RPN: Mental Health & Long-Term Care

ROYAL OTTAWA HEALTH CARE GROUP; Ottawa; Hybrid; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Royal Ottawa Place, a 64-bed long-term care facility, seeks an experienced Practical Nurse (RPN) to provide holistic nursing care to residents with stable mental illness and physical limitations. Responsibilities include assessments, medication administration, and collaboration with the inter-disciplinary team.

Requirements include a Diploma in Practical Nursing, current CNO registration, CPR/AED, and CPI training, with preference for mental health experience and group facilitation skills.

Qualifications

• Graduate of recognized Diploma Program in Practical Nursing.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to adults with mental illness and/or physical limitations in a long-term care setting.
• Work as part of an inter-disciplinary team to support resident well-being.
• Monitor and document clinical status and response to treatments.

Skills

Glucometer reading

Vital signs

Injection skills

Physical assessment

Mental health assessment

Catheterization

Medication administration

O2 administration

Wound care

Suctioning

Safe patient handling

Bladder scanning

ECT recovery

Skin care and feeding

Therapeutic relationships

Inter-disciplinary teamwork

Basic computer skills

English proficiency

Psychiatric/mental health nursing

Substance use disorders knowledge

Group facilitation

Concurrent disorders experience

Mechanical lifts knowledge

Education

Diploma in Practical Nursing

Registration with College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)

CPR/AED Certification (within last 2 years)

Prevention of Violence in the Workplace (C.P.I.) training

Ongoing professional development commitment

Two years recent psychiatric/mental health nursing experience

Tools

Computer literacy

Job description

Royal Ottawa Place, a 64-bed long-term care facility, seeks an experienced Practical Nurse (RPN) to provide holistic nursing care to residents with stable mental illness and physical limitations. Responsibilities include assessments, medication administration, and collaboration with the inter-disciplinary team.

Requirements include a Diploma in Practical Nursing, current CNO registration, CPR/AED, and CPI training, with preference for mental health experience and group facilitation skills.