LPN for Long-Term Care: Rotating Day/Night Shifts

Interior Health Authority; Nakusp; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee & Family Assistance

Training opportunities

Vacation Entitlement

Health benefits

Municipal Pension

Shift premiums

Competitive wages

Job summary

Interior Health in Nakusp, BC, is hiring an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse for the Long-term Care team at Arrow Lakes Hospital. The relief full-time position runs until February 1, 2028, or the return of the incumbent, with shifts 07:00–19:00 and 19:00–07:00 on a rotating schedule.

The LPN will perform assessments, plan and provide nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, and administer medications according to policies.

Qualifications

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in BC is required.

Responsibilities

• Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; the scope or extent of the skills that the LPN performs varies according to the predictability of the outcome for a given 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 according to organizational policies, procedures, standards and unit specific protocols

Job description

Interior Health in Nakusp, BC, is hiring an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse for the Long-term Care team at Arrow Lakes Hospital. The relief full-time position runs until February 1, 2028, or the return of the incumbent, with shifts 07:00–19:00 and 19:00–07:00 on a rotating schedule.

The LPN will perform assessments, plan and provide nursing care in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team, and administer medications according to policies.