Licensed Practical Nurse | Acute

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Interior Health recherche un(e) Infirmier(ère) Praticien(ne) dynamique et expérimenté(e) pour rejoindre son équipe à Kelowna, BC. Ce poste temporaire exige des soins aux patients, l'administration de médicaments et le travail en collaboration avec une équipe interdisciplinaire. Interior Health offre un environnement de travail inclusif, d'excellents avantages et des possibilités d'avancement dans une de plus belles régions du Canada.

Benefits

Programme d'aide aux employés et à la famille

Formation / éducation payée par l'employeur

Vacances généreuses

Bénéfices santé payés par l'employeur

Régime de pension municipal

Primes de quart

Salaires compétitifs

Qualifications

• Certification d'infirmière pratique reconnue au Canada.
• Souci du détail et adaptabilité sont cruciaux pour le poste.

Responsibilities

• Effectuer des évaluations et des soins personnalisés aux patients.
• Administrer des médicaments par voie orale, sous-cutanée et intramusculaire.
• Travailler au sein d'une équipe multidisciplinaire.

Skills

Administration des médicaments

Soins aux patients

Collaboration interdisciplinaire

Education

Diplôme d'Infirmier Praticien

Job description

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join us at [Insert Site name and City] BC. If Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, apply today!

Who We Are

Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

What We Offer

We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:

• Employee & Family Assistance Program
• Employer paid training/education opportunities
• Generous Vacation Entitlement
• Employer Paid Health Benefits
• Municipal Pension Plan
• Shift Premiums
• Competitive wages
  
  

A first in Canada: minimum Nurse-to-Patient Ratios (mNPRs) are starting in B.C.! Interior Health, alongside other health authorities, is implementing mNPRs as a transformative staffing solution that aims to improve the working environment of nurses in order to provide better quality care to our patients.

About The Job

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):

• Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; the scope or extent of the skills that the LPN performs varies according to the predictability of the outcome for a given client population
• Administers oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications in accordance with pharmaceutical and organizational policies and procedures
• Operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice within the Standards of Practice as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards and unit specific protocols
  
  

This is a Casual opportunity. Casual Employees are not guaranteed hours of work and can range from 0-37.5 hours per week on an as-needed basis.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights rotating from 07:00 to 19:00, 19:00 to 07:00 hours.

About this Location

Interior Health has embarked on an expansion plan to meet increasing demands, expand health services, and enhance patient care in the Okanagan. Construction of the six-storey, Centennial Patient Care Tower was completed in May 2012. It includes an expanded emergency department and ambulatory care department, five new operating rooms, a rooftop helipad, an expanded adult inpatient psychiatric unit, and extra space for more patient beds in the future. Kelowna General Hospital is the site of the brand new clinical academic campus for the University of BC Medical School.

Our new ER department is quadruple the size of the previous department and features:

• Zone 1 (acute): 15 beds and 3 trauma rooms
• CDU (clinical decision unit) beside zone 1 and will have 8 beds for patients not admitted but needing more time in the department
• Zone 2 (Urgent care/Streaming) has a large waiting room where patients will be triaged and an additional 7 rooms to treat patients
• Zone 3 (Minor treatment) will be for suturing, casting, splinting, etc. and will be staffed by ER Physician and LPN/Ortho tech. 10 spaces to treat patients (space includes an ortho and gyne room)
• Heli-pad is manned by BC Ambulance Service
• Negative pressure rooms, no positive pressure
• 4 ambulance bays
• 3 seclusion rooms
• 3 bariatric rooms and 3 isolation rooms
  
  

Come join our team and see why we’re one of Canada’s Top 100 Employers as well as one of B.C’s Top Employers!

Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work? Apply Today!

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