joe's, where compassion meets technology:
Jeff Hemrica, operating room attendant, left, and Dr. Katherine Parlee, anaesthetist, with Nagamani Turaga before surgery to donate her kidney to husband, Bhargav Turaga. His surgery was broadcast live on Facebook to an audience of more than 350,000 people to highlight the importance of living organ donation.
As an organization committed to making a positive difference in people's lives – patients and our staff – it's validating to once again be named one of the Hamilton-Niagara Top Employers.
Over the last 127 years, St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton has evolved into a premier academic and research healthcare organization, deeply invested in the local community. Employees are driven by innovation and the shared values of the Sisters of St. Joseph, who founded the hospital in 1890 to care for immigrants, orphans, the poor and the homeless. Today, St. Joe's is a state-of-the-art, multi-site institute. A leader in respiratory care, kidney and urinary care, mental health and addictions, eye care, surgical services, cancer surgery and women's and infants' care, St. Joe's is also recognized as a leading academic and research centre. Its new, digital health information system – Dovetale (EPIC) – will place St. Joe's on par with top organizations on the continent, like John Hopkins Medicine and the Mayo Clinic. Dovetale joins compassion with technology to keep patients safe through improved communication while allowing patients to tell their story only once.
It's this continued commitment to innovation and the encouragement of personal growth that helps St. Joe's attract and retain talented staff. St. Joe's Employee Wellness Program, which won a Benefits Canada Workplace Benefits Award, is built on the principle that, "we best care for patients when we best care for ourselves." It provides staff with access to onsite certified massage practitioners, spiritual care and the Employee Wellness Centre, which is equipped with stationary bikes, change room and space for class activities.
"We are proud of our talented, knowledgeable and dedicated employees, volunteers, learners and physicians who have helped build our tradition of excellence in care, research and teaching in healthcare in Hamilton."
– Dr. Judy Hunter, Vice President, People and Organizational Effectiveness
More than 5,400 staff, physicians, learners and volunteers at St. Joe's three campuses and community programs provide services to the people in our region. Together, their efforts have resulted in St. Joe's achieving Exemplary Standing from Accreditation Canada – the highest rating for a Canadian hospital and Gold-level standing for the Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) Quality Healthcare Workplace Award.
The organization's relationship with the workforce starts early. The hospital connects new nurses with a mentor or preceptor on their unit and staff continue to receive support as they grow and develop. If you'd like to learn more about how you can make a difference by working at St. Joe's, please visit joinstjoes.ca.
The Canada's Top 100 Employers has been managed since 1999 by Mediacorp Canada Inc., the nation's largest publisher of employment periodicals. The project includes 19 regional and special-interest editorial competitions that reach over 13 million Canadians annually through a variety of magazine and newspaper partners. Click here to learn more about the 2018 winners.