Overview

As a Registered Practical Nurse in Medical Rehabilitative Care, you'll support patients recovering from complex medical conditions as they work toward improved strength, mobility, and independence. You’ll deliver consistent, practical nursing care that helps patients achieve their day-to-day recovery goals, while observing and responding to changes in their health status. The mix of medical diagnoses, including post-surgical care, infections, frailty, and cognitive impairment, keeps your work engaging and clinically stimulating. If you’re looking for a role where skilled nursing meets steady progress, this position offers meaningful impact alongside a collaborative, learning-focused team.

Is this you?

You are someone who brings both strong communication skills and emotional awareness to every interaction. You understand that patients recovering from illness or injury may feel frustrated, uncertain, or vulnerable and you respond with patience, empathy and calm reassurance. You take time to listen, explain, and encourage, always adjusting your approach to meet people where they are. Your ability to create trust through everyday interactions is part of what makes you a reliable and valued caregiver.

With patients recovering from a broad range of medical conditions, you rely on your well-rounded nursing knowledge to meet diverse and often overlapping needs. You’re flexible in how you approach care, able to adapt to each patient’s progress and respond to the unexpected. You apply critical thinking to make sound, informed decisions that support both safety and recovery. Through self-reflection, you turn daily experiences into opportunities to refine your approach and elevate the care you provide.

If you are looking for a place to learn, grow, and contribute from day one, medical rehabilitative care offers that opportunity.



The diversity of patient needs keeps your practice dynamic, while the pace allows time to think, reflect, and apply what you’ve learned. It's a valuable starting point for building both competence and confidence in nursing.

About the Medical Rehabilitative Unit (4 North)

At Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, our 4N Medical Rehabilitative Care team supports patients through some of their most challenging and transformative recoveries. Our team of over 45 individuals brings together nurses, physicians, and professionals from other health disciplines to support complex recoveries. We care for patients with a wide range of medical conditions (such as infections, recent surgeries, deconditioning, frailty, and cognitive impairment) who are working to regain strength, mobility, and functional independence. Many patients have multiple diagnoses and require both medical oversight and rehabilitation-focused support to progress with daily activities. Our team is highly collaborative and focused on helping each patient reach meaningful recovery goals.

In this role you will

- Provide competent, evidence-based nursing care to assigned patients, consistent with the predictability and complexity of their health conditions
- Collaborate with the patient, significant others and interprofessional team in the provision of care
- Create and strengthen an environment conducive to professional and personal growth
- Be assigned patients with complex care needs that are well defined, have predictable outcomes,



and manageable responses, following admission and assessment by a Registered Nurse confirming they meet these criteria
- Meet the standards and exercise judgement for providing secure, competent and ethical nursing care
- Contribute to patient and caregiver education, ensuring information is communicated effectively and respectfully
- Participate in interprofessional safety huddles and team rounds
- Perform other duties consistent with the job classification, as required

Job Type and Requirements

Job Type: Temporary Full Time (up to 12 months)

Rotation: Day/Night

Mandatory

- Registered Practical Nurse with current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
- If graduated prior to 1995, must have medication administration certificate from an approved community college or equivalent course
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

Preferred

- Diploma from a recognized RPN training program or equivalent
- Recent completion of a physical assessment course

Skills and Knowledge

- Familiarity with:
- Regulated Health Professions Act
- Occupational Health and Safety Act, WHMIS
- Standards of Nursing Practice of the College of Nurses of Ontario

- Excellent assessment and clinical skills
- Demonstrated ability in providing patient-focused care
- Proven ability to make decisions and manage workload in a fast-paced work environment
- Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

Salary: Minimum - $34.812/hour; Maximum - $35.970/hour

Vacancy Type: This position is for replacement opportunity.

If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your practical nursing career within medical rehabilitative care, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.

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