Posted 2 months ago
Registered Practical Nurse (RPT 0.4 FTE)
@ The Royal
Ottawa, Ontario
Overview
The Royal is hiring a Registered Practical Nurse for a 0.4 FTE resource team role, floating across all hospital units as needed. The work covers direct nursing care and technical skills such as medication administration, vital signs and catheterization, with CNO registration and CPR/AED and CPI training required. Psychiatric or mental health nursing experience is preferred.
Responsibilities:
- Float to all hospital units as required
- Provide direct nursing care to patients
- Perform technical nursing skills and assessments
- Support the interdisciplinary care team
Requirements summary:
- Diploma in Practical Nursing
- Current CNO registration
- CPR/AED within last 2 years
- CPI violence prevention training
- Two years recent psychiatric nursing experience preferred
- English level A- mandatory
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-21
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-27
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-27
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer low |
| Languages | English, French |
| Licences & certifications | College of Nurses of Ontario registration, CPR/AED |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Practical Nursing |
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The Royal
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Nebraska |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 58 |
About the Role
Nursing Resource Team
As a Resource Team RPN, you will be available to float to all units of the hospital as required.
Qualifications
- Graduate of recognized Diploma Program in Practical Nursing;
- Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Knowledge of CNO Standards regarding RPN scope of practice.
- Understanding of MHA and relevant legislation.
- CPR/AED Certification within the last 2 years.
- Completion of Prevention of Violence in the Workplace training (C.P.I.) required.
- Commitment to ongoing professional development
- Technical skills such as glucometer reading, vital signs, injection skills, physical assessment/mental health assessment, catheterization, medication administration, O2 administration, basic wound care, suctioning, safe patient handling, bladder scanning, ECT recovery, skin care and feeding
- Ability to develop therapeutic relations with patients
- Ability to function as a member of the inter-disciplinary team
- Basic computer skills required
Preferred:
- Two years recent experience in psychiatric/mental health nursing
- Knowledge of mechanical lifts, transferring and positioning techniques
Language Requirements
English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, comprehension, reading and writing. Bilingual (French/English) is considered an asset
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