Job opportunity
Casual Registered Practical Nurse, Riverview Gardens
Municipality of Chatham-Kent
Job Details
Posting Details
Posted on October 30, 2026
Locations
Showing 1 location Chatham, ON N7M1G8, CAN
On-site
Nursing (Long Term Care)
Part-Time
Requisition #: CASUA001640
Description
Job Status : Permanent Casual
Full and Part-time lines available
Union : UNIFOR (RVG)
Number of Positions:
4
Hours of Work:
up to 22.5 hours
Location:
Riverview Gardens, LTC
Closing Date:
November 19, 2026, 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is currently accepting applications for permanent casual Registered Practical Nurses for Riverview Gardens Long-Term Care facility with the Seniors Services division.
Job description
The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for providing nursing care for residents of the Long-Term Care Home, in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice as established by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
Essential responsibilities
Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies
Direct and lead the team of PSW staff to ensure quality care is delivered to our residents
Perform a variety of routine nursing procedures such as distributing medication to residents, taking blood pressure, temperature and pulse, collecting blood and other specimens, preparing residents for tests and surgery, and changing residents' dressings
Assist Registered Nurses with such procedures as respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
Provide basic physical and supportive nursing care for residents with other members of the health care team (Registered Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses, and Doctors)
Monitor residents' progress, report changes in residents' condition and environment, and confer with other health care professionals about the plans for resident care
Ensure consistency in approach and optimum benefit for the residents by assessing, and identifying resident goals, planning, implementing, and evaluating the resident's progress
Follow all guidelines as legislated under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act
Play an integral role in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of residents
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
Provide planned resident-oriented, goal-directed nursing care in accordance with the provincial standards of care
Maintain compliance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and CNO standards
Skin and wound care as per best practice guidelines
Supervise and train Personal Support Workers, Registered Practical Nurses and students
Essential qualifications
Secondary school graduation diploma or equivalent education (i.e. GED certificate) required
Completion of a Practical Nursing program required
Completion of a post-diploma geriatric program is preferred
Training in appropriate use of restraints and current best practices in least restraint policy an asset
Experience with RAI-MDS coding an asset
Familiar with Point Click Care (PCC) / EMAR (Electronic Medication Administration Record) an asset
Other qualifications
RPN work experience, or student placement experience, in a long-term care home an asset
RPN work experience or student placement experience in a setting for care of the elderly
Experience with restorative care
Experience participating in a workplace committee
Excellent team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills
Possess computer keyboarding skills
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Posted on October 30, 2026
Locations
Showing 1 location Chatham, ON N7M1G8, CAN
On-site
Nursing (Long Term Care)
Part-Time
Requisition #: CASUA001640
Description
Job Status : Permanent Casual
Full and Part-time lines available
Union : UNIFOR (RVG)
Number of Positions:
4
Hours of Work:
up to 22.5 hours
Location:
Riverview Gardens, LTC
Closing Date:
November 19, 2026, 11:59pm EST. Applications received after this deadline will not be accepted.
The Municipality of Chatham-Kent is currently accepting applications for permanent casual Registered Practical Nurses for Riverview Gardens Long-Term Care facility with the Seniors Services division.
Job description
The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for providing nursing care for residents of the Long-Term Care Home, in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice as established by the College of Nurses of Ontario.
Essential responsibilities
Demonstrate Chatham-Kent’s core values and competencies
Direct and lead the team of PSW staff to ensure quality care is delivered to our residents
Perform a variety of routine nursing procedures such as distributing medication to residents, taking blood pressure, temperature and pulse, collecting blood and other specimens, preparing residents for tests and surgery, and changing residents' dressings
Assist Registered Nurses with such procedures as respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
Provide basic physical and supportive nursing care for residents with other members of the health care team (Registered Nurses, Psychiatric Nurses, and Doctors)
Monitor residents' progress, report changes in residents' condition and environment, and confer with other health care professionals about the plans for resident care
Ensure consistency in approach and optimum benefit for the residents by assessing, and identifying resident goals, planning, implementing, and evaluating the resident's progress
Follow all guidelines as legislated under the Ontario Occupational Health and Safety Act
Play an integral role in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating the care of residents
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
Provide planned resident-oriented, goal-directed nursing care in accordance with the provincial standards of care
Maintain compliance with the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and CNO standards
Skin and wound care as per best practice guidelines
Supervise and train Personal Support Workers, Registered Practical Nurses and students
Essential qualifications
Secondary school graduation diploma or equivalent education (i.e. GED certificate) required
Completion of a Practical Nursing program required
Completion of a post-diploma geriatric program is preferred
Training in appropriate use of restraints and current best practices in least restraint policy an asset
Experience with RAI-MDS coding an asset
Familiar with Point Click Care (PCC) / EMAR (Electronic Medication Administration Record) an asset
Other qualifications
RPN work experience, or student placement experience, in a long-term care home an asset
RPN work experience or student placement experience in a setting for care of the elderly
Experience with restorative care
Experience participating in a workplace committee
Excellent team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills
Possess computer keyboarding skills
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