Licensed Practical Nurse (lpn), Operating Room

Northern Health; Terrace; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Extended health & dental

Municipal pension plan

Vacation after 1 year of service

Moving expenses support

Employee referral program

Training & leadership development

Outdoor activities access

Loan forgiveness programs

Job summary

Northern Health is seeking a motivated Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Operating Room team at Ksyen Regional Hospital in Terrace. You will provide practical nursing care in a fast-paced surgical environment as part of an integrated team, performing scrubbing and circulating duties, and supporting patients and families before, during, and after surgery.

Successful candidates will have a recognized LPN program completion, OR-specific training, current BC licensure, CPR certification, and

Qualifications

• Graduation from a recognized Practical Nurse program and OR program with recent acute care experience.
• Current practicing licensure with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Current CPR certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical nursing care in an operating room as part of a surgical team.
• Perform scrubbing and circulating duties and support pre-, intra-, and post-operative care.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team to ensure safe, effective surgical interventions.

Skills

Assessment & intervention

Communication

Critical thinking

Human caring

Teaching

Management

Leadership

Knowledge integration

Equipment operation

Physical ability

Education

Practical Nurse program

OR program for LPN

Job description

Position Summary

Do you have a passion for nursing? We have the position for you! We are seeking a motivated Licensed Practical Nurse with a dedication for delivering compassionate patient care to join our team at Ksyen Regional Hospital.

In accordance with the established mission, vision, values, and strategic priorities of Northern Health, and under the general supervision of Manager or designate, the Licensed Practical Nurse, Operating Room, provides practical nursing services in an operating room environment as a member of an integrated surgical team performing varied surgical interventions. Consults, confers, and collaborates with other members of the surgical team in facilitating safe and effective surgical interventions through the performance of scrubbing and circulating duties in accordance with established standards and protocols. This includes pre-operative, operative, and post-operative activities such as assessing, planning, implementing, evaluating, and documenting client care, and providing support to clients and their families.

Shift Rotation/Hours of work

Days, Evenings, 08:30 to 16:48, 11:00 to 19:18 (rotating)

Qualfications

• Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses with the full range of current licensed practical nursing competencies, and graduation from an accredited O.R. program for Licensed Practical Nurses plus one (1) year recent related experience working as a Licensed Practical Nurse in acute care, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
• Current full practicing licensure with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Current CPR certification is required.

Skills and Abilities

• Assessment and Intervention - Demonstrated ability to complete initial and ongoing client assessments (clinical and diagnostic reasoning) and provide nursing care through appropriate/ prescribed technical, therapeutic, safety type interventions.
• Communication - Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with the clients, families, the public, medical staff, and the members of the interdisciplinary team using verbal, written and computer communication means.
• Critical Thinking - Demonstrated ability to integrate and evaluate pertinent data (from multiple sources) to problem-solve effectively.
• Human Caring and Relationship Centered Practice - Ability to promote client-focused care that demonstrates care for and with clients and significant others, sensitive to diverse cultures and preferences, client advocacy and social justice concerns.
• Teaching - Ability to transmit information intended to instruct clients and others about topics essential to health care and well-being.
• Management - Manages time and resources, implementing activities to promote cooperation among relevant others, collaboration across disciplines and related activities.
• Leadership - Promotes staff morale, cooperation, assertiveness and risk-taking, creative planning for change and innovations, implementation of NH policies or other protocols, and ongoing professional development of self.
• Knowledge Integration - Using factual information, prior learning and basic principles and procedures to support decisions and actions with relevant research-based evidence. Integrates best practice from nursing and health-related disciplines and the humanities, arts, and sciences disciplines into professional practice.
• Ability to operate related equipment including relevant computer applications.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

Where you will be working

Facility

Additional details about this facility's programs and care environment can be found through Ksyen Regional Hospital.

Community

Information about living, working, and thriving in the area is available through Terrace.

More about Northern Health

Northern Health covers nearly 600,000 square kilometers, delivering health services to more than two dozen communities and 55 First Nations communities across the region. We provide both hospital and community-based care to a population of approximately 300,000 people. With a team of over 12,000 staff and physicians, we are committed to offering high quality, person centered care in collaboration with communities and partner organizations throughout Northern BC.

What Northern Health Has to Offer You!

Joining Northern Health means becoming part of a supportive team that values your growth and well-being. Here's what we provide:

• Comprehensive benefits including extended health, dental, and a municipal pension plan for part-time and full-time employees. Casual employees have option of paying for benefits.
• Four weeks of vacation after one year of continuous service.
• Financial support for moving expenses for eligible positions.
• Employee referral program with attractive incentives.
• Employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities.
• Access to spectacular outdoor activities and enjoy the shortest commutes in BC.
• Loan Forgiveness Programs offered through Federal and Provincial Government for eligible professions.