Full Time Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) – Withdrawal Management & Treatment Services

SOAR Community Services; Brantford; On-site; CAD 34,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and travel ins

3 weeks vacation, 60 hours personal/le

EAP for staff and families

RRSP/TFSA matching

Supportive, values-driven workplace

Job summary

SOAR Community Services in Brantford, ON is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to join our Withdrawal Management & Treatment Services team. In a bed-based setting, you will provide direct nursing care to clients accessing withdrawal management and treatment services, working to your full scope of practice.

This role offers meaningful, relationship-based care with a smaller caseload, greater professional autonomy, and the opportunity to make a real impact in an underserved area of

Qualifications

• Registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO).
• Registered Practical Nurse Diploma from a CNO-recognized program.
• Clinical experience in addictions or mental health preferred (withdrawal management experience an asset).
• Strong knowledge of CNO Standards of Practice and commitment to reflective practice.
• Valid First Aid and CPR certification.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with electronic medical records.
• Access to reliable transportation; capacity to manage exposure to direct and vicarious trauma.

Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care in a bed-based withdrawal management and treatment setting.
• Conduct in-person and telephone screening prior to admission.
• Complete comprehensive client intake assessments.
• Monitor withdrawal symptoms using evidence-based protocols.
• Administer oral and injectable medications and document care accurately.
• Identify clients requiring a higher level of care and coordinate hospital transfers when necessary.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including Nurse Practitioners and Withdrawal Management Workers.
• Liaise with external partners such as pharmacies, hospitals, and RAAM medical teams to support continuity of care.
• Collect specimens including blood, urine, and blood glucose.
• Support medication reconciliation and maintain EMR records.
• Contribute to maintaining a clean, safe, and therapeutic environment.
• Participate in the development of collaborative discharge planning.

Skills

Addictions/mental health experience

CNO Standards of Practice knowledge

First Aid & CPR

EMR familiarity

Transportation access

Education

RPN Diploma from a CNO-recognized program

Tools

Microsoft Office

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

• Type: Full-Time
• Location: Brantford, ON
• Salary: Starting at $30.29 hourly
• Positions: 1
• Posted: October 22, 2026
• Expires: November 5, 2026
• Hours of Work: Full-time, 36 hours/week rotating day and afternoon shifts (every other weekend; no overnights) 2 weeks of days 7am-4pm - 2 weeks of afternoons 3pm-12am - every other weekend.

The Opportunity

SOAR Community Services is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to join our Withdrawal Management & Treatment Services (WMTS) team. In this bed-based setting, you will provide direct nursing care to clients accessing withdrawal management and treatment services, working to your full scope of practice.

This role offers meaningful, relationship-based care with a smaller caseload, greater professional autonomy, and the opportunity to make a real impact in an underserved area of healthcare. You will work within a collaborative interdisciplinary team focused on safe, compassionate, and evidence-informed care throughout the client’s treatment journey.

What You’ll Do

• Provide direct nursing care in a bed-based withdrawal management and treatment setting
• Conduct in-person and telephone screening prior to admission
• Complete comprehensive client intake assessments
• Monitor withdrawal symptoms using evidence-based protocols
• Administer oral and injectable medications and document care accurately
• Identify clients requiring a higher level of care and coordinate hospital transfers when necessary
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members, including Nurse Practitioners and Withdrawal Management Workers
• Liaise with external partners such as pharmacies, hospitals, and RAAM medical teams to support continuity of care
• Collect specimens including blood, urine, and blood glucose
• Support medication reconciliation and maintain EMR records
• Contribute to maintaining a clean, safe, and therapeutic environment
• Participate in the development of collaborative discharge planning

What You’ll Bring

• Registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Registered Practical Nurse Diploma from a CNO-recognized program
• Clinical experience in addictions or mental health preferred (withdrawal management experience an asset)
• Strong knowledge of CNO Standards of Practice and commitment to reflective practice
• Valid First Aid and CPR certification
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and familiarity with electronic medical records
• Access to reliable transportationCapacity to manage exposure to direct and vicarious trauma

Training and Capacity Building

New to addictions nursing? We want to hear from you.

SOAR supports a compassionate learning environment and will collaborate with you on a tailored training and capacity-building plan to build confidence and competence in working with our client population. Ongoing professional development is strongly supported.

Eligibility

• Vacant Position
• Must be eligible to work in Canada

Benefits

• Salary: Starting at $30.29 hourly
• Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.
• Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.
• RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.
• A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity-deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision

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