Registered Practical Nurse - Temporary Full-Time - Pioneer Ridge

The Corporation of the City of Thunder Bay

has a rewarding opportunity for a

Registered Practical Nurse!

Work Location: Thunder Bay

As a Registered Practical Nurse, assumes the team leader role of the Resident Home Area including resident care, staff, and the environment within the RPN scope of practice; provides optimum individualized resident care in accordance with the Standards of Nursing Practice, College of Nurses of Ontario, and long-term care legislation.

This role reports to the Clinical Manager with the following accountabilities:

• As a valued member of the team, the Registered Practical Nurse demonstrates a commitment to resident safety by providing quality care in accordance with the Pioneer Ridge vision, mission, and caring philosophy.
• Plans, implements, coordinates, and evaluates the nursing care of the residents to meet their physical, psychological, emotional, cultural, spiritual, and social needs.
• Completes all required documentation including assessment, care plans, medical documentation, MDS and RAI.
• Encourages resident participation and family support in activities of daily living and participates in the provision of health promotion.
• Creates a comfortable and safe environment that provides for opportunities for privacy, dignity, autonomy, independence and individuality and maintenance of personal lifestyle, values, and resident rights.
• Demonstrates clinical skills by recognizing the importance of maintaining resident independence through promotion and encouragement of their involvement in Activities of Daily Living.

Ideal Candidate

• Current unrestricted certificate of competence (registration in good standing) as a Registered Practical Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario and proof of current Basic Cardiac Life Support.
• Knowledge of long-term care legislation; specifically, the Long Term Care Home Act as well as the Residents Bill of Rights
• Experience in Long Term Care or gerontology
• Ability to identify, understand, and meet/exceed the requirements of internal and external customers

Why Pioneer Ridge?

Comprised of 200+ staff, who are highly skilled and trained, Pioneer Ridge provides 150 Long Term Care beds and is a place for residents to live well. Residents are treated equally in a setting of compassion and care, through quality nursing care, life enrichment programs, balanced nutrition, and social and spiritual opportunities.

Since 2018, Pioneer Ridge is a recognized Best Practice Spotlight Organization with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario; and has also been accredited by the Canadian Council on Health Services, which is a testament to the quality of care and services that are provided to residents.

Community Commitment Program for Nurses (CCPN - $25,000 Incentive Program)

The City is an approved employer for this temporary recruitment initiative that provides $25,000 in grant funding to eligible new nursing graduates in exchange for a two-year commitment to an eligible employer.

Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Commitment Incentive

Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs) who join our team and make a 24-month commitment to Pioneer Ridge may be eligible to receive $8,000 through our RPN Commitment Incentive Program.

General Information:

As an equal opportunity employer, the City of Thunder Bay encourages applications from Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, members of visible minority groups, women and members of the 2SLGBTQ+ community.

Accommodation: Reasonable accommodations are available upon request for all parts of the recruitment process.

Privacy: Personal information on this form is collected under the authority of the Municipal Act, c. 302, as amended, and will be used to determine eligibility for employment.