registered nurse

registered practical nurse

patient assistant

clerk

laboratory technician

North-York-General-Hospital

What is the best part of working at the company?
Taking care of clients & their families & see them leave the hospital feeling joyful & well! The team of nurses was very supportive & we work together as a team. 

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
Shortage in staffing made it difficult to really give good care to the clients, with this many times I never get to leave on time & so hours are too long. Acuity of patients were challenging at times & sometimes care was jeopardized.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
As I said before, most times staff work together as a team. We also looked out for each other in times of stress etc. & we celebrated each other’s successes. We all tried to get along focusing on the clients & their family, was our priority.

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
As an in charge nurse, my role was one of supervision. Making sure we had adequate staffing(when possible),making assignments as fairly as possible, assessing & meeting the needs of the clients & their families, reporting to my manager on a daily basis. Checking supplies on the unit & having replacement when needed, assist team members, mentoring new staff when needed.

North york General Hospital a Leading employer and family environment  workplace where i enjoyed challenging and rewarding carrier  performing all radiography and CT(Non contrast Head)  implementing proper procedures Health,Safety,and radiation protection to the patients with respect and dignity to their culture.It's an equal opportunity work place for everyone providing compensation and benefits to all employee including pension plan.
The challenging part of the job was balancing to treat emerge patients and perform CT examination of prior appointed patients at same time using the accountibility and experience with communication and team work with other staff with the great outcome.
Being an immigrant and english as a second language I had difficultyto understand the accent of the people at the begining so to cross that barrier I joined some language learning classes and it helped me to get throgh it.

Once a week, for 10 hours in the day, I would be at the Geriatrics Acute Care Unit at North York General Hospital from 7am-3:30pm, followed by a 2 hour post-conference with my Clinical Group and Clinical Instructor from Seneca College. During the shift, I would be assigned to a Nurse and would meet and help in providing patient-centered care to their patients. I assisted with taking Vital Signs (temperature, blood pressure, oxygen saturation, pulse, respirations), Feeding, Grooming, Transferring, Bed-baths. My groupmates and I would sometimes help each other if needed. We all co-operated well and listened to our instructor as she guided us very intelligently. I learned so much about the importance of communicating with patients and making them feel well-cared for. I enjoyed seeing my patients in a good mood, knowing that someone was there for them and paying attention to their needs. I sincerely want to be a nurse, but would enjoy any job in the medical field. I want to expand my knowledge and skills to build a long-lasting career in the future.

I enjoy working for my employer , multitasking and keeping up with all the administration for the patients/ hospital pre-op packages including on-line surgical bookings, OHIP billings through EDT on a weekly basis.  Filing and clerical duties are always dealt in a quick efficiently pace.  Urgent messages are ALWAYS prioritized as patients have undergone surgery.   Must be dealt with asap. I have learned that patience is a 'must have' and I have that in me.   There is always a solution to anything, never say not possible or never.  This is important as I have worked in health care for many years.
  I love the environment and the communication to and from the hospital.   The hardest part of my job is losing a patient as the care and closeness becomes a loss here, and for their family and friends.  Dealing with their loss is important to listen to, and show your condolences as I know it is not easy to deal with.  Comforting caring words help.

North York General Hospital is my SECOND family. There are days where they feel like my ONE AND ONLY family. I have complete satisfaction working at NYGH as I have never seeked to look elsewhere in any other department.  Our manager is the greatest manager I have ever had.  She is open, fair, honest and most of all we are treated equal.  The only hardest part of the job is because we don't pick and choose our family.. some members may not be having such great of a day, where "working like a team" needs to be reminded.  But other than that, every aspect of my job is enjoyable.  I love to make a difference in all the lives I am blessed to be a part of.  Making a difference is what NYGH does and for that, I am so very proud of this organization.  I have been employed almost 18 years, and as much as I look forward to retiring, I do not look forward to NOT being a part of this amazing team we have.  Hence, I am literally super excited to come into work and be the change I wish to see in this world and specifically in the health care field.

This position allowed me to think critically and problem solve every day. I worked independently quite often, but got together with other members of my team in order to make sure we were on the same page in regards to the event we were planning. I learned a lot about different computer systems, and got to really master Microsoft Office; specifically Excel, Outlook and Word. I worked well with management and developed great working relationships with my co-workers and superiors. Because this job required constantly being on top of my game, turing off my brain at the end of the day and going home was the hardest part. My favourite part of working for North York General Foundation was constantly being able to make decisions, figure out solutions to different issues, and being responsible for a variety of pertinent event materials.

Working in an emergency department should foster growth, collaboration, and high-level skill development. Unfortunately, that hasn’t been the case at NYGH. The environment is deeply toxic, with excessive micromanagement from leadership and a lack of genuine respect for RPNs, who are consistently undervalued and overlooked.
While diversity is often highlighted, it feels performative and disproportionately focused on certain groups, rather than being truly inclusive. The culture within the department thrives on drama, and RPN are frequently put in positions where they must constantly prove their worth not just to management, but to fellow RNs.
Employee mental health is largely ignored, and the overall atmosphere is far from supportive. If you're seeking a workplace that prioritizes teamwork, respect, and well-being, this department may not align with those values.


1.Plant Emergency, Management are cooperative, Team Lead very cooperative, try to resolve issues.
2.As a part of Team, we learn from our mistakes, but try to understand and enhance your abilities. 
Management is good , try to listen and resolve issues.
4.Culture , Fantastic everyone respects each other's, Follow Organization policy and procedures. 
5.Hardest part , If you are alone , and some Emergency happen , you can't get help from anyone, because no one know about your profession. 
6.Enjoyable part , We serve hospital, all patients are lying on their bed , we part for them their early recovery, When they recover and leave hospital , that is our achievement. 

What is the best part of working at the company?
Understanding the various processes of health care and the effects of illnesses on patients as well as responding to the queries of patients and their relatives

What is the most stressful part about working at the company?
I found that some staff were not very cordial, some were unresponsive and acted suspicious due to my over enthusiasm of the job.

What is the work environment and culture like at the company?
Open acceptance of members of various communities, and fair racial balance of the general staff population

What is a typical day like for you at the company?
Quite busy from dealing with the patients, responding to the queries from relatives of patients, building and breaking down patient's charts to booking ambulances

I was a porter/general help. I time in when I first come in to work, put on an apron and go directly to the dish room because the job is not complete if I leave unclean items in there or if something isn't finished by the end of my 5 hour work period.

I learned that teamwork is important because complaints and complements can both effect your long Gevity there.

My co- workers were positive towards the work and other people. I could see myself working with those type of people a long time.

The hardest part is on Fridays when I used to have to do extra for example: clean the deep fryer and other kitchen items because its the end of the week and I would have to make everything clean for Monday.

Free Lunch there were different food restaurants I had could go to within the hospital.

Top Job Titles	Average salary
Registered nurse 10 salaries reported	$42.10 per hour
Registered practical nurse 3 salaries reported	$30.67 per hour
Patient assistant 4 salaries reported	$22.00 per hour
Clerk 3 salaries reported	$26.17 per hour
Laboratory technician 2 salaries reported	$31.50 per hour

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