Northern Health Region
L.P.N. (licensed practical nurse)
Job Description
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 38.75 hours per week
- Education: College/CEGEP
- Experience: Experience an asset
Work setting
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks
- Take vital signs
- 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
Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses
- Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
- Intravenous (IV) therapy Certification
- Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) Certificate
Area of specialization
- Geriatrics