Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Casual

Optima Living; Chilliwack; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in senior care as a Licensed Practical Nurse at Willow Manor in Chilliwack. You will provide professional nursing care, mentor staff, and ensure residents receive quality support. With signing bonuses up to $5,000, this is a fantastic opportunity to enhance your nursing career while making a difference in the lives of seniors.

Benefits

Signing bonuses up to $5,000

Relocation allowance

Qualifications

• Registered with provincial nursing association.
• Experience in a residential mental health setting preferred.
• Valid CPR and First Aid certification.

Responsibilities

• Administer and monitor medication administration.
• Create and manage nursing care plans.
• Provide mentorship and personal care assistance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Compassion

Education

Nursing diploma

Job description

Let us welcome you home to Willow Manor in Chilliwack, BC.

Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.

Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.

This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” All of us here feel it is an honour to work with our residents and we advocate a resident-centered approach where the Resident, is the focus of all our endeavours.

As the Licensed Practical Nurse, you are responsible for providing professional nursing care to residents, including medication administration as well as mentoring and coaching unregulated staff.

***Please note this location qualifies for signing bonuses up to $5,000 and relocation allowance***

Responsibilities

• Administer, monitor and record medication administration, educate resident as needed
• Assists in creating and managing nursing care plans and participate in the evaluation of the current and future medical needs
• Provide personal care assistance, nursing procedures, and mentorship and coaching of Health Care Aides
• Working with residents to meet care requirements and communicate any concerns to the doctor and manager as needed
• Demonstrate ongoing competence utilizing knowledge, skill, judgment, and evidence-based practice in caring for aging adult is vital in this role
• Ensure accordance with provincial continuing care health service standards, legislation, codes, regulations, and employment and safety statutes
• Demonstrate awareness of accident and injury prevention, through safe work practices and procedures
• Other duties as assigned to support operational requirements

Qualifications and Experience

• Completion of Nursing diploma
• Registered with provincial nursing association and in good standing
• Experience in a residential mental healthsetting is preferred
• Demonstrate infection control procedures
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners
• Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests
• Superior oral and written communication skills
• Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
• Flexibility to work a variety of shifts
• Ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend, squat, kneel and lift 25 pounds
• Display compassion, education, proficiency, and experience while assisting residents

Are you legally authorized to work in Canada?* Yes No

Do you currently reside within Canada?* Yes No

Do you require sponsorship now or in the future?* Yes No

Do you hold an active unrestricted BCCN&M License, CLPNA and/or CRNA License?* Yes No

If yes, please offer your License number.

Do you have two or more years of full-time Canadian nursing experience?
(Must have 2800 hours of nursing experience which is generally = to 2 years full time or 4 years part time or multiple years of casual etc)* Yes No

Have you completed all current provincial required vaccinations, this includes - Tuberculosis, Influenza and others.* Yes No

Do you have a Valid CPR and First Aid? CPR First Aid