# Visiting Nurse - Home & Community Care

**Company:** [The Care Company Inc.](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/kHRv7kSviAc42rDRtjPbXH.md)
**Location:** Peterborough, Canada
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Part-time
**Department:** HISH Nursing

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## Description

### Visiting Nurse – Home & Community Care

**Registered Nurse (RN) / Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)**  
**Casual | Flexible Scheduling | Multiple Service Areas**

The Care Company is a home healthcare organization dedicated to creating **A Better Life for Those at Home**. We support clients of all ages to live safely, independently, and with dignity in their own homes. Our mission is to help people **Make Each Day Count** by delivering exceptional, person-centred care that puts people first.

We are currently seeking compassionate and clinically confident **Registered Nurses (RNs) and Registered Practical Nurses (RPNs)** to join our **Visiting Nursing Team**.

This role is ideal for nurses who enjoy working independently in the community, managing a varied caseload, and providing skilled nursing care to clients in their homes. Rather than being assigned to one client for an extended shift, Visiting Nurses travel within a designated geographic area to provide scheduled nursing visits based on individual client needs.

Geographic areas include **Central** (Bradford, Simcoe, East Gwillimbury, Georgina, North York, Markham, Thornhill, Richmond Hill, etc.) and **Central East** Regions of OH@H (Scarborough, Ajax, Whitby, Oshawa, Peterborough, Haliburton, Kawartha Lakes, etc.).

Our Visiting Nurses support clients with a wide range of health needs, including post-hospital care, medication management, wound care, chronic disease management, catheter and ostomy care, enteral feeding, wellness assessments, vital sign monitoring, and other skilled nursing services.

**Previous experience providing visiting nursing services in the community and/or supporting Ontario Health atHome (formerly HCCSS) clients is a strong asset.**

### What You'll Do

As a Visiting Nurse with The Care Company, you will:

-   Complete comprehensive nursing assessments and develop, implement, evaluate, and update individualized plans of care based on client needs, clinical findings, medical orders, and evidence-informed nursing practice.
-   Manage a community caseload and, when designated as the primary provider, act as the point-of-care lead while collaborating with other members of the client's healthcare team.
-   Provide skilled nursing interventions in clients' homes, which may include **wound assessment and treatment, medication administration, injections, catheter care, ostomy care, enteral feeding and G-tube care, oxygen therapy, and other nursing procedures** within the nurse's scope of practice and demonstrated competency.
-   Administer medications orally, topically, subcutaneously, through enteral routes, or by other authorized routes in accordance with medical orders, CNO standards, and the client's plan of care.
-   Assess and monitor vital signs, pain, skin integrity, respiratory status, cognition, mobility, and overall health status and respond appropriately to abnormal findings or changes in condition.
-   Provide wound care in accordance with prescribed treatment plans, including wound assessment, dressing changes, monitoring healing, and escalating concerns when required.
-   Educate clients and caregivers regarding medications, treatments, disease management, equipment use, symptom monitoring, safety, and strategies for managing care at home.
-   Support clients through care transitions by collaborating with hospitals, physicians, Ontario Health atHome, pharmacies, rehabilitation professionals, community agencies, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
-   Identify changes in client needs and communicate concerns promptly to the appropriate Care Coordinator, physician, Clinical Supervisor, or other healthcare provider.
-   Maintain accurate and timely electronic documentation, including nursing assessments, progress notes, medication administration, incident reports, and other required clinical records.
-   Practice appropriate infection prevention and control, including the proper use and disposal of PPE.
-   Independently organize and manage assigned visits while communicating proactively with The Care Company regarding scheduling, client concerns, and changes in care needs.
-   Maintain professional, therapeutic relationships with clients and families while delivering compassionate, respectful, and culturally sensitive care.
-   Practice in accordance with **College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) standards**, applicable legislation, and The Care Company's policies and procedures.

## Requirements

### What We're Looking For

Our Visiting Nurses must be comfortable working **independently in clients' homes** while recognizing when additional clinical support or escalation is required.

The following are mandatory:

-   Active registration and good standing with the **College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)** as an **RN or RPN**.
-   Current **CPR and First Aid certification** through a recognized training provider.
-   Current **WHMIS certification**.
-   Negative **TB test** meeting The Care Company's onboarding requirements.
-   Satisfactory **Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening**.
-   Ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing, including completion of professional clinical documentation.
-   Valid driver's licence and **reliable access to a vehicle**, as travel between client homes is an essential component of the role.
-   Ability and willingness to provide care to clients of varying ages, genders, backgrounds, and care needs.
-   Strong clinical assessment, critical-thinking, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
-   Ability to recognize, respond to, and appropriately escalate changes in a client's condition.
-   Excellent organizational and time-management skills with the ability to independently manage multiple scheduled visits.
-   Ability to work independently while collaborating effectively with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.
-   Flexibility and adaptability in response to changing client and community needs.

### Strong Assets

-   **Previous Visiting Nurse experience in home and community care.**
-   **Previous experience supporting Ontario Health atHome (formerly HCCSS) clients.**
-   Experience managing an independent community nursing caseload.
-   Experience with wound care, including complex or chronic wounds.
-   Experience with medication management and injections.
-   Experience with catheter, ostomy, enteral feeding, G-tube, respiratory, or palliative care.
-   Experience supporting clients following hospital discharge or during transitions in care.
-   Gerontology competencies and experience supporting older adults.
-   Experience with electronic clinical documentation systems.

### Scheduling & Travel

This is a **mobile community nursing position**. Nurses will travel between client homes within an assigned or mutually agreed-upon geographic area.

-   Casual and flexible scheduling based on nurse availability and client needs.
-   Opportunities may include **daytime, evening, and weekend visits**.
-   Caseloads and available visits will vary based on current community referrals.
-   Nurses may identify the geographic areas in which they are available to provide care.
-   Reliable transportation is required to travel efficiently between scheduled client visits.
-   Visits will be scheduled with consideration for geography and travel efficiency wherever possible.

## Benefits

Compensation & Benefits

-   **Competitive rates of pay: $33.25–$43.25/hour**, depending on nursing designation and applicable assignment.
-   **Mileage reimbursement f**or eligible travel between client visits if 50km is exceed in between client visits. Please note this would not apply from home to first visit and from last visit to home.
-   Performance-based bonus opportunities.
-   PPE provided.
-   24/7 clinical nursing support for questions, concerns, and escalation.
-   Educational training and professional development opportunities.
-   Employee Recognition Program.
-   Health and Wellness Program.
-   Opportunities to expand clinical skills through exposure to a diverse community caseload.

**Why Join The Care Company?**

-   Community nursing offers the opportunity to develop meaningful therapeutic relationships while helping clients remain safely and independently at home.
-   At The Care Company, you'll have the autonomy to practice independently in the community while knowing that clinical and operational support is available 24/7. You'll work with clients with diverse needs, strengthen your assessment and clinical decision-making skills, and collaborate with an experienced interdisciplinary team.
-   If you're an RN or RPN who enjoys variety, independence, and making a meaningful difference in clients' lives, we'd love to hear from you.

_While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted._