Home Care Licensed Practical Nurse (ouf)

NTC; Tofino; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 79,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Dental Coverage

Pension Plan

Professional Development

Job summary

NTC in Canada is seeking a term Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for full-time community home care in the Central Region, based in Tofino. Travel across Nuu-chah-nulth territories will be required, including vehicle travel, helicopters, and boats.

The role focuses on holistic nursing, health education, and chronic disease management within culturally safe, trauma-informed practice. A valid BC license and RCMP check are required.

Qualifications

• Graduate from a recognized practical nursing education program.
• Current License and registration with the BCCNP.
• Knowledge of relational practice, reflective practice, cultural safety, and trauma-informed care.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a Health team structure.
• Effective at planning, charting, and focusing on quality service delivery.
• Experience working with First Nations will be considered an asset.
• Provide acceptable work references and RCMP criminal record check.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive health care to children and families with emphasis on health education, illness prevention, and chronic disease management.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with clients requiring foot care, wound care, diabetes care, and palliative care.
• Identify tasks within the LPN scope to conduct client safety assessments and create care plans with direction from the Home Care RN.
• Provide care and education services that are assessment-based and built on client, family, and community strengths.

Skills

Relational practice

Cultural safety

Trauma-informed care

Team collaboration

Education

Graduate from a recognized practical nursing education program

Tools

Panorama

Mustimuhw cEMR

Job description

Home Care Licensed Practical Nurse (ouf)

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council (NTC) is seeking a term (to April 30, 2026), full time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide a full continuum of Community Home care Nursing services to individuals in a variety of community-based settings in the Central Region. Our Nursing services follow the Nuu-chah-nulth Nursing framework that ensures culturally safe, relational, reflective and trauma informed Nursing Practice. This position is basedout of Tofino and would require travel to Nuu-chah-nulth territories (including by vehicle on logging gravel, helicopter, floatplane and boat).

Responsibilities Include

• Provide comprehensive health care to children and families living or visiting Port Alberni with an emphasis on healthy living, illness prevention, health education, chronic disease management, and clinical intervention.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with clients requiring foot care, skin & wound care, diabetes care, catheter/bowel care, palliative care, chronic disease management, medication management, etc.
• Identify tasks within the LPN scope to conduct client safety assessments and to create care and service plans with direction from the Home Care RN for community members.
• Provide care and education services that are assessment based and designed to build on client, family, and community strengths.

Assess community health needs using local knowledge and information, morbidity, mortality, and general health status statistical information.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate from a recognized practical nursing education program
• Current License and registration with the BCCNP
• Knowledge of relational practice, reflective practice, cultural safety, and trauma-informed care
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively and collaboratively within a Health team structure
• Effective at planning, charting, and focusing on quality service delivery
• Experience working with First Nations will be considered an asset.
• Prefer recent related experience working with children, youth and families or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Familiarity with Panorama, Mustimuhw cEMR, or other related electronic medical record charting system will be considered an asset.
• Must have a valid BC Driver's licence, access to a reliable vehicle, and able to travel within the region.
• Provide acceptable work references and RCMP criminal record check.

What We Offer:

• Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience-$63,000 - $79,000.
• Comprehensive benefits including health/dental coverage, pension and professional development.
• A supportive and culturally rich work environment with opportunities for growth.

Company

NTC

Location

Tofino

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

Candidates must be legally entitled to work in Canada to be considered for this position.