Registered Nurse - Apotex

Baycrest Hospital

has an exciting opportunity for a

REGISTERED NURSE

Apotex 3,4,5,6

Posting Number: 10259

Position Type: Permanent Part-time

Shift Type: Night, alternate weekends (subject to change) 

Bi-Weekly Hours: 30 Hours, 8 hrs/shift

Union: ONA

Hourly Pay Rate: $41.15 - $58.98

Date Posted: October 1, 2026

Internal Closing Date: October 13, 2026

About Us

The Apotex Centre is Baycrest’s long-term care home. At Baycrest, we believe every older adult deserves care that honours who they are as an individual. Our care teams work closely with residents, families and caregivers to provide personalized support in a safe and compassionate environment.

Guided by our Jewish heritage, we are proud to offer our diverse community of residents care that helps each person live with meaning and dignity. Each floor has small, home-like spaces that make it easy to enjoy flexible schedules for meals, activities and personal care based on need and preference.

Job Summary

Apotex 3 is a mix of Physical support, Transitional Behavioural Support and Mental Health Units. The residents on these units need a specialized environment and a specialized care team to help manage their activities of daily living. This work area is an ideal setting for those wanting to understand ageing and the cognitive or mental health changes or major issues present in this population.

Apotex 4,5, 6 are a Cognitive Support Units. Residents residing on these floors are living with a wide range of cognitive and physical changes to their abilities – from mild to severe cognitive impairment and from ambulating independently, to being wheel-chair bound.

Key Responsibilities

• Provides sound clinical knowledge and skills, acts as clinical expert and resource and provides comprehensive, quality client/family centred health care services from admission, through transfers and discharge
• Plans for, delivers and evaluates nursing interventions, including medications, as well as treatments which fall within the RN’s scope of practice
• Provides client-centered care within interdisciplinary care team to meet the personal care, activation, recreation and spiritual needs of clients

Qualifications

• Current registration, in good standing, from the College of Nurses of Ontario (‘CNO’) is required
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (‘BCLS’) certificate, Level C - Automated External Device (‘AED’) is required
• BScN preferred
• Demonstrated ability to take professional accountability for leading, organizing, providing and delegating care activities for clients and families
• Experience in Long-Term Care with clients in day programs or residents in a Long-Term Care and Community Setting preferred
• Certificate in Dementia Care preferred
• Training in P.I.E.C.E.S., Gentle Persuasive Approach and U-First preferred
• Psychogeriatric experience, i.e. mental health assessment and intervention and working with responsive behaviours including various types of dementia, delirium, mental health issues preferred
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and problem solving skills
• Basic computer skills – PointClickCare MDS/RAI, Microsoft Word and Excel preferred