Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Acute

Interior Health Authority; Penticton; On-site; CAD 52,000 - 76,000; Full 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 Authority in Penticton is seeking an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Medical Telemetry Unit at Penticton Regional Hospital. You will perform assessments, plan and provide nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.

You will administer oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications, work within the BC College of Nurses and Midwives standards, and rotate day and night shifts in a 0.65 FTE permanent position.

Qualifications

• Active LPN license
• Current practicing status in British Columbia
• Ability to work in a fast-pacedMed Telemetry environment

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team.
• Administers oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications according to policies.

Skills

LPN

Nursing care

Medication administration

Education

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certification

Job description

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join us on the Medical Telemetry Unit at Penticton Regional Hospital. 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

We offer a range of employee benefits and services for eligible positions, 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 (0.65) opportunity.

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

Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) acts as a referral centre to three community hospitals and one diagnostic centre in the South Okanagan and includes a regional population of 85,000. It has an operating capacity of 158 acute beds and 102 extended care beds. A full range of services are provided with the exception of open heart surgery, neuro surgery, and recent spinal cord injury care. This is a great place to experience a variety of medical and surgical nursing units and build and expand your nursing skills.

SP3 is situated in the South Pavilion of the PRH campus located close to the ICU. SP3 is a 21 bed Med/TELE unit - with telemetry monitoring capability of up to 15 patients. Patient population generally consists of cardiac, stroke and higher acuity patients given there monitoring capability, nursing ratios and proximity to the ICU.

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