RPN Jobs in Ontario

Where RPNs work with us

• Long-term care homes — medication and treatment rounds, assessments, documentation, and cover through vacancies and outbreak surge.
• Retirement residences — assisted living and memory care floors, wellness nursing.
• Community and home care — scheduled visit nursing and medication management inside a private care plan.
• Clinics and treatment rooms — injection clinics, dressing changes, screening and vaccination programs.
• Group homes and supported living — nursing oversight for adults with developmental disabilities or complex medical needs.
• Hospitals — complex continuing care, rehabilitation and medicine units, where an agency arrangement is in place.

What we need from you

• A current Certificate of Competence as an RPN with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• CPR for Health Care Provider (HCP).
• Effective spoken and written English.
• Canadian criminal record clearance, including vulnerable sector screening.
• Medical clearance.
• A commitment to continuing education.

We will not put you where you should not be

RPNs and RNs are authorized to perform the same five controlled acts under the Nursing Act, 1991. What differs is the expectation to consult as a client becomes less predictable or higher risk.

That expectation only works if someone is actually there to consult. So when a client asks us for an RPN line on a unit where we think an RN is needed, we say so — before the shift, not after an incident. You should never be the most senior clinician in a situation the College would expect you to escalate.

If a placement ever feels wrong when you arrive, call the desk. That is not a complaint, it is the process working. How we place RPNs

What you are entitled to, and what we are required to tell you

Worth knowing before you apply anywhere, not only here.

• You are an employee, not a contractor. Payroll deductions, WSIB coverage, EI and CPP contributions, and Employment Standards Act entitlements including vacation and public holiday pay.
• You never pay us a fee. Our fees are paid by the employer or the client. If any agency asks you for money to be placed, walk away.
• Postings must state expected pay. Since 1 January 2026, publicly advertised job postings in Ontario must include the expected compensation or a range, must say whether the posting is for an existing vacancy, and must disclose if artificial intelligence is used to screen applicants.
• Canadian experience cannot be required. Ontario prohibits Canadian experience requirements in publicly advertised job postings and their application forms.
• You get an answer after an interview. Employers must tell interviewed applicants whether a hiring decision was made, within 45 days of the last interview.

Ontario’s rules for publicly advertised job postings

Questions RPNs ask us