Licensed Practical Nurse; admin focused HC

Licensed Practical Nurse (admin focused) – Full Time, Permanent (#HC01-25-06)

Collingwood Neighbourhood House (CNH) is a not-for-profit Society serving the Renfrew-Collingwood (RC) neighbourhood of East Vancouver. CNH’s mandate is to promote the well‑being of the Renfrew‑Collingwood community by providing leadership and working collaboratively with individuals, families, agencies and other groups to develop and support inclusive, innovative, sustainable initiatives and services that respond to the community’s social, educational, economic, health, cultural and recreational needs.

RISE Community Health Centre (CHC) is a department of CNH.

RISE is a community‑based CHC that is part of the Primary Care Network strategy and funded by the Ministry of Health. RISE CHC supports the health and well‑being of Renfrew‑Collingwood residents who are facing barriers to achieving health by offering community‑based primary care and health promotion services. Populations of focus include Newcomers, LGBTQ2S+, Indigenous, Isolated Seniors, Youth, people experiencing Homelessness, those working in the Sex Trade, and those experiencing Mental Health and Substance Use issues.

Services are delivered by a diverse interdisciplinary team, working in partnership with other Collingwood Neighbourhood House departments and partnering agencies.

This is an incredible opportunity to be a part of the RISE CHC team, where you will work with committed and passionate professionals in the provision of integrated, high quality, holistic health services. We encourage applicants with lived experience of structural inequity to apply, and those who identify as Black, Indigenous, People of Colour, LGBTQ2

SIA+, and those living with a visible or invisible disability.

We are seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join the RISE CHC team. They will work as part of an interdisciplinary team with Nurse Practitioners, Family Physicians, Community Health Workers, Nurses, Allied Health, Medical Office Assistants and more. This role includes a focus on supporting our intake, referral, workflow and inventory management, in addition to a clinical LPN focus.

• Providing high quality primary care in alignment with RISE CHC values and mandate
• Practicing within the context of a client and family centered care model and in accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice for Licensed Practical Nurses and within RISE policies, guidelines and clinical practice documents.
• Providing primary care, health promotion education and outreach nursing including case management, wound care, administration of medications and immunizations, phleomy, mental health and addiction supportive care, chronic and infectious disease management.
• Working with and supporting community partners through partnership, referrals and health related education and advocacy
• Assisting in coordinating RISE CHC referral and intake process
• Ordering and managing medical supplies and inventory.

• Graduation from an approved School of Nursing with current practicing registration as an LPN with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM)
• Two (2) years recent related nursing experience including one (1) year in an administrative capacity, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• An egalitarian philosophy and non-judgmental attitude (i.e. gender, culture, race, sexual orientation, language, ability and more)
• Experience promoting collaboration, capacity building, teamwork, and communication within a diverse interdisciplinary team
• Experience in supporting clinic workflow
• Experience in providing culturally safe and trauma informed care
• Experience in assessing and streamlining primary care service delivery i.e. Outreach, etc
• Experience in managing medical supplies and inventory
• Experience in phlebotomy
• Proficient in using Electronic Medical Records, Word processing, Internet and email software
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position
• Current CPR certification

• Demonstrated ability to plan, set priorities, organize work and meet…