Licensed Practical Nurse I
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Newfoundland and Labrador
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Job Details:
Location: BF CORR - Bishop's Falls Correctional Facility, Bishop Falls
Licensed Practical Nurse I
Central Zone - Central Zone- Correctional Health Service
Permanent Full-time
NAPE HS
45106POS
Hours: 75 (8 hours; Days)
Salary: CGL29 (CAD30.16 - CAD33.22 per hour)
Competition Number: VAC0021939
Posted Date: 2026-03-16
Closing Date: 2026-03-23
Definition of Work:
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) are valuable members of the interdisciplinary health care team. LPNs provide direct nursing care to stable and unstable clients/patients/residents under the direction of a Registered Nurse/Nurse Practitioner. The LPN I in Correctional Services Program works within their individual scope of practice is responsible for health assessment, medication administration, Suicide assessments, disease management, wound care, end of life care, assisting in NP and Psychiatric virtual care clinics and may provide mentoring and direction to students and other staff.
Job Demands
? By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
? Regularly requires physical exertion and handling, moving, pushing or pulling objects between 10 - 15 lbs and occasionally required to support, lift or move patients/objects up to 30 lbs.
? Regularly required to work in awkward cramped positions (bending/kneeling/stretching) and constantly standing and moving about.
? Regularly pushes and pulls objects using light to medium forces and stands and walks.
? Regularly requires visual concentration to give medications, read orders/referrals, patients' charts/document, observe and treat patients combined with time pressures and deadlines.
? Regularly exposed to volatile clients whose behavior is sometimes unpredictable.
? Occasionally provides testimony as an expert witness in court hearings which requires the ability to withstand examination and cross examination.
? A higher-than-normal level of attentiveness is required when assessing high risk patients.
? Ability to adapt to constantly changing work demands due to the nature of a highly secure environment, with unpredictable incidents within the prison which may occur frequently.
Required qualifications:
? Graduation from a practical nursing program approved by NLHS.
? Current BLS certification.
? Current registration with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador.
? Demonstrated effective interpersonal and communication skills.
? Demonstrated ability to maintain effective working relationships.
? Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work independently
? Consistent demonstration of NLHS core values; Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence (ICARE)
? A satisfactory record of work performance and attendance is required for this position.
? A satisfactory certificate of conduct from the RCMP or local police authority.
Preferred Qualifications:
? Experience in licensed practical nursing.
