Registered Practical Nurse, Palliative Care

Palliative Care at Hennick Bridgepoint offers nurses a meaningful chance to combine technical skills with compassionate, person-centred care. As a Registered Practical Nurse on this unit, you’ll support care that focuses on comfort, maintained function, and steady social and emotional support for patients and their families. Each care plan is informed by conversations that highlight individual preferences and guide how support is organized throughout the stay. The relationships formed with patients and families provide meaningful insight that helps shape how a patients goals are supported. This area of care can be a very personally rewarding, as the work you do influences how patients and families experience comfort, steadiness, and meaningful connection near the end of life.

Is this you?
You are a compassionate and dedicated nurse with a passion for empowering patients and families facing end-of-life decisions. Your strength lies in providing emotional support and navigating difficult conversations with sensitivity and understanding. You thrive in a collaborative environment, working alongside a multidisciplinary team to ensure comprehensive and individualized care.

You seek a role that allows you to apply your thorough assessment skills to improve patient comfort and quality of life. Enhancing your ability to observe and interpret non-verbal communication is particularly important within palliative care, as it strengthens your understanding of what a patient may be experiencing, particularly when they struggle to express it directly. A strong sense of curiosity keeps you engaged in learning new practices that refine your clinical approach. This will inform your creative thinking, supporting your ability to identify solutions when a patient’s needs require a more individualized approach.

This position offers a unique opportunity to champion patient autonomy and choice. Refining your active listening skills is essential in this work, as supporting individuals through challenging moments requires attentive, grounded presence. This also includes clear and effective communication, which can provide patients and families with a sense of confidence during a period that can feel uncertain. It helps maintain a shared understanding of the patient’s goals, allowing care to remain focused and intentional.

About this team
The Palliative Care team at Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital provides specialized support for individuals whose care needs shift toward comfort, function, and quality of life. Featuring 24 private rooms, we provide specialized care for patients during the advanced stages of terminal illness or chronic disease. The care we provide is guided through collaborative goal-setting, ensuring patients are active participants in shaping the support they receive. Our teams approach emphasizes meaningful therapeutic relationships, creating space for moments of connection and comfort for both patients and families. We are committed to delivering compassionate support, addressing the physical, emotional, and spiritual needs of our patients and their families.


In this role you will:

• Practice independently and accountably within the RPN scope of practice, adhering to CNO standards and Sinai Health policies
• Identify changing patient needs to initiate timely consultation and collaboration with Registered Nurses and the wider interprofessional team
• Monitor and document the progress of clinical care plans and outcomes, adjusting strategies as needed to optimize treatment goals and patient safety
• Participate in the mentoring of learners, peers and other regulated and unregulated health professionals
• Provide health education to patients and their families using effective teaching strategies
• Assess spiritual, cultural and psychosocial needs of patients
• Provide comprehensive and accurate documentation of assessments, care provision, and evaluations
• Collaborate with the patient, significant others and multidisciplinary team in the provision of care
• Provide comprehensive and accurate documentation of assessments, care provision, evaluations, discharge and transition planning
• Perform other duties consistent with the job classification as required

Job Requirements:
Mandatory

• Graduate of a CNO-approved Practical Nursing (PN) program 
• Currently registered as an RPN and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

Preferred

• Experience with electronic health record (EHR) and clinical documentation

Skills and Knowledge

• Excellent health and clinical assessment skills
• Demonstrated ability to build therapeutic relationships and provide patient-focused care
• Effective time-management and organizational skills
• Excellent problem solving and critical thinking skills
• Strong collaboration skills to build professional relationships and support integration with health care team
• Computer proficiency and/or basic to intermediate Microsoft Office (Word and Outlook) skills
• Communication skills including active listening, conflict resolution and relational practice
• Demonstrated leadership skills
• Demonstrated satisfactory job performance and attendance history required

If this sounds like you and you feel ready to build your nursing career within palliative care, apply now and let us know why you’d be a great addition to our team.

Job Type: Temporary Part Time (up to 12 months)
Rotation: Day/Evening
Salary: Minimum - $37.763/hour; Maximum - $39.019/hour
Vacancy Type: New/Replacement Vacancy 
 

Employment at Sinai Health is conditional upon the verification of credentials, completion of a health review, and demonstrating proof of immunity and vaccination status of vaccine-preventable diseases. All employees and affiliates will follow safe work practices and comply with health and safety policies, procedures and training. If you believe you are one of the very few people who may require an exemption from vaccination, supporting medical information must be submitted to our Occupational Health department, who will review and assess.

Sinai Health is comprised of Mount Sinai Hospital, Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute and our system partner Circle of Care. We deliver excellent care in hospital, community and home, focusing on the comprehensive needs of people. Sinai Health discovers and translates scientific breakthroughs, pushes boundaries for health solutions and educates future clinical and scientific leaders. Clinical areas of specialization include rehabilitation and complex continuing care, surgery and oncology, urgent and critical care, and women’s and infants’ health. The Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute ranks among the top ten biomedical research institutes in the world. Sinai Health is a full affiliate of the University of Toronto.

As an equal opportunity employer who understands that diversity enriches our community and culture, we invite applications from all qualified candidates including Indigenous Peoples, racialized people, disabled people/people with disabilities, women, and members of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities. If you require accommodation(s) due to disability at any point during the application and hiring process, please contact 416-586-4800 ext. 7050, or email [email protected].