Registered Practical Nurse

CUPE

Job Title:

Registered Practical Nurse

Status:
Temporary Full Time (6-12 months)

Department: LHB/LHPP Healthy Aging & Med

Program:
Patient Care Support Services

Shift: 12 Hour Shifts, DDNN Schedule (Subject to Change)

Location:

Lakeridge Health Bowmanville and Port Perry

Wage

Schedule:

$36.140 - $38.160 per hour

CUPE:  (Subsequent)

Lakeridge Health is more than a hospital. It is a health network that includes five hospitals, a long-term care home, a community-based surgical centre, and more than 30 community sites across the Durham Region. Guided by our vision of One System. Best Health. and supported by a dedicated team of nearly 9,000 staff, physicians, and volunteers, Lakeridge Health is a place where the best people want to start, grow, and finish their careers in health care.

We are focused on fostering an environment that’s inclusive, compassionate, innovative, and joyful. This is Lakeridge Health!

This position is open to all qualified CUPE staff throughout Lakeridge Health commencing 31 December 2025 and closing at 11:59 pm on 6 January 2026.

Reporting to Manager of Staffing Resource Team, the successful candidate will be responsible for personal patient care, vital signs, physical assessment, administration of medications, monitoring IV's, monitoring telemetry, setting up medical equipment as appropriate and other duties as assigned. The RPN will participate as a member of the Float Pool, Multidisciplinary Team and the Nursing Team at the Bowmanville and Port Perry site on Healthy Aging program units.

As an individual practitioner, the nurse will maintain competence and professionalism relevant to current practice. The nurse will be responsible for maintaining the health record according to hospital policy, procedure and standards.

• Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (in good standing)
• Registered Practical Nurse Diploma from an accredited community college
• Current B.C.L.S. certificate
• Recent medical-surgical experience and evidence of recent related continuing education
• Coronary Care I course (Cardiac Rhythm Interpretation) required OR must enroll within 6 months of commencing in position and successfully complete within 18 months of commencing in position (reimbursement for the cost of the course will be provided upon providing proof of completion)
• Demonstrated self-motivation regarding continuing education in areas of patient assessment, patient education, leadership and related Clinical Specialties
• Demonstrated ability to adapt to change in patient care assignments, patient care units and hospital sites within the Corporation
• Ability to lift, turn, transfer patients with the use of mechanical lifts
• Demonstrated skills in providing patient education and sharing knowledge of expected outcomes and care
• Evidence of sound organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to work well in stressful situations
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the position
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and documentation skills with the ability to work well with patients, families, all levels of staff and the community
• Demonstrates a commitment to customer service when dealing with patients, colleagues, volunteers and other members of the community and public
• Demonstrated understanding of and commitment to Lakeridge Health's comprehensive safety programs and practices including staff safety, patient safety, and environmental safety and participation in regular in service education sessions in this area; and
• Demonstrated commitment to our core values of Inclusion, Compassion, Innovation, Teamwork and Joy

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