Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Transition Pool
About the role
Company Bio
At Quinte Health, guided by our core values of Imagine It's You, Value Everyone, We All Make a Difference, and Stronger Together, our family of four hospitals holds a central role in the mission to enhance lives and foster healthier communities. We operate as a cohesive team, uniting all our hospitals, to deliver local and regional healthcare services. In partnership with our communities, we strive to improve access to high-quality care, right in their own neighborhoods.
Our sense of fulfillment is deeply rooted in the impactful work we do, a sentiment shared by our dynamic teams of staff, dedicated physicians, and committed volunteers. They not only care passionately for our patients but also for each other, embodying our core values at every turn.
We don't just serve our communities, we actively contribute to them. Quinte Health is woven into the fabric of our local landscape, with our team members residing, raising their families, and often retiring right here in the communities they cherish. We are on a constant lookout for compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our team. Our diverse array of exciting roles encompasses positions that span multiple hospitals, as well as opportunities situated within a single hospital. Join us as we live out our values in providing exceptional healthcare close to home.
Position Summary
Discover Your Nursing Potential with Quinte Health’s Transition Pool!
Ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Quinte Health’s Transition Pool offers a unique opportunity to explore diverse clinical areas, build skills, and find where you truly thrive—all while making a difference in patient care.
Start with an 8-week orientation program designed for your success:
- First 4 weeks: Medicine/Surgical unit with a consistent mentor to build your foundation.
- Next 10 shifts: Rotate through specialized units including Sills 3 (Acute Stroke/Rehab), Sills 4 (Complex Continuing Care), BSTU (Behavioral Support), TCU (Transitional Care Unit), Trenton In-Patient Unit, and Picton In-Patient Unit.
- After a few months, once confident and comfortable, you’ll complete Emerge orientation—2 weeks in Belleville’s Emergency Department and 2 weeks in Trenton’s Emergency Department.
This role is ideal for nurses who love variety, thrive in dynamic environments, and want to broaden their horizons.
What you’ll gain:
-
Diverse clinical exposure across multiple units
-
Tailored mentorship and a supportive onboarding experience
-
Opportunities to develop advanced nursing skills and grow your career
Find your niche and elevate your nursing journey with Quinte Health’s Transition Pool—apply today!
Required
- Current Certificate of Registration in good standing, or eligible for registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Completion of Coronary Care 1 or equivalent (ex. Cardio Concepts) or able obtain within 6 months.
- Current CPR or BCLS certificate.
- Capable of coping with a physically demanding workload. (Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) available to review)
- Must have a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check.
Duties
- Provision of care for patients within an interproffessional environment, including assessment, treatment, teaching and education
- Performs acts requiring specialized knowledge, skills and judgement necessary for care of acute medical patients.
- Teaching and coaching to patients and families
- Maintains nursing records in accordance with College of Nurses Standards.
- Practicing in compliance with provincial legislation, hospital policy and procedures, professional regulatory standards and best practices within the nursing profession
- Maintaining professional competence by completing regular professional development including annul training and education as indicated
- Participates in unit/dept. and hospital quality improvement initiatives
- Adheres to a safe and healthy workplace and maintains a safe and healthy work environment through attendance at educational programs, use of established mechanisms for injuries and hazards and adheres to health and safety related policy and procedures
- Adapts and adheres to the values of QHC while promoting and advocating for an enhanced patient experience
- Other duties as assigned.
Equal Opportunity
We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Quinte Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our Recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-969-7400 x2577 or humanresources@quintehealth.ca for assistance.
Physical Demands Analysis
Strength
- Required Sporadically – average under 30 pounds lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling
- Required in extreme emergency – 100 pounds
Mobility
- Required Often – standing
- Required Frequently – sitting, walking, on hard floor surface
- Required Occasionally - stooping, lateral bending, foot activation, kneeling, bending
- Required Rarely - crouching, squatting
Dexterity
- Required Frequently – both hands for reaching, reaching above shoulder, fine finger movement, foot action, pinching, gripping/grasping, and eye/hand coordination
Not the right fit? Search for Registered Practical Nurse Transition Pool jobs in Belleville, ON
About Quinte Health
Quinte Health provides a wide range of high quality health care services to 160,000 people living in the 7000 square kilometre region of Prince Edward and Hastings Counties and the southeast portion of Northumberland County.
Care is provided through four hospitals - Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital and Trenton Memorial Hospital - and includes four emergency departments, operating rooms at three sites, a rehabilitation day hospital, children's treatment centre, ambulatory care clinics, community mental health programs and a range of diagnostic services. There are inpatient beds for acute medical patients, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics, mental health, complex continuing care, rehabilitation and surgery.
Our 1700 staff members, along with 364 professional staff with privileges including doctors, nurse practitioners and mid-wives, provide primary and secondary patient care. Through partnership and innovation, the teams at the four hospitals of Quinte Health provide exceptional health care services to the residents of the area, close to home.
Our vision over the next five years is to foster healthier, more connected people and communities. We will achieve this by working even more closely between our teams, hospitals and partners to provide care as close to home as possible and to help build a stronger health care system for the future. The pandemic has reinforced the value of teamwork and collaboration, and that we are indeed stronger together. Many of the challenges facing hospitals today can only be solved in true partnership.
Our Values: Imagine it's you, Value everyone, Stronger Together, and We all make a difference.
Similar Jobs
Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) Transition Pool
About the role
Company Bio
At Quinte Health, guided by our core values of Imagine It's You, Value Everyone, We All Make a Difference, and Stronger Together, our family of four hospitals holds a central role in the mission to enhance lives and foster healthier communities. We operate as a cohesive team, uniting all our hospitals, to deliver local and regional healthcare services. In partnership with our communities, we strive to improve access to high-quality care, right in their own neighborhoods.
Our sense of fulfillment is deeply rooted in the impactful work we do, a sentiment shared by our dynamic teams of staff, dedicated physicians, and committed volunteers. They not only care passionately for our patients but also for each other, embodying our core values at every turn.
We don't just serve our communities, we actively contribute to them. Quinte Health is woven into the fabric of our local landscape, with our team members residing, raising their families, and often retiring right here in the communities they cherish. We are on a constant lookout for compassionate and dedicated individuals to join our team. Our diverse array of exciting roles encompasses positions that span multiple hospitals, as well as opportunities situated within a single hospital. Join us as we live out our values in providing exceptional healthcare close to home.
Position Summary
Discover Your Nursing Potential with Quinte Health’s Transition Pool!
Ready to take your nursing career to the next level? Quinte Health’s Transition Pool offers a unique opportunity to explore diverse clinical areas, build skills, and find where you truly thrive—all while making a difference in patient care.
Start with an 8-week orientation program designed for your success:
- First 4 weeks: Medicine/Surgical unit with a consistent mentor to build your foundation.
- Next 10 shifts: Rotate through specialized units including Sills 3 (Acute Stroke/Rehab), Sills 4 (Complex Continuing Care), BSTU (Behavioral Support), TCU (Transitional Care Unit), Trenton In-Patient Unit, and Picton In-Patient Unit.
- After a few months, once confident and comfortable, you’ll complete Emerge orientation—2 weeks in Belleville’s Emergency Department and 2 weeks in Trenton’s Emergency Department.
This role is ideal for nurses who love variety, thrive in dynamic environments, and want to broaden their horizons.
What you’ll gain:
-
Diverse clinical exposure across multiple units
-
Tailored mentorship and a supportive onboarding experience
-
Opportunities to develop advanced nursing skills and grow your career
Find your niche and elevate your nursing journey with Quinte Health’s Transition Pool—apply today!
Required
- Current Certificate of Registration in good standing, or eligible for registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Completion of Coronary Care 1 or equivalent (ex. Cardio Concepts) or able obtain within 6 months.
- Current CPR or BCLS certificate.
- Capable of coping with a physically demanding workload. (Physical Demands Analysis (PDA) available to review)
- Must have a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check.
Duties
- Provision of care for patients within an interproffessional environment, including assessment, treatment, teaching and education
- Performs acts requiring specialized knowledge, skills and judgement necessary for care of acute medical patients.
- Teaching and coaching to patients and families
- Maintains nursing records in accordance with College of Nurses Standards.
- Practicing in compliance with provincial legislation, hospital policy and procedures, professional regulatory standards and best practices within the nursing profession
- Maintaining professional competence by completing regular professional development including annul training and education as indicated
- Participates in unit/dept. and hospital quality improvement initiatives
- Adheres to a safe and healthy workplace and maintains a safe and healthy work environment through attendance at educational programs, use of established mechanisms for injuries and hazards and adheres to health and safety related policy and procedures
- Adapts and adheres to the values of QHC while promoting and advocating for an enhanced patient experience
- Other duties as assigned.
Equal Opportunity
We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Quinte Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our Recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-969-7400 x2577 or humanresources@quintehealth.ca for assistance.
Physical Demands Analysis
Strength
- Required Sporadically – average under 30 pounds lifting, carrying, and pushing/pulling
- Required in extreme emergency – 100 pounds
Mobility
- Required Often – standing
- Required Frequently – sitting, walking, on hard floor surface
- Required Occasionally - stooping, lateral bending, foot activation, kneeling, bending
- Required Rarely - crouching, squatting
Dexterity
- Required Frequently – both hands for reaching, reaching above shoulder, fine finger movement, foot action, pinching, gripping/grasping, and eye/hand coordination
Not the right fit? Search for Registered Practical Nurse Transition Pool jobs in Belleville, ON
About Quinte Health
Quinte Health provides a wide range of high quality health care services to 160,000 people living in the 7000 square kilometre region of Prince Edward and Hastings Counties and the southeast portion of Northumberland County.
Care is provided through four hospitals - Belleville General Hospital, North Hastings Hospital, Prince Edward County Memorial Hospital and Trenton Memorial Hospital - and includes four emergency departments, operating rooms at three sites, a rehabilitation day hospital, children's treatment centre, ambulatory care clinics, community mental health programs and a range of diagnostic services. There are inpatient beds for acute medical patients, intensive care, obstetrics, paediatrics, mental health, complex continuing care, rehabilitation and surgery.
Our 1700 staff members, along with 364 professional staff with privileges including doctors, nurse practitioners and mid-wives, provide primary and secondary patient care. Through partnership and innovation, the teams at the four hospitals of Quinte Health provide exceptional health care services to the residents of the area, close to home.
Our vision over the next five years is to foster healthier, more connected people and communities. We will achieve this by working even more closely between our teams, hospitals and partners to provide care as close to home as possible and to help build a stronger health care system for the future. The pandemic has reinforced the value of teamwork and collaboration, and that we are indeed stronger together. Many of the challenges facing hospitals today can only be solved in true partnership.
Our Values: Imagine it's you, Value everyone, Stronger Together, and We all make a difference.