Licensed Practical Nurse (Theatre Qualified) - Operating Room - Royal Columbian Hospital

Fraser Health Authority; New Westminster; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employer-paid benefits

Up to 4 weeks vacation

Pension enrollment

Maternity top-up 87%

TransLink subsidy

Benefit portability

Job summary

The Licensed Practical Nurse (Theatre Qualified) at Royal Columbian Hospital in New Westminster, BC, provides nursing care in the operating room as part of the surgical team. You will perform pre-, intra-, and post-operative activities, collaborate with RNs, and support booking, documentation, and patient care routines.

Join Fraser Health's Redevelopment Project and contribute to a high-volume OR environment with strong teamwork, ongoing education, and comprehensive benefits for eligible staff,

Qualifications

• Graduate from recognized Practical Nurse program with LPN competencies.
• One year recent experience as LPN in acute care (or equivalent).
• Current practicing registration with BCCNM and Basic Life Support certification.

Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate and document patient care pre-, intra-, and post-operative.
• Perform scrub duties and circulating duties in OR, in collaboration with peri-operative team.
• Assist RN coordinating care in the operating room as requested.
• Alert RN to problems or changes in patient status in OR.
• Document observations and treatment in patient records during all peri-operative periods.
• Attend staff meetings and quality improvement rounds for information and feedback.
• Assist with orientation of new staff and demonstrations of procedures.
• Attend education sessions and workshops to facilitate knowledge and technology changes.
• Perform related clerical duties and maintain standardized records.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Equipment operation

Physical fitness

Education

PN Diploma

BCCNM registration

Job description

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $32.84 - $44.96 / hour

Job Summary

We are currently looking to fill a a Licensed Practical Nurse (Theatre Qualified) position at Royal Columbian Hospital located in New Westminser, B.C.

Royal Columbian Hospital

Royal Columbian Hospital is conveniently located adjacent to the Sapperton SkyTrain station on the Expo Line1. This makes it easily accessible by public transit for both patients and staff.

Join us on an exciting project and make history. The Royal Columbian Hospital Redevelopment Project (RCHRP) is a multi-year, multi-phase project to increase the hospital's capacity, beds, and services. Read more here RCHRP Phase two

RCH first opened in 1862, is a vital referral centre and regional centre of excellence for trauma, critical care, cardiac care, maternity, neonatal intensive care and neurosurgery. When the full redevelopment is complete, the people of British Columbia will have increased access to cardiac, trauma, mental health, maternity and NICU services and beds.

New Westminster

New Westminster is known for its stunning waterfront views along the Fraser River, located on the north side of the Fraser River bordering several municipalities in each direction (Burnaby, Coquitlam, Surrey, and Delta), making it the centre of the Greater Vancouver region.

Experience the exceptional benefits of working with us including:

• Comprehensive, 100% Employer-Paid Benefits: Enjoy peace of mind with full coverage.
• Generous Vacation Time: eligible employees can earn up to four weeks of vacation to recharge and relax.
• Benefit Portability: Seamlessly transfer your benefits from another HEABC employer.
• Immediate Pension Enrollment: Secure your future with a defined municipal pension plan from day one.
• Maternity Top-Up: Receive an 87% top-up during maternity leave.
• TransLink Pass Subsidy: Save on commuting costs with a 50% subsidy on TransLink passes
• Additional employee discounts and perks available

*Eligibility based on employment status

Detailed Overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse (Theatre Qualified) provides practical nursing services in an operating room environment as a member of an integrated surgical team performing varied and complex surgical interventions. Consults, confers, and collaborates with other members of the surgical team in facilitating safe and effective surgical interventions through the performance of cirulaiating duties, and scrubbing 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.

Responsibilities

1. Assesses, plans, implements, evaluates and documents patient care during the pre-operative, operative and immediate post-operative periods.
2. Performs scrub duties, admission of patient to the ORand circulatingduties, in collaboration with the peri-operative team and the RN coordinating care in the O.R.
3. As an assistant to and upon request of the RN coordinating care in the operating room, performs duties which assist the primary circulating RN in her role.
4. Alerts the RN to any problems, changes or unusual signs or symptoms of the patient while in the operating room setting.
5. Documents observations, treatment and other patient care activities during the pre, intra and post-operative periods by performing duties such as recording observations/information onto patient record.
6. Attends a variety of meetings such as staff meetings and quality improvement rounds to provide and obtain information and feedback about patients and patient care.
7. Assists with orientation of new staff by performing duties such as demonstrating work procedures.
8. Attends educational sessions, in-services and workshops as required to facilitate knowledge enhancement and technology changes.
9. Performs related clerical duties such as answering the telephone, taking and relaying messages and assisting in maintaining standardized records.
10. Performs other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education and Experience

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 practicing registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Current basic cardiac life support certification.

Skills and Abilities

• Ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Ability to deal with others effectively.
• Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
• Ability to organize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment.

About Fraser Health

Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.

People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 50,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.

We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.

Together, we are the heart of health care.

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