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Licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.)

Mahone Bay Nursing Home - 2 Jobs
Mahone Bay, NS
Posted 7 days ago
Job Details:
$19.00 / hour
Full-time
Experienced

  • Durée de l'emploi: Occasionnel
  • Langue de travail: Anglais
  • Heures de travail: 12 to 40 hours per week
  • Education:
  • Expérience:
Education
  • College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Work setting
  • Nursing home/home for the aged
Tasks
  • Administer medications
  • Apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing
  • Ensure infection control
  • Monitor nutritional intake
  • Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
  • Record medication's therapeutic and side effects observations in patient files
  • Take vital signs
  • Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
  • Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
  • Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
Security and safety
  • Criminal record check
  • Immunization records
  • Vulnerable sector check
Transportation/travel information
  • Own transportation
  • Own vehicle
Work conditions and physical capabilities
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Work under pressure
  • Repetitive tasks
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Sound discrimination
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Standing for extended periods
  • Large caseload
Personal suitability
  • Accurate
  • Client focus
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics
Screening questions
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available for the advertised start date?
  • Are you currently a student?
  • Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
  • Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
Experience
  • 1 year to less than 2 years
Financial benefits
  • As per collective agreement
Other benefits
  • Free parking available
  • Learning/training paid by employer
  • Other benefits
  • Team building opportunities
  • Parking available

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