Ontario Shores Centre for Mental Health Sciences

(TEMPORARY PART TIME) REGISTERED PRACTICAL NURSE - EATING DISORDERS UNIT

Whitby, ON
On-site
Posted Oct 22, 2026
1 position

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Employment type: Part-time
Experience level: Mid-level · 2+ years
Minimum education: Professional degree
Posting language: English
Working hours: 40 hours per week

Job summary

Provide nursing care and support to adolescents with eating disorders and other psychiatric conditions, including assessment, treatment, crisis intervention, and community integration activities. Contribute to team and unit operations through leadership activities such as charge nursing, group co-facilitation, and preceptorship, and provide health teaching to families.

Job details

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED AND PREFERRED • Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario in good standing. • Current Basic Cardiac Life Support • Current CPR – HCP (Health Care Provider) • Demonstrated knowledge of College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Standards of Practice and commitment to maintaining reflective practice standards as described by the CNO. • Basic knowledge of psychopharmacological interventions and psychiatric disorders within an adolescent population is preferred. • Knowledge of psychopharmacological interventions and psychiatric disorders within an adolescent population. • Experience with adolescent assessment and treatment modalities. • Experience in Eating Disorders is an asset. • Experience in crisis and suicide intervention. • Excellent interpersonal communication and documentation skills. • Evidence of strong professional boundaries. • Demonstrated working knowledge/experience with computers. • Demonstrated ability to work independently and within an inter-professional team environment. • Evidence of sound organizational and prioritization skills with the ability to work well in stressful situations. • Demonstrated excellent organizational, problem-solving, decision-making, conflict resolution and critical hiking abilities. • Knowledge, experience, and skills in participating in community integration activities with adolescents with psychiatric illness. • Demonstrated ability to provide leadership in such roles as charge nurse, group co-facilitation, and preceptorship. • Ability to provide health teaching to parents/families. • Ability to perform the physical demands of the position. • Proven good attendance record with the capability of maintaining this same standard. • Must be able work shifts. • CNA certification in psychiatric/mental health nursing is considered an asset. It is highly encouraged that staff complete the CNA certification in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing within five years of hire date. • The ability to work with clients of diverse ethno-racial and cultural backgrounds and proficiency in a second language is an asset. To ensure your application is properly recognized as an internal application, please apply using your internal account and attach an updated resume. Applications submitted from external accounts or through third-party services may not accurately reflect your internal applicant status and could result in your application not being considered. Current employees on a leave of absence who apply using a personal email address must clearly identify themselves as internal applicants. Link to OPSEU Wage Table - [https://www.ontarioshores.ca/media/1821]This position is part of the OPSEU bargaining unit Job Posting Closing: November 4th 2026, please note any applicants after this closing date will not be considered Vacancies: 1 This is a 12 month vacancy This is replacing an existing vacancy

What you’ll do

Requirements

Requires current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario, current Basic Cardiac Life Support and CPR for Health Care Providers, and knowledge of CNO practice standards. The posting seeks experience with adolescent assessment and treatment, psychiatric conditions, and crisis or suicide intervention; eating-disorder experience and CNA psychiatric/mental health certification are assets.