Centretown Community Health Centre
Centretown Community Health Centre
Position: Registered Practical Nurse – Integrated Health Services
Region: Ottawa
Description:
Summary
The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) works within their scope of practice to preserve and promote the health of clients in the community served by CCHC. Applying nursing knowledge and skills in accordance with professional standards and guidelines, the RPN provides care to individuals, families and groups as part of an interdisciplinary primary care team. The role embraces a client-centered, trauma-informed and harm reduction approach, recognizing the impact of social determinants of health throughout a person’s life. The RPN also monitors and maintains infection prevention and control practices in accordance with provincial standards, ensures the daily cleanliness and readiness of examination rooms, performs reprocessing medical instruments in accordance with applicable regulatory guidelines, and maintains appropriate stock levels.
Requirements:
Essential:
- Diploma of Registered Practical Nursing
- Possession of, or eligibility for, registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Eligible for membership with the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.
- Certification in Reprocessing Medical Equipment.
- Minimum of 3 years of recent nursing experience related to the area of practice.
- Medical Equipment Reprocessing experience in a hospital setting.
- Strong clinical assessment skills.
- Knowledge of medical equipment reprocessing.
- Ability to work independently and within a multi-disciplinary team.
- Knowledge of health promotion principles.
- Ability to apply trauma-informed and harm reduction concepts and philosophy.
- Demonstrated understanding of the health system and ability to provide guidance in navigating same.
- Demonstrated ability to prioritize and triage tasks and responsibilities effectively, including the flexibility to address unanticipated needs.
- Demonstrated capacity to welcome and collaborate with individuals from diverse backgrounds and communities.
- Excellent interpersonal skills, including the capacity to establish relationships and manage challenging situations.
- Good trouble shooting and problem-solving skills.
- Demonstrated ability to communicate in both official languages effectively including strong written and verbal communication skills.
- Excellent organizational skills.
- Advocacy skills.
- Demonstrated proficiency in accurate charting and documentation.
- Demonstrated ability to model “client centred” service delivery.
- Proficient with the use of computers and various applications including Microsoft Office Suite, electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic record keeping tools.
- Availability to work occasional weekends or evenings.
Desirables:
- Other languages are considered an asset.
Language designation
Bilingual (English/French). (Bilingual requirement will apply based on needs at the time of recruitment
- English, written and spoken
- French written and spoken
Salary: $48,423 – $58,340 / annually
Terms of Employment: Full-Time, Permanent
Deadline for Application: Friday, November 20, 2026
How to Apply:
Submit your letter of interest along with your résumé on or before November 20, 2026,11:59 pm to jobs@centretownchc.org.
Please note the following:
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- The subject line of your email should read “RPN-IHS”
- The file name for your resume should read: “(last name) _ (first name) _ Resume”
- The file name for your cover letter should read: “(last name) _ (first name) _ Cover Letter”
We thank all applicants for their interest. Only applicants invited to an interview will be contacted.
Candidates requiring accommodation during the application and/or the interview process should contact us at jobs@centretownchc.org so arrangements can be made. CCHC is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity in its workforce and as such, we encourage applications from individuals who reflect the broad diversity of communities we work with.
Centretown CHC has a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy, as such applicants must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 and provide proof of vaccinations to be considered for employment. Reasonable accommodation will be considered for persons with medical exemption or other exemptions under the Ontario Human Rights Code.
In accordance with the Ontario Employment Standards Act and as part of our commitment to transparency, CCHC may use artificial intelligence (AI) technology during its recruitment process to assist in the screening, assessment or selection of candidates. Our use of AI is intended to support and not replace the judgment of our hiring professionals. All final hiring decisions remain the responsibility of our team as we are committed to a fair and equitable recruitment process for all applicants.
Location: Ottawa
Profession Type: Nurses (NP, RN and RPN)
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