Licensed Practical Nurse | Long-term Care

Interior Health Authority; Kelowna; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Interior Health as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Brookhaven Care Centre in Kelowna, BC. This role involves providing comprehensive nursing care in a supportive environment, with opportunities for career growth and a strong team culture. Enjoy competitive wages, benefits, and the chance to make a meaningful impact on the lives of residents.

Benefits

Employee & Family Assistance Program

Employer paid training/education opportunities

Generous Vacation Entitlement

Employer Paid Health Benefits

Municipal Pension Plan

Shift Premiums

Qualifications

• Experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN).
• Ability to administer medications according to policies.
• Flexible and reliable, with strong teamwork skills.

Responsibilities

• Perform assessments and provide personal and nursing care.
• Administer oral, injectable medications following guidelines.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on patient care.

Skills

Personal care

Collaboration

Medication administration

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse qualification

Job description

Applicable positions may qualify be eligible for relocation allowance. Apply today and ask if you qualify!

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Long-term Care team at Brookhaven Care Centre in Kelowna, B.C. 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
  
  

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 Permanent Part Time (0.87 FTE) opportunity.

Shifts are rotating nights, with shift times of 23:00 to 07:00 hours.

About this location/unit:

Brookhaven is a single story multi-level personal care facility built in 1995 in West Kelowna. Sumac Unit has 39 complex care beds (19 of these are private rooms) and 1 respite (also private). Residents have access to a secure courtyard, and share access to a second courtyard with Spartan Unit; this courtyard features a lovely water feature called a “pondless fountain.” Spartan unit has 44 complex care beds, 24 of these are private rooms, 4 of which have bariatric capacity and Spartan residents have their own secure enclosed courtyard besides the one they share with Sumac residents. Both units of 84 residents share a common dining room. McIntosh unit (CBDU) is a specialized psychogeriatric secure environment with 20 beds (all private). CBDU (Chronic Behaviour Disorder Unit) features flexible care and routines, and the residents have access to their own secure enclosed courtyard and dining area.

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