Registered practical nurse (Rpn)
Department
- Sun
- Parlor
- Home
- Position
- Type:
- Part
- Time
- Location: Leamington, Ontario Posting #:
- SPH2026-04
- Opening
- Date: May 8, 2026
Closing Date: OPEN
Role snapshot
At Sun Parlor Home, you’ll be part of a supportive and professional care team, delivering high-quality nursing care to residents. Reporting to the Nursing Leadership Team, you’ll provide services in accordance with College of Nurses of Ontario standards and contribute meaningfully to a collaborative care environment.
Why Work With Us?
For over 100 years, Sun Parlor Home has proudly served the Essex County community as a municipally owned, not-for-profit long-term care home.
With 206 beds and a focus on resident-centered care, every resource is invested in improving quality of life.
Located in Leamington—where urban convenience meets small-town charm—you’ll enjoy a vibrant, affordable lifestyle close to Windsor and Detroit.
We’re more than just a workplace—we’re a community with deep roots and a shared mission: “to serve our community by providing supportive resident-focused care that promotes quality of life.”
What You’ll Do As a valued member of our care team, you will
- Resident Care and Engagement
- Deliver individualized nursing care and administer medications
- Provide emotional and physical support with a resident-first mindset
- Participate in interdisciplinary care conferences and health screening protocols
- Conduct clinical assessments and review lab results
- Supervise restorative and palliative programs and oversee procedures such as catheterization, tube feedings, and dialysis
- Operational Support and Compliance
- Support and mentor Personal Support Workers
- Address resident, family, and visitor concerns professionally
- Document care electronically and work collaboratively with Registered Nurses and Nurse Leaders
- Comply with Ontario’s Occupational Health & Safety regulations
- Participate in regular training and team meetings
What you bring
Education and Commitment to Growth
- Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and RPNAO
- CPR/AED and First Aid Certification
Experience and Expertise
- Minimum of six months of nursing experience in long-term care preferred
- Proficiency in electronic health record systems
- Strong communication, empathy, and teamwork skills
Other Requirements
- You will be required to provide a satisfactory Vulnerable Sector Check that has been obtained within the past six (6) months, as required by the Long-term care home act
- Proof of a negative 2 Step TB test result along with a one-step negative result from within the last 2 (two) months, as required by the Long-term care home act
- Hours of Work A part-time employee shall be available to work 10 to 15 shifts which may include holidays and weekends.
- The work schedule shall be maintained as per Employer policies and CUPE 860 Collective Agreement.
- Work Schedule - The Employer operates 24 hours, 7 (seven) days a week and your hours of work are based on resident needs which may include working days, afternoons, midnight and weekend shifts.
- It is understood and agreed that employees will work in accordance with a shift schedule.
- Shift schedules shall be posted at least seven (7) calendar days prior to such schedule becoming effective.
- The schedule shall not be changed once it has been posted unless mutually agreed upon by the Employer and the affected employee.
What we are offering as a cupe 860 position, this role is on band 8 with a starting hourly rate of $33.57 - $36.04, plus additional 12% in lieu of benefits as per the collective agreement
- Sun parlor home embraces diversity and inclusion in our workforce and workplace.
- Sun parlor home is committed to building inclusive teams and an equitable environment for people to be themselves.
- All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply as sun parlor home will accommodate needs under human rights legislation throughout all stages of the recruitment and selection process.
- The county assists with the recruitment process and administers human resource functions on behalf of sun parlor home.
- PLEASE NOTIFY THE COUNTY OF ANY ACCOMMODATIONS THROUGH HR@COUNTYOFESSEX.CA [hr@countyofessex.ca].
- Information received relating to accommodation will be addressed confidentially.
- This information can be made available in alternate formats upon request.
- Personal information is collected in accordance with the municipal freedom of information and protection of privacy act and will be used for the purpose of this employment opportunity only.
