Licensed Practical Nurse | Ambulatory Care

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 41,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education

Generous Vacation Entitlement

Employer Paid Health Benefits

Municipal Pension Plan

Shift Premiums

Competitive wages

Job summary

Interior Health in Kelowna, BC is seeking an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Ambulatory Care Unit. This casual role offers days (08:00–16:00, 08:30–16:30, 09:00–17:00) Monday–Friday in a fast-paced team environment with opportunities for professional growth.

Qualifications include graduation from a Practical Nurse program, current BCCNM licensure, ambulatory care or perioperative nursing training, and CPR certification.

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized Practical Nurse program and current licensure with BCCNM.
• Advanced preparation in ambulatory care or perioperative nursing (Minor Procedures Clinic) with related experience.
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Administers oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications according to policies and procedures.
• Operates under BCCNM Standards of Practice and organizational unit protocols.

Education

Practical Nurse program graduation

BCCNM licensure

Ambulatory care / perioperative nursing training

Job description

Position Summary

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Ambulatory Care Unit team in Kelowna, BC. If Nursing is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment,

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

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

About the Job

• 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 days, Monday to Friday, with shift times of 08:00 to 16:00, 08:30 to 16:30, 09:00 to 17:00 hours.

Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada.

Qualfications

• Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Advanced preparation in the clinical specialty of the assigned area as required by the position:
  • o Minor Procedures Clinic - completion of additional education in perioperative nursing (including theory and practicum in scrub and circulating roles), plus two years recent related ambulatory care experience which includes experience in minor surgical, and/or medical specialty clinics in an acute care facility or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current CPR certification required