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Consider Your Next Career with the Ministry of the Solicitor General, Ontario Public Service!

The Ontario Public Service is one of the largest employers in the province, with a wide range of exciting career opportunities. We believe in the core values of trust, fairness, diversity, excellence, creativity, collaboration, efficiency and responsiveness. We invite you to join our teams!

We are seeking caring and compassionate Registered Practical Nurses to join our health care team at the Niagara Detention Centre. As a Registered Practical Nurse, you will provide nursing care, within the RPN scope of practice as defined by the College of Nurses of Ontario, to patients in stable health care conditions and patients in health care conditions with predicable outcomes.

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How we support diversity, inclusion and accessibility

We are committed to build a workforce that reflects the communities we serve and to promote a diverse, anti-racist, inclusive, accessible, merit-based, respectful and equitable workplace.

We invite all interested individuals to apply and encourage applications from people with disabilities, Indigenous, Black, and racialized individuals, as well as people from a diversity of ethnic and cultural origins, sexual orientations, gender identities and expressions.

Visit the OPS Anti-Racism Policy and the OPS Diversity and Inclusion Blueprint pages to learn more about the OPS commitment to advance racial equity, accessibility, diversity, and inclusion in the public service.

We offer employment accommodation across the recruitment process and all aspects of employment consistent with the requirements of Ontario's Human Rights Code. Refer to the "How to apply" section if you require a disability-related accommodation.

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About the job

In this role, you will:

• Prepare and administer medications
• Monitor effects, side effects and adverse effects of medications and/treatment
• Report observations to the MD/registered nurse
• Respond to emergencies and urgent care
• Monitor patients' healthcare status
• Maintain accurate medical records and charts
• Maintain a safe, secure and clean environment
• Liaise with other clinical and correctional professionals
• Practice in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario Practice Standards and Ministry expectations

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What you bring to the team

Mandatory requirements

• You are currently registered in good standing as a Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Nursing Knowledge, Experience and Skills

• You can provide full scope of services to patients with defined needs, and/or predicable outcomes, including the ability to: elicit, interpret and evaluate information from patients and other sources; evaluate and assess patients' responses to planned health care interventions; identify patients with complex needs; contribute to the development of treatment and care plans
• You have knowledge of professional practice standards, best practice guidelines, and nursing theories, practices and relevant legislation (such as Regulated Health Professions Act, Health Care Consent Act) to develop and provide nursing care, and ensure appropriate treatment is administered

Problem-Solving and Analytical skills

• You can identify patients with complex needs, and provide routine and emergency care, health teaching and counselling to patients with defined needs and/or predicable outcomes

Communication and Interpersonal Skills

• You can work effectively with staff and patients, advocate on behalf of patients, explain health care treatment, explain possible side effects of medications and medical treatment, provide health education, and promote and support treatment goals

Teamwork Skills

• You can work as a member of an inter-professional team to discuss patient care with other health care professionals, and deliver care to a diverse patient population

Hours of Work

• The hours of work for the irregularly-scheduled, casual positions are 0-40 hours per week. You are expected to work rotating shifts in a health care unit that provides 7 days per week service, up to 24 hours a day.

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Don't meet every qualification?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

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