Registered Practical Nurse (R.P.N.)
ID: #
49466376
ParaMed Home Health Care
Posted:May 5, 2026
Expires:May 27, 2026
Description
- Location: Oshawa , ON L1J 2K5
- Work location: On the road
- Salary: $ 27.96 HOUR hourly / 30 to 44 hours per week
- Job Type: Full Time
- Early morning, Morning, Day, Evening, Night, Weekend, On call, Overtime available
- Starts as soon as possible
- Vacancies: 3
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
Experience
Experience an asset
On the road
Work locations may vary. Frequent or constant travel is required from the employee.
Work setting
- Willing to relocate
- Home care and visiting care agency
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Administer medications
- Apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing
- Conduct specimen collection
- Ensure infection control
- Monitor nutritional intake
- Observe and record medication’s therapeutic and side effects
- Record medication’s therapeutic and side effects observations in patient files
- Take vital signs
- Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
- Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
- Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
- Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
- Monitor patients’ progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
Credentials
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
- Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Additional information
Security and safety
- Tuberculosis test
- Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
- Valid driver’s licence
- Own transportation
- Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Large caseload
Personal suitability
- Accurate
- Client focus
- Dependability
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Interpersonal awareness
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Values and ethics
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Paramedical services coverage
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
- Group insurance benefits
- Mileage paid
- Night shift premium
- Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
Long term benefits
- Maternity and parental benefits
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Travel insurance
- Wellness program