For Nursing Week 2026, we’re spotlighting nurses who work in different areas of Casey House. First up, meet Jamie, a charge nurse in the inpatient unit. Jamie was also the recipient of the first-annual Casey House Nursing Award in 2025.
Our inpatient unit has 14 private rooms for sub-acute stays requiring 24/7 care. Throughout an inpatient admission, nurses typically perform tasks like monitoring symptoms, conducting health assessments, and administering medication. Charge nurses have additional responsibilities in coordinating client admissions, appointments, and discharges, all while maintaining a leadership role supporting the other nurses, RPNs and health care aides in the unit.
One thing that Jamie appreciates at Casey House is our approach to connecting with clients. Nurses work collaboratively with clients to build trust, which includes supporting clients to identify their own goals and ensuring that they feel supported upon discharge. She says, “We’ve had some clients refer to us as family. You really get to know the clients. I think [Casey House is] different because [clients] aren’t just a number, they’re a person.”
For clients who use substances, Casey House’s proactive harm reduction approach allows them to be more comfortable during their stay and receive care in an accepting space. Jamie notes that inpatient nurses do it all – they build relationships with clients, maintain complex care plans, and work with a variety of different clinicians on the client’s care team.
While she had already been considering working in health care and was volunteering at SickKids Hospital. Jamie was inspired to become a nurse after meeting an incredible ICU nurse during her grandfather’s admission to hospital. When this nurse heard about Jamie’s interest, she showed Jamie the different functions and duties of the job. That sealed the deal for Jamie, she admired how the ICU nurse demonstrated not only medical skill, but compassion for both clients and their families.
From there, she completed her nursing student placement at Casey House, was hired for a full-time position, and worked her way up to charge nurse. Jamie’s exemplary skills were recognized with a nursing award last year. She was nominated by her colleagues, which she considers to be a real honour. As for the 2026 recipient? She says that they should be “caring, compassionate, and a good advocate. Someone who represents Casey House’s values while being passionate about nursing.”
Thank you for your years of dedication to our inpatient unit Jamie! We can’t wait to announce who will be the Casey House 2026 nursing award recipient.
May 12, 2026
Meet Jamie – Inpatient Charge Nurse
For Nursing Week 2026, we’re spotlighting nurses who work in different areas of Casey House. First up, meet Jamie, a charge nurse in the inpatient unit. Jamie was also the recipient of the first-annual Casey House Nursing Award in 2025.
Our inpatient unit has 14 private rooms for sub-acute stays requiring 24/7 care. Throughout an inpatient admission, nurses typically perform tasks like monitoring symptoms, conducting health assessments, and administering medication. Charge nurses have additional responsibilities in coordinating client admissions, appointments, and discharges, all while maintaining a leadership role supporting the other nurses, RPNs and health care aides in the unit.
One thing that Jamie appreciates at Casey House is our approach to connecting with clients. Nurses work collaboratively with clients to build trust, which includes supporting clients to identify their own goals and ensuring that they feel supported upon discharge. She says, “We’ve had some clients refer to us as family. You really get to know the clients. I think [Casey House is] different because [clients] aren’t just a number, they’re a person.”
For clients who use substances, Casey House’s proactive harm reduction approach allows them to be more comfortable during their stay and receive care in an accepting space. Jamie notes that inpatient nurses do it all – they build relationships with clients, maintain complex care plans, and work with a variety of different clinicians on the client’s care team.
While she had already been considering working in health care and was volunteering at SickKids Hospital. Jamie was inspired to become a nurse after meeting an incredible ICU nurse during her grandfather’s admission to hospital. When this nurse heard about Jamie’s interest, she showed Jamie the different functions and duties of the job. That sealed the deal for Jamie, she admired how the ICU nurse demonstrated not only medical skill, but compassion for both clients and their families.
From there, she completed her nursing student placement at Casey House, was hired for a full-time position, and worked her way up to charge nurse. Jamie’s exemplary skills were recognized with a nursing award last year. She was nominated by her colleagues, which she considers to be a real honour. As for the 2026 recipient? She says that they should be “caring, compassionate, and a good advocate. Someone who represents Casey House’s values while being passionate about nursing.”
Thank you for your years of dedication to our inpatient unit Jamie! We can’t wait to announce who will be the Casey House 2026 nursing award recipient.
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