Casual Registered Practical Nurse, Riverview Gardens

Municipality of Chatham-Kent; South Buxton; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 50,000; Part time

Job summary

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is seeking permanent casual Registered Practical Nurses to support Riverview Gardens Long-Term Care.

You will provide nursing care to residents in accordance with Ontario standards, supervise PSWs, manage medications, and collaborate with RNs and doctors to ensure optimal resident outcomes.

This position requires a Practical Nursing credential, strong teamwork, good computer skills, and a commitment to resident well-being within a on-site LTC setting.

Qualifications

• Requires Practical Nursing program completion.
• Secondary school diploma or GED required.
• Post-diploma geriatric program preferred.
• Restraints training and least restraint policy is asset.
• Experience with RAI-MDS coding is asset.
• Familiar with PCC/EMAR is asset.

Responsibilities

• Direct and lead the team of PSW staff to ensure quality care.
• Distribute medication to residents and monitor vital signs.
• Assist with procedures by RNs, including respiratory and IV therapy.
• Provide nursing care in collaboration with health care team.
• Monitor resident progress and report changes to the care team.
• Ensure safety and compliance with Occupational Health and Safety standards.
• Supervise and train PSWs, RPNs, and students.

Skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Team player

Computer keyboarding skills

Education

Secondary school graduation diploma or GED

Practical Nursing program

Post-diploma geriatric program (preferred)

Tools

Point Click Care (PCC)

EMAR (Electronic Medication Administration Record)

Job description

Job Details

Posting Details

• Posted on October 30, 2026

Locations

• Showing 1 location Chatham, ON N7M1G8, CAN
• On-site
• Nursing (Long Term Care)
• Part-Time
• Requisition #: CASUA001640

Description

Job Status: Permanent Casual

Full and Part-time lines available

Union: UNIFOR (RVG)

Number of Positions: 4

Hours of Work: up to 22.5 hours

Location: Riverview Gardens, LTC

Closing Date: November 19, 2026, 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.

The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is currently accepting applications for permanent casual Registered Practical Nurses for Riverview Gardens Long-Term Care facility with the Seniors Services division.

Job description

The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for providing nursing care for residents of the Long-Term Care Home, in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice as established by the College of Nurses of Ontario.

Essential responsibilities

• Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies
• Direct and lead the team of PSW staff to ensure quality care is delivered to our residents
• Perform a variety of routine nursing procedures such as distributing medication to residents, taking blood pressure, temperature and pulse, collecting blood and other specimens, preparing residents for tests and surgery, and changing residents' dressings
• Assist Registered Nurses with such procedures as respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
• Provide basic physical and supportive nursing care for residents with other members of the health care team (Registered Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses, and Doctors)
• Monitor residents' progress, report changes in residents' condition and environment, and confer with other health care professionals about the plans for resident care
• Ensure consistency in approach and optimum benefit for the residents by assessing, and identifying resident goals, planning, implementing, and evaluating the resident's progress
• Follow all guidelines as legislated under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Play an integral role in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of residents
• Protect own health and health of others by adopting safe work practices, reporting unsafe conditions immediately, and attending all relevant in-services regarding occupational health and safety
• Provide planned resident-oriented, goal-directed nursing care in accordance with the provincial standards of care
• Maintain compliance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and CNO standards
• Skin and wound care as per best practice guidelines
• Supervise and train Personal Support Workers, Registered Practical Nurses and students

Essential qualifications

• Secondary school graduation diploma or equivalent education (i.e. GED certificate) required
• Completion of a Practical Nursing program required
• Completion of a post-diploma geriatric program is preferred
• Training in appropriate use of restraints and current best practices in least restraint policy an asset
• Experience with RAI-MDS coding an asset
• Familiar with Point Click Care (PCC) / EMAR (Electronic Medication Administration Record) an asset

Other qualifications

• RPN work experience, or student placement experience, in a long-term care home an asset
• RPN work experience or student placement experience in a setting for care of the elderly
• Experience with restorative care
• Experience participating in a workplace committee
• Excellent team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Possess computer keyboarding skills