Posted 11 months ago
REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE, MEDICINE UNITS - OPEN CALL
@ Windsor Regional Hospital
Windsor, Ontario
Overview
Windsor Regional Hospital is hiring a full-time Registered Practical Nurse for its medicine units. The RPN provides autonomous care for less complex situations with predictable outcomes, and works with the RN and other providers on more complex care. Candidates need current RPN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and a current BCLS certification.
Responsibilities:
- Provide autonomous nursing care for less complex situations
- Administer medications and IV therapy
- Provide patient and family health teaching
- Collaborate with RN and care team on complex care
Requirements summary:
- Diploma from a recognized college or school of nursing
- Current RPN registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Current BCLS certification
- Intravenous Access and Care Certification preferred
- Available to work all shifts
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- Employer posting date
- 2025-12-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-14
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | RPN registration (College of Nurses of Ontario), BCLS, Intravenous Access and Care Certified |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Nursing |
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Windsor Regional Hospital
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Our Mission: Provide quality person-centred health care services to our community.
Full company description
Windsor Regional Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the Province of Ontario, serving a population of 400,000 people in Windsor and Essex County. It is the regional provider of advanced care in areas that include Complex Trauma, Renal Dialysis, Cardiac Care, Stroke and Neurosurgery, Intensive Care, Acute Mental Health, Family Birthing Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care, Paediatric Services, Regional Cancer services and a broad range of medical and surgical services required to support these specialized areas. Through a major initiative involving the two hospitals in Windsor, a realignment of programs and services was achieved on October 1, 2013, when Windsor Regional Hospital became responsible for the governance, management and operations of the Ouellette Campus (previously Hotel-Dieu Grace Hospital along with continuing its responsibility for the Metropolitan Campus. The ultimate vision is to design and construct a new state-of-the-art acute hospital healthcare facility serving the needs of Windsor-Essex for generations to come. Providing Acute Care Services with 650 plus beds and an operating budget of half of a billion dollars, Windsor Regional Hospital is one of the largest community based non-academic hospitals in the Province of Ontario.
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 1,952
- Reported office locations
- 1995 Lens Avenue, Windsor, N8W 1L9, CA
- 1030 Ouellette Avenue, Windsor, Ontario N9A 1E1, CA
- Other recorded names
- Windsor Regional Hospital
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
Windsor Regional Hospital is one of the largest hospitals in the Province of Ontario, serving a population of 400,000 people in Windsor and Essex County. It is the regional provider of advanced care in areas that include Complex Trauma, Renal Dialysis, Cardiac Care, Stroke and Neurosurgery, Intensive Care, Acute Mental Health, Family Birthing Centre, Neonatal Intensive Care, Paediatric Services, Regional Cancer…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 1,001-5,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Windsor |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Year founded | 1928 |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 44 |
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JOB SUMMARY:
The Registered Practical Nurse is accountable for the provision of care in accordance with the ‘standards of practice’ as delineated by the College of Nurses of Ontario. The Registered Practical Nurse provides care autonomously to meet the holistic needs of individuals experiencing less complex care situations with predicable outcomes and low risk for negative outcomes. When the RPN provides aspects of care in situation beyond this, they will do so in collaboration/consultation with the RN and other care providers.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Candidate will be a diploma graduate of a recognized college or school of nursing or equivalent (i.e. certificate RPN with added courses in medication administration, phlebotomy and health assessment)
- Current registration as an RPN with the College of Nurses required
- Current BCLS required
- Intravenous Access and Care Certified preferred
- Available to work all shifts as required
- Experience in related clinical area preferred
- Evidence of completion of additional course(s) and/or certificate(s) as per the requirements of the clinical program job posting.
SKILLS/ABILITIES (not limited to):
- Excellent organizational and problem solving skills with an ability to set priorities
- Demonstrated strong patient/family health teaching skills
- Demonstrated effective professional, interpersonal, and therapeutic communication skills required
- Thorough knowledge of nursing principles, and demonstrated competence in procedures and practice in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice and entry to practice competencies for Registered Practical Nurses, of the College of Nurses of Ontario and regulations of the Regulated Health Professions Act.
- Demonstrates knowledge, experience and the ability to care for patients with the following: initiation and maintenance of IV therapy, administration of medication above the drip chamber, blood and blood product administration, blood glucose monitoring, nasogastric tubes, wound management skills, routine and additional infection control precautions, normal and abnormal lab values
- Demonstrated ability and desire to work in a collaborative team approach and to adhere to accepted standards of personal conduct.
- Commitment to continued professional development and learning.
- Must be able to work independently in a fast-paced, rapid turnover, high patient volume area
- Willingness to participate in process improvement
- Committed to the values of the corporation and to courtesy and compassion in patient care
- A positive work and attendance record is essential
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
- Basic computer literacy required e.g. email, clinical applications, intra/internet
Windsor Regional Hospital is an equal opportunity employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, upon request, accommodation will be provided by WRH throughout the recruitment, selection and/or assessment process to applicants with disabilities.
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