Licensed Practical Nurse in Nursing Home

Location: St. John's

Enhance your nursing career as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a nursing home setting. This role focuses on patient care, medication administration, and ensuring infection control practices.

Candidates with 1-2 years of experience will find this position rewarding, as you provide essential nursing services based on thorough assessments and care plans. Your responsibilities include taking vital signs, observing medication effects, and monitoring patients’ nutritional intake. You will also guide patient safety education and work closely with the healthcare team to evaluate nursing interventions.

Key Responsibilities:

• Administer prescribed medications and monitor side effects

• Apply aseptic techniques for sterile dressing

• Conduct specimen collection and take vital signs

• Record observations to maintain accurate patient files

• Provide safety and health education to patients and families

Requirements:

• Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse

• Completion of Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination

• Basic Cardiac Life Support Certificate

• 1 to 2 years of nursing experience

• Criminal record check required

Utilize your clinical skills and patient care abilities to impact the lives of seniors positively.
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