Registered Practical Nurse, Full Time, AMH Community High Intensity Treatment

Providence Care; Greater Napanee; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A community healthcare organization in Lennox and Addington County is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse to provide psychiatric nursing services, including medication management and crisis intervention. The ideal candidate has a Registered Practical Nursing Diploma and experience in psychiatric settings. This role offers competitive salaries and additional benefits.

Benefits

Competitive salaries

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Education and mentorship opportunities

Qualifications

• Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Minimum three years work experience in inpatient psychiatric settings preferred.
• Minimum one year work experience in outpatient psychiatric services.

Responsibilities

• Provide psychiatric nursing services and medication management.
• Support treatment goals in collaboration with treatment teams.
• Conduct ongoing assessments of clients' mental health.

Skills

Medication management

Client assessment

Symptom management

Crisis intervention

Education

Registered Practical Nursing Diploma

Job description

Overview

Job Code: 18685
Status: Full Time
Location: Community High Intensity Treatment
Union: OPSEU Service Clerical
Wage: $ 35.82 - $ 37.06
Posting Period: September 17, 2025 - September 26, 2025

Responsibilities

• Under the direction of the Community Team Manager, the Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for the provision of psychiatric nursing services, including medication management and administration in conjunction with the team psychiatrist and nurses on the team, assessing the needs of clients, making appropriate referrals to community physicians and consulting with Registered Nurses as required. The RPN also contributes to the development of comprehensive client-centered assessments and treatment plans. In addition, the RPN will assist in the service coordination for an assigned group of clients that includes providing a range of treatment, rehabilitation and support services.
• Provides individualized service coordination for an assigned group of clients including coordinating and monitoring the activities of the individual treatment team; assumes primary responsibility for overall treatment goals and plans in collaboration with the client and treatment team, providing individual supportive therapy and symptom management, ensuring immediate changes are made in the treatment plans as clients’ needs change, educating and supporting clients’ families, and advocating for clients’ rights and preferences.
• Takes a lead role or participates in providing medication administration and medical services.
• Assists with ongoing assessment of clients’ mental illness symptoms and clients’ response to treatment. Makes appropriate changes in treatment plan to ensure immediate and appropriate interventions are provided in response to changes in mental status or behaviour, which put clients at risk (e.g. suicidality).
• Provides ongoing assessment, problem-solving, side-by-side services, skill training, supervision (e.g. prompts, assignments, monitoring, encouragement), and environmental adaptations to assist clients with activities of daily living.
• Provides on-call crisis intervention covering nighttime hours, serves as backup to evening and weekend staff, and provides night and weekend staff support as required.

Qualifications

• Registered Practical Nursing Diploma
• Unrestricted registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum three (3) years of work experience in an inpatient psychiatric setting, preferred
• Minimum one (1) year of work experience providing services to adults with a serious mental illness in an outpatient psychiatric setting

Why Work at Providence Care Community Teams

• Providence Care offers a wide range of community services across Southeastern Ontario
• Community services striving for excellence in care, education and research
• Committed to people centred approach to care delivery
• Competitive salaries, benefits and pension
• Corporate and service specific orientation for new hires
• Focus on Healthy Workplace and Culture of Quality
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• Education, mentorship and bursary opportunities
• Fully affiliated with Queen’s University and St. Lawrence College and other academic institutions
• Locations in Kingston, Belleville, Brockville, Kingston, Napanee and Sharbot Lake