Registered Practical Nurse - Medical Withdrawal Service
Registered Practical Nurses provide medically-supervised withdrawal care and medication initiation for adult clients with substance use and mental health conditions. They work within an interprofessional team to support recovery using harm reduction and measurement-based care principles.
- On-site
- Toronto, ON
- Posted Aug 5, 2026
- Apply by Sep 4, 2026
- 1 position
Job summary
This is an exciting opportunity to join the Medical Withdrawal Service. We are seeking seven (7) part-time, permanent Registered Practical Nurses (RPN) to join this supportive and collaborative team. MWS serves adult clients with severe substance use and/or complex pain disorders plus mental health and chronic medical conditions, who require medically-supervised withdrawal and initiation of medications to stabilize their conditions and support their recovery. Using principles of harm reduction and measurement-based care, Registered Practical Nurses are an essential part of this interprofessional team. MWS is a very welcoming and supportive team. Successful RPN candidates are well supported during a robust orientation, which includes dedicated support from the Advance Practice Clinical Leader and Nurse Educator. Unit orientation focuses on developing and refining the knowledge and skills needed to work safely and provide excellent, life-preserving care to a vulnerable population. Through its core values of Courage, Respect and Excellence, CAMH is implementing its Strategic Plan: Connected CAMH, to transform lives, ignite innovation and discovery, revolutionize education and drive social change. CAMH is more than a hospital, it is a cause. CAMH is on a mission to change the way society thinks about and responds to mental illness. They aim to eliminate prejudice and discrimination and shape a world where mental illness is central to our healthcare system – a world where Mental Health is Health. To learn more about CAMH, please visit their website at: www.camh.ca. To view our Land Acknowledgment, please click here.
What you’ll do
Registered Practical Nurses provide medically-supervised withdrawal care and medication initiation for adult clients with substance use and mental health conditions. They work within an interprofessional team to support recovery using harm reduction and measurement-based care principles.
Requirements
Candidates must be registered in good standing as an RPN with the College of Nurses of Ontario and hold a current B.C.L.S. (CPR) certificate. Experience in psychiatric nursing with individuals facing mental illness and addictions is considered an asset.
Listed skills
- Problem solvingPreferred
- LeadershipPreferred
Other relevant skills
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- Registered Practical Nursing
- Substance Use Treatment
- Mental Health Support
- Harm Reduction
- Medication Administration
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Stabilization
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Leadership
- Decision-making
- Problem-solving
- Computer Literacy
- Crisis Intervention
- Patient Assessment
- Courage
- Mental Health
- Strategic Planning
- Certified Associate In Materials Handling
- Innovation
- Mental Diseases
- Social Change
- Registered Practical Nurse
Job areas
- Healthcare
- Social Services
- Registered Practical Nurse
- Registered Nurse (General)
- Nursing Professionals
- Registered Nurses
Additional details
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Minimum experience
- 0+ years
- Apply by
- Sep 4, 2026
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week