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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Full-time
VON Canada
Halifax
On-site
CAD 60,000 - 75,000
Full time
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Job summary
VON Canada is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for a full-time position in Halifax. The role involves providing comprehensive medical care in community settings, with opportunities for professional growth and competitive benefits. Join a team dedicated to making a difference in the lives of individuals across Nova Scotia.
Benefits
Qualifications
- Must be Licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the province of practice.
- Experience in community health is an asset.
- A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle is required.
Responsibilities
- Provide medical care to children, youth, adults, and seniors in their homes.
- Manage diabetes, medication, and palliative care.
- Perform phlebotomy and wound care.
Skills
Education
Job description
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Requisition Details:
Employment Status: Regular, Full Time (1.0 FTE)
Program Name: Visiting Nursing
Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 75
Work Schedule: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Union/Bargaining Unit: NSNU
On Call: Yes
Existing Vacancy: Yes - we're currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position.
Portability of Seniority as per NSNU Agreement
The power to change lives!
With VON you get to hit the open road, where the scenery and work are different every day. We offer a workplace free from the repetitive and boring, where you can work to your full scope, have clinical autonomy, continuous learning, and meet some great people along the way.
Come for the job, stay for the learning, and the chance to make a difference.
What we can offer you:
- Opportunity to work to full scope and expand your knowledge
- Competitive salaries and vacation time
- Tiered Benefits (health, dental, LTD) & an Employee Assistance Program
- Defined Benefit Pension Plan with company contribution
- Travel compensation
- Comprehensive orientation program
- SMART phone provided to keep you connected during work time
- The opportunity to make a difference in your community
- Portability of Seniority as per NSNU Agreement
Our LPNs provide medical care to children, youth, adults and seniors in their homes and other settings in communities across Nova Scotia.
- Diabetes management
- Dialysis
- Medication management
- Palliative care
- Phlebotomy
- Wound care; incl. negative pressure wound therapy and complex wounds
- …and much more!
- Must be Licensed as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the province of practice
- Experience in community health an asset
- A valid driver’s license and access to a reliable vehicle is required
- A current and original copy of a satisfactory Criminal Records Check is required and a Vulnerable Sector Search and/or a Child Abuse Registry Check may be required
- Must be able to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
VON is a non-profit organization that provides clinical, personal and social support to people who want to live every day to the fullest while remaining in their own homes and communities.
Attention Current Employees (Internal Applicants): If you are applying to a unionized position and you are a member of its bargaining unit, please be aware that this posting may remain open beyond the deadline if there are not enough applicants to fill the position(s). If the posting remains open after the initial deadline, VON may close the posting at its’ discretion or a rolling deadline equivalent to the posting period specified in your Collective Agreement will be deemed, and each successive period will be treated as a separate posting for purposes of comparing seniority between candidates.
Other terms commonly searched for this type of opportunity: Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN, nurse, nursing, practical nurse, clinic nurse.
- Seniority levelEntry level
- Employment typeFull-time
- Job functionHealth Care Provider
- IndustriesWellness and Fitness Services, Hospitals and Health Care, and Non-profit Organizations
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