Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) | Long-term Care

Interior Health Authority; Trail; On-site; CAD 42,000 - 54,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Assistance Program

Education opportunities

Vacation Entitlement

Health Benefits

Pension Plan

Shift Premiums

Competitive Wages

Job summary

Interior Health Authority is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for a permanent part-time role at Poplar Ridge Pavilion in Trail, BC. The position involves assessing, planning, and delivering personal and nursing care in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team, with shifts including days and nights on a 0.65 schedule.

Shifts rotate 07:00–19:00 and 19:00–07:00. The unit serves adults with complex health care needs, including brain injuries or dementia, and operates within the hospital

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments and plans, implements, and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with a multidisciplinary team; the scope or extent of the skills performed varies according to the predictability of outcomes for the 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 follows organizational policies, procedures, standards, and unit‑specific protocols.

Job description

Who We Are

Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve. Employees are encouraged to bring their whole selves to work, and well‑being and work‑life balance are promoted within the team. Our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well‑being of everyone in the Interior Health region, from employees to the populations we serve.

What We Offer

• 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 a multidisciplinary team; the scope or extent of the skills performed varies according to the predictability of outcomes for the 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 follows organizational policies, procedures, standards, and unit‑specific protocols.

Permanent Part Time (0.65) opportunity.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights rotating from 07:00 to 19:00 and 19:00 to 07:00.

About this Location

Poplar Ridge Pavillion is a residential facility attached to Kootenay Boundary Regional Hospital in Trail. It provides personal and nursing care 24 hours/day, 7 days/week to adults with complex health care needs requiring 24‑hour professional care due to physical disability or mental or behavioral conditions, including brain injuries or dementia. The unit has 49 beds, 4 wards, 5 private rooms (one convalescent), and 14 semi‑private rooms. Meals are prepared by the acute hospital and delivered by kitchen staff. The staffing pattern typically includes one care aide per 7.5 residents on day shift and one LPN and two care aides on nights. Poplar Ridge is considered one large unit, with the nurse’s station in the center of the facility and one dining room for all residents.

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