Posted 17 days ago
Casual RPN - Riverpath Retirement
@ Riverstone Retirement Communities
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
Riverstone Retirement Communities is hiring a casual Registered Practical Nurse for its Riverpath Retirement Community, at $32.25 per hour. The role covers resident nursing care, medication administration, supervision of PSW/HCA staff and charting in a senior living setting. Candidates need current College of Nurses of Ontario registration and two or more years of experience, preferably in geriatrics.
Pay:
$32.25 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Assess and monitor residents' health and wellbeing
- Administer and supervise medications as ordered
- Direct, assign and evaluate PSW/HCA work
- Develop and update resident care plans
- Chart observations and liaise with physicians and families
Requirements summary:
- Current College of Nurses of Ontario registration in good standing
- Medication Administration Certification
- Current CPR and First Aid
- Two or more years of experience, preferably geriatric
- Excellent communication and supervisory skills
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Source and dates
Employer career site / ATS feed · dayforce-feed
- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-22
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-22
These dates describe the source record, not a live verification that the employer is still hiring. Check the original posting.
Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | College of Nurses of Ontario registration, Medication Administration Certification, CPR, First Aid |
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Riverstone Retirement Communities
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 45 |
Riverpath Retirement Community - Registered Practical Nurse
Casual - $32.25/hr
Existing Vacancy
Riverstone Retirement Communities is a locally owned and operated company. We believe that everyone deserves to live a meaningful, engaged, and joyful life. We strive to ensure our residents live comfortably and with dignity in a safe and happy environment.
Riverstone offers a highly respected, full continuum of care to its residents with a variety of lifestyle options to best suit their needs-from Independent, Assisted living, and Memory Care. Allowing each resident the freedom to live their best life.
Our valued employees work in an environment that fosters job satisfaction, respect, responsibility, loyalty, and personal growth. We are looking for positive, caring team members who want to make a difference in the lives of seniors.
More than just Senior Living. It's a new life.
QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario and Medication Administration Certification
- Current CPR and First Aid Certification
Background:
- Two years or more experience, preferably in a geriatric setting;
- Excellent communication skills;
- Supervisory skills, emergency management and added nursing skills.
Personal Requirements:
- Work as part of a team
- Capable of adapting to different situations and change
- Keen interest in working with seniors
FUNCTIONS:
- Assists the Director of Care in the planning, development, organization, implementation and evaluation of the overall quality of resident care by the nursing department;
- Delivered and received report at the beginning and end of each shift;
- Participates in the development of health care plan for each resident and ensures that it is carried out, reviewed and revised as necessary;
- Performs initial and ongoing nursing assessments of residents’ needs;
- Carries out constant surveillance of residents for physical and emotional well-being and accounts for each resident on each shift;
- Administers and/or supervises medication as ordered by residents’ attending physician;
- Assists residents with personal care as required;
- Charts any unusual symptoms and/or observations;
- Calls residents physician when necessary;
- Orders, administers and stores medication and treatment in compliance with the Riverstone RC polices, pharmacy and standards of the College of Nurses of Ontario, for current and new residents.
- Provides orientation to all new hires and directs, assigns and evaluates the work of PSW/HCA;
- Ability to manage department in the absence of Director of Care, in areas such as staffing, equipment breakdown, supply ordering and receiving;
- Liaises with other health care [personnel, agencies and families as required;
- Assist in orientation of the residents, family members and nursing staff;
- Completes audits and reports as required.
Riverstone Retirement is committed to being an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please advise in advance if you require any accommodation during the application or selection process. Any information you send us will be handled professionally, respectfully and in complete confidence.
While we thank all candidates for their interest, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
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