Registered Practical Nurse (Homecare)

The Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) is responsible for assessing, planning, and providing patient care interventions in accordance with the standards of practice set by the College of Nurses of Ontario and the goals of the Hospital to Home (H2H) program. The RPN delivers clinical care to patients transitioning from hospital to home, including Emergency Department patients, inpatients designated as Alternate Level of Care (ALC), or those at risk of becoming ALC, who require professional services related to optimization, restorative, reactivation, or rehabilitation care. Working within a standardized and integrated care model, the RPN supports timely hospital discharges, continuity of care, and reduced ALC pressures while involving patients, families, and significant others through the principles of health promotion and quality improvement.