About this role
Job Status: Permanent Part-Time & Casual Union: RVG ONA Number of Positions: 1 Location: Riverview Gardens Closing Date: October 8, 2026 at 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.
Job description:
The Registered Nurse (RN) is responsible for ensuring that a high standard of care is combined with an understanding of the needs of people with long term disabilities and particularly those disabilities associated with aging.
Essential responsibilities:
• Demonstrate Chatham-Kent's core values and competencies
• Provide nursing care in accordance with the administrative policies, medical director's orders, established standards and recognized nursing principles; this care is provided on a shift basis as scheduled in order to ensure that residents of the Home have nursing care 24 hours per day, seven days per week
• Administer medications and treatments as prescribed by a physician or according to established policies and protocols
• Complete an individualized plan of care for each resident
• Assess resident's health status on an ongoing basis and institutes appropriate care measures
• Monitor, assess, address, document and report symptoms and changes in residents' conditions
• Operate or monitor medical apparatus or equipment
• Follow all guidelines for employees and employers as legislated under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act
• Coordinate skin and wound care programs according to MOH Long Term Care standards and Services for Seniors best practice policies and procedures
• 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
• Working as per CNO standards
• Maintaining compliance with the Long Term Care Homes Act, 2007
• May supervise registered practical nurses and other nursing staff
Essential qualifications:
• Possess a secondary school graduation diploma or equivalent education (i.e. GED certificate)
• Completion of a Registered Nurse diploma program or a BScN degree program required
• Completion of a post-diploma geriatric program is desired
• Previous general registered nursing experience required
• Registered Nurse work experience, or student placement experience, in a long term care home setting
• Additional experience in geriatric, rehabilitation or psychiatric nursing
• Ability to apply knowledge, skills, judgment and competencies required for safe, independent and inter-disciplinary practice by meeting nursing practice standards as outlined by the College of Nurses of Ontario and other related professional associations
• Training in appropriate use of restraints and current best practices in least restraint policy
• Ability to integrate reflection, critical thinking, education and relevant practical experience in problem solving
• Experience supervising staff
• Experience participating in a workplace committee
• Experience with RAI-MDS charting
• Familiar with PCC (PointClickCare) / EMAR (Electronic Medication Administration Record) or similar programs
• Computer knowledge, including Microsoft Office (or similar software program)
• As per the Long-Term Care Homes Act, all staff members shall promptly provide the employer with a signed declaration disclosing new charges, convictions, orders and restraining orders, consistent with Ontario Regulation 79/10 made under the Long-Term Care Homes Act, with respect to the period since the date the person's last criminal reference check under subsection (2) was conducted
Certifications, memberships, licenses:
• Current registration with the Ontario College of Nurses
• Possess current Standard Level First Aid and Level C CPR certifications
Work environment/hours of work:
• There are no guaranteed hours for this position
• This position works weekday hours, afternoon hours, evening hours, and weekend hours
• Able to accept on short notice call-in hours days, afternoons, midnights, and weekends, which may include short shifts
• This position will be required to work midnight hours
Background check requirements
Successful candidates will be required to complete a background check prior to commencement of employment. A background check may include the following: education/certification verification and employment reference check. This position works with vulnerable residents in a position of trust and authority, on a sustained and regular basis, in a largely unsupervised capacity. A Vulnerable Sector Screen is required (Long-Term Care Homes Act section 215 O. Reg. 79/10) prior to being accepted for employment. You must be 18 years of age or older to obtain a vulnerable police check.
Essential physical and/or safety requirements:
• Annual Flu immunization is required
• 2 step TB skin test to be completed within two weeks of starting position
• The employer may request a “Physical Task Analysis”
• Bending: frequent twisting, kneeling, squatting, crawling; constant stooping (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with activities of daily living; assists with portering residents when needed; preventative skin care by turning residents, re-positioning residents in bed and chair, etc.; administers medications and treatments (i.e. complex wound care) to residents assigned to their care; manages emergency situations when necessary)
• Walking: constant walking on level surface (up to 28.6 kgs or 63 lbs) (participates in medical rounds with the attending physician; assists residents with activities of daily living; assists with portering residents when needed; obtains and distributes supplies used on the nursing units; participates in indoor/outdoor resident activities; manages emergency situations when necessary)
• Sitting: constant sitting in a chair (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (participates in "shift report" at start/end of shift; completes written documentation and computerized documentation (assessments, progress notes, etc.) in online charting system in PCC software; develops/maintains care plans for each individual resident)
• Reaching: frequent reaching above shoulder; constant reaching below shoulder, forward, backward, handling (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with activities of daily living; administers medications and treatments (i.e. complex wound care) to residents assigned to their care; utilizes mechanical lifting devices; obtains and distributes supplies used on the nursing units; monitor/assists residents with meals and nourishments)
• Lifting: frequent lifting at shoulder, carrying, pushing at or above shoulder, pulling at or above shoulder; constant lifting floor to waist, waist to shoulder, pushing below shoulder, pulling below shoulder (up to 28.6 kgs or 63 lbs) (assists residents with activities of daily living; assists with portering residents when needed; preventative skin care by turning residents, re-positioning residents in bed and chair, etc.; administers medications and treatments (i.e. complex wound care) to residents assigned to their care; utilizes mechanical lifting devices; obtains and distributes supplies used on the nursing units; manages emergency situations when necessary)
• Standing: constant standing inside (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with activities of daily living; participates in indoor/outdoor resident activities)
• Hands: frequent fine finger dexterity (movement), gripping, pinching, mousing (up to 4.55 kgs or 10 lbs) (assists residents with activities of daily living; administers medications and treatments (i.e. complex wound care) to residents assigned to their care; communication via email; completes computerized documentation (assessments, progress notes, care plans, etc.)
Benefits
This permanent position has an hourly wage of $39.07 - $56.00 and will receive 15% in lieu of benefits and 6% vacation pay.
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The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is an equal opportunity employer, committed to fair and accessible employment practices that attract and retain talented employees in a workplace that is inclusive, supportive, and reflective of the diverse community we serve.