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Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.) needed in Canada by Pro Vita Care Management
A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), or Licensed Vocational Nurse, is responsible for providing basic medical attention to patients and assessing their wellbeing as part of a larger medical team. Their duties include checking vital signs, recording a patient’s medical history and assisting patients with hygiene.
Job details
- Location: Coquitlam, BC
- Salary: $28.49 hourly for 5 to 35 hours per week
- Terms of employment: Permanent employment
Part time leading to full time - Day, Evening, Morning
- Start date: Starts as soon as possible
- Benefits: Health benefits, Other benefits, Long term benefits, Financial benefits
- vacancies: 4 vacancies
Licensed Practical Nurse duties and responsibilities
Licensed Practical Nurses assist medical staff in caring for patients. They have the following responsibilities:
- Monitor patient’s vitals and record them in their file
- Maintain the cleanliness and comfort of each patient, including bathing, feeding and dressing
- Assist nursing and medical staff with basic medical tasks, such as administering medication
- Update patient records in a confidential manner
- Evaluate the patient’s wellbeing, reporting any needs to medical staff
- Explain treatments and procedures to patients and families
- Change dressings and bandages, ensuring patients are healing properly
- Move patients from wheelchairs, beds and gurneys
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
Experience
Experience an asset
Work Setting
- Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks
- Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects
- Take vital signs, apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensure infection control, monitore nutritional intake and conduct specimen collection
- Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
- Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
- Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
- Monitor patients’ progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
Credentials
Certificates, Licences, Memberships, and Courses
- Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
- CPR Certificate
- First Aid Certificate
Additional Information
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check
- Immunization records
- Tuberculosis test
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
Benefits
Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
- Vision care benefits
Financial benefits
- As per collective agreement
Long term benefits
- Group insurance benefits
- Life insurance
- Maternity and parental benefits
- Other benefits
Other benefits
- Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)
Who can apply to this job?
Only apply to this job if:
- You are a Canadian citizen or a permanent resident of Canada.
- You have a valid Canadian work permit.
If you are not authorized to work in Canada, do not apply. The employer will not respond to your application.
How to apply
Online:
https://provita-external.scouterecruit.net/jobs/PV1626
Advertised until
2022-08-18
