L.P.N. (licensed practical nurse

Job Details

• Location:
  
  280 Haliburton Road, Pictou, NS B0K 1H0
• Salary: 29.75 to 34.75 hourly (to be negotiated) / 10 to 30 hours per week
• Terms of employment:
  Casual, Part-time

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

• Nursing home / home for the aged

• Administer medications
• Ensure infection control
• Monitor nutritional intake
• Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
• Record medication’s therapeutic and side effect observations in patient files
• Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
• Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
• Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on assessment and care planning procedures
• Monitor patients’ progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of the healthcare team

• Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
• Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination
• CPR Certificate
• First Aid Certificate

• Criminal record check
• Child Abuse Registry check
• Immunization records
• Adult Abuse Registry check

• Own transportation

• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods

• Accurate
• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Values and ethics
• Disability benefits
• As per collective agreement
• Life insurance

• Free parking available
• Parking available

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada
. The employer will not respond to your application.