Licensed Practical Nurse, Home and Community Care - One (1) Year Term

gov; Behchokǫ̀; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

The Tlicho Community Services Agency is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to deliver home and community care within the Tlicho region. This role supports clients with chronic illness, wound care, and post-surgical or palliative needs, coordinating services with caregivers in their homes.

Reporting to the Department of Finance, you will lead Home Support Workers, balance client needs, and document care in the EMR while respecting Tlicho culture and traditions.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate required.
• 2+ years of recent acute care LPN nursing experience.
• Experience in medical, surgical, home care or community health environments preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care in the home and community to support chronic illness management and quality of life.
• Coordinate and deliver wound care, short-term post-surgical/hospital care, and palliative care.
• Supervise Home Support Workers, manage client appointments, and maintain EMR documentation.

Skills

LPN

Acute care

Home care

Education

Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate

Job description

Licensed Practical Nurse, Home and Community Care - One (1) Year Term

The Tlicho Community Services Agency is a unique organization responsible for the delivery of education, health and social services within the Tlicho region. The Tlicho Community Services Agency's vision 'Strong Like Two People' is a metaphor for the desire by community leadership to build an organization, and create programs and services that recognize the strength and importance of two cultures.

Job Information

The aim of the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) position is to protect and restore the health of community members living at home with chronic illness; to provide wound care; to provide short term post- surgical/hospital care; to support frail elders living at home as well as their informal caregivers: to provide palliative care and to coordinate appropriate community-based services for clients.

The LPN, Home & Community Care provides leadership and direction to the Home Support Workers while setting priorities, developing work plans, managing client appointments, making home visits, and balancing each client¿s needs, complexity, and acuity. Complex procedures and treatments are performed within unpredictable home environments.

This position involves establishing relationships with and providing care to aged residents or clients who may be ill, disabled, palliative or cognitively impaired. The incumbent must be able to maintain a positive attitude when responding to all client situations and must have the ability to deal effectively with angry and frustrated people and those under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Patience, tact, and sound judgement are required as well as to remain calm, controlled, professional and always demonstrate compassion and team with due regard for T¿¿¿cho culture and traditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care in the community setting to assist clients in achieving optimum health and quality of life in situations of chronic disease, acute illness, and injury or through the process of dying, using basic and advanced nursing knowledge and skills in one or more specialty areas, including wound care, palliative care, or chronic illness.
• Participate in the ongoing development, delivery, evaluation and improvement of Home and Community Care programs and services.
• Perform administrative functions that contribute to the effective functioning of the Home and Community Care Program.
• Research, develop and present information for in-service programs within the Home Care Program, NTHSSA and other agencies in the community.
• Maintain current documentation with updated information on Electronic Medical Record (EMR) as a legal and communication record for every client.
• Participate in special projects and research as requested.

Key Qualifications

• A Licensed Practical Nursing Certificate with at least two (2) years of recent, acute care LPN nursing experience in a medical, surgical, home care, or community health environment.
• Equivalent combinations of education and experience will be considered.:
  • Relevant nursing experience, Relevant healthcare experience such as a healthcare aid or registered nursing experience.

Additional Requirements

• Must be registered as a Licensed Practical Nurse with CANNN
• Must have valid Class 5 driver's license.

Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax [phone]
[e-mail]

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