Description du poste
Position: Registered Practical Nurse
Job Type: Full-time
Reporting to: Executive Director or delegate
Hourly Wage: $25.85 - $27.81
Closing Date: November 26, 2026
The Burlington Family Health Team (BFHT) provides team-based primary care and programming. We seek to hire an enthusiastic and skilled Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to join our team. The ideal candidate is an intuitive, adaptable, self-directed health professional with a passion for primary care and a strong commitment to providing and improving team-based patient care in the community.
Position Summary:
The RPN will deliver clinical and educational services in accordance with the Standards of Practice of the College of Nurses of Ontario and the policies and procedures of the BFHT. As a member of an interdisciplinary health care team, the Registered Practical Nurse works within the full scope of RPN practice to provide assessment, education and intervention for patients of all ages, but with a particular focus on adults, including older adults. Our older adult programs and services address the complex health care needs and challenges associated with aging, including illness/disease prevention, chronic disease management, mobility issues, cognitive impairment, mental health conditions, and the maintenance of overall health and well-being. Services are provided in the clinic setting and in various community settings, including patient homes.
Key Responsibilities:
* Work within the full scope of the registered practical nurse in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario standards.
* Work collaboratively as a member of the Community Remote Care Monitoring Program, the Memory Care program, Aging Well other programming to provide interdisciplinary care for older adults.
* Conduct patient assessments and create personalized care plans that address specific health conditions and goals for patients.
* Identify, develop and implement services and programs that support health, prevent hospital admissions and facilitate transitions, including transitions from hospital to home.
* Collaborate with members of the interprofessional primary care team to plan, implement, coordinate and evaluate patient care to support comprehensive interdisciplinary approaches to patient care and education.
* Communicate effectively to provide education and counsel patients and their families on their age-related health issues in collaboration with other health care providers to support and maximize self-management of chronic diseases
* Apply evidence-based clinical practice guidelines and best practices to screening, monitoring, and assessment of patients’ physical and emotional well-being
* Assist patients (and their caregivers) to identify and use health resources, including those available in the community and from community agencies
* Develop patient resources and materials to support patient education
* Maintain complete and accurate patient records, utilizing the Telus Collaborative Health Recor