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Posted on October 30, 2026

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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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📌 Casual Registered Practical Nurse, Riverview Gardens (Ontario)
🏢 Municipality of Chatham-Kent
📍 Ontario