L.P.N. (licensed practical nurse

Education and Training

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years.

Relocation costs covered by employer. Nursing home/home for the aged.

• Administer medications.
• Apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing.
• Conduct specimen collection.
• Ensure infection control.
• Monitor nutritional intake.
• Observe and record medication's therapeutic and side effects and record observations in patient files.
• Take vital signs.
• Provide technical assistance to surgeons by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons.
• Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care.
• 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 patient assessment and care planning procedures.
• Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of 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.

Geriatrics.

• Criminal record check.
• Immunization records.
• Tuberculosis test.

Fast-paced environment. Repetitive tasks. Attention to detail. Combination of sitting, standing, walking.

• 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.

Experience an asset.

• Evening.
• Shift.
• Morning.
• Night.

• Dental plan.
• Disability benefits.
• Health care plan.
• Paramedical services coverage.
• Vision care benefits.

• As per collective agreement.
• Group insurance benefits.

• Maternity and parental benefits.

• Other benefits.
• Paid time off (volunteering or personal days).
• Wellness program.