National Nursing Week Spotlight: Jake Kubinec

Jacob Kubinec
Jacob (Jake) Kubinec has been a Registered Nurse (RN) since 2016 and has worked on mental health-based units most of his career.

It’s National Nursing Week and Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre (TBRHSC) is highlighting a few of our nurses and their achievements. Meet Jacob (Jake) Kubinec, a Registered Nurse (RN) at our Hospital.


Jacob (Jake) Kubinec has been a Registered Nurse (RN) since 2016 and has worked on mental health-based units most of his career. He started on the Nursing Resource Team, working on many different units, where he gained interest in mental health. Jake then worked in Forensics until he accepted a permanent full time position in Adult Mental Health.

Jake enjoys working in Adult Mental Health as he has a deep passion for working with patients who have mental illnesses. Jake says, “I have a very supportive team that I respect and care about greatly. I really hope to continue to learn and improve my skills as a Mental Health Nurse.”