Registered Nurse

Fonction publique de l'Ontario; Kawartha Lakes; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 116,000; Full time

Job summary

Ontario Public Service's Central East Correctional Centre is seeking a compassionate Registered Nurse to join our health care team in an unconventional setting. You will deliver comprehensive nursing care, conduct health assessments, participate in inter‑professional planning, and support rehabilitation and safe custody goals while adhering to professional standards.

You will collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to provide emergency and ongoing care, assist in program development, and

Qualifications

• Must be a Registered Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CONO).
• Provide full scope of nursing care for patients with complex needs and unpredictable outcomes.
• Demonstrate critical thinking, emergency response, and inter‑professional collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Conduct health assessments for triage and ongoing care.
• Advocate for patient participation in care plans.
• Monitor treatment plans and responses to interventions.
• Communicate with community providers for health histories and transitions of care.
• Contribute to health program development within the institution.
• Provide emergency, acute care, crisis intervention, and health teaching.

Skills

Registered Nurse

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Emergency care

Education

Registered Nurse in good standing with CONO

Job description

$1,562.72 - $2,240.04 Per week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.

Provide compassionate care in an unconventional setting

We are seeking caring and compassionate Registered Nurses to join our health care team at the Central East Correctional Centre. Nurses who work in corrections, practice a wide range of nursing skills in an unconventional setting. They play an important part of the rehabilitation process by helping patients in custody achieve independence and self-care. This helps increase the chance of a patient leaving custody successfully re-entering the community.

About the job

As a Registered Nurse with the Central East Correctional Centre, you will work collaboratively as a member of the inter‑professional health care team to develop, implement and evaluate patient‑specific plans of care. You can expect the typical day to include activities such as:

• Conducting health assessments for the purposes of triage and on‑going care
• Advocating for and encouraging patient participation in the plan of care
• Monitoring treatment plans and response to health care interventions
• Communicating with community care providers to obtain health histories and facilitate transitional care
• Contributing to health program development within the institution
• Providing emergency care, acute care, crisis intervention, health teaching, and counselling for patients considered medically stable and unstable
• Practising in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario practice standards, ministry expectations, and the security requirements of the institution

What you bring to the team

Mandatory Requirements

You are currently a Registered Nurse in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Nursing Knowledge and Experience

You can:

• provide full scope of services to patients with complex health care needs and unpredictable outcomes
• collect, interpret and evaluate health information to complete comprehensive health assessments
• develop treatment and care plans, evaluate responses to planned interventions, and modify interventions in collaboration with the inter‑professional team
• address emergency situations and implement appropriate therapeutic interventions

You have knowledge of professional standards and guidelines, best practice guidelines, and nursing theories, practices, and relevant legislation such as the Regulated Health Professions Act and Health Care Consent Act.

Critical Thinking, Analytical and Organizational Skills

You can provide emergency care, acute care, crisis intervention, health teaching, and counselling to patients with routine or complex health care needs, and/or unpredictable outcomes

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

You can:

• work effectively with staff and patients
• advocate on behalf of patients on health care treatments
• explain possible side effects of medications and medical treatments
• provide health education, and promote and support treatment goals
• work as part of an inter‑professional team
• use a team approach to deliver care to a diverse patient population

Hours of Work

The hours of work for the full‑time positions are 40 hours per week. You are expected to work rotating shifts in a health care unit that provides 7 days per week service, up to 24 hours a day.

Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are building an inclusive workforce that reflects the communities we serve. We encourage everyone interested in working with us to apply, including people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black and racialized individuals, as well as people from all ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations, gender identities and gender expressions.

Our hiring process is accessible, consistent with Ontario's Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005. We are working to prevent and remove barriers in our hiring processes and can offer accommodation to address specific needs related to Code-protected grounds such as disability, family status and religion. For more information about accommodation during the hiring process please contact us.

Learn more about the work the OPS is doing to create an inclusive, anti‑racist, accessible and diverse workplace:

• diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives
• accessibility
• Anti‑Racism Policy

What we offer

Working as a nurse in a correctional facility can be highly rewarding for several reasons:

• You will practice a wide range of nursing skills, from acute care to mental health, providing a unique and varied work experience
• You will play a crucial role in the rehabilitation process, helping patients in custody achieve independence and self-care, which increases their chances of successfully re‑entering the community
• The unconventional setting challenges you to adapt and grow professionally, enhancing resilience and problem‑solving abilities
• By improving the health and well‑being of patients in custody, you will contribute significantly to improving their health outcomes and contribute to public health and safety

The Ontario Public Service is one of Ontario's largest employers. Employees work for 30 ministries, with offices in more than 70 cities across the province. We offer:

• a career that can grow across ministries and job functions
• flexible learning and developmental opportunities, including education and mentorship programs
• many employee networks offering support for and education about underrepresented groups

Our comprehensive compensation and benefits package includes:

• a defined‑benefit lifetime pension plan (guaranteed, ongoing inflation‑protected income after retirement)
• group health, dental, life and disability benefits
• a range of vacation and leave options
• an Employee and Family Assistance Program, which provides confidential counseling services
• Inclusive Counselling Services, which provides confidential mental health support from professionals belonging to diverse communities

Additional information

• 10 English Permanent, 541 Highway 36, Lindsay, East Region, Vulnerable Sector Check, Credit History Check, Local Police Databases Search, PIP/NICHE/RMS
• About security checks: A criminal or other federal offence record does not automatically disqualify you from the position. We consider each situation based on the position's responsibilities. If a check is needed and you've lived outside of Canada in the past 5 years for 6 or more months in a row, or if you are not a Canadian resident, you'll need to provide an out‑of‑country police clearance certificate from the country you lived in. Employment screening checks are only reviewed and evaluated by the Transition and Security Office, which also maintains them and keeps them strictly confidential.
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