Job detail

Licensed Practical Nurse

Bayshore HealthCare

#First Aid #Licensed Practical Nurse #WHMIS #Basic Life Support #CPR #LPN #Vaccinations #BLS #AED #Patient assessment

Quick overview

The Licensed Practical Nurse will provide direct patient care in primary and ambulatory settings under the direction of physicians and registered nurses. Responsibilities include conducting physical assessments, assisting with vaccinations, performing diagnostic interventions, and counseling patients on preventive health.

Requirements summary

Candidates must have graduated from an approved Practical Nursing Program and hold a current, valid provincial nursing license. Additionally, applicants must possess a minimum of one year of experience, current First Aid/BLS certification, and N95 mask fit certification.

professional certificateCPRWHMISTherapeutic interventionsPatient assessmentAEDFirst aidBasic life supportDiagnostic interventionsDirect patient carePreventive health counselingVaccination assistanceCOVID screening

Job description

It is an honor to provide services for those who have served, and to those who continue to serve our country.

Hourly Compensation: $37

Bayshore Medical Personnel is excited to announce a Full-time Contract opportunity for a Licensed Practical Nurse with one (1) year of experience to join the team in Comox, British Columbia. We're looking for dedicated professionals to make a meaningful impact in Military Health Services! This is a maternity leave coverage*
The successful LPN provides services to patients on a walk-in and appointment basis in various primary and ambulatory care settings such as the Care Delivery Unit (CDU), treatment room, and specialty clinic.

Duties and Responsibilities

The successful applicant will provide direct patient care under the direction of physicians, Registered Nurses, and/or other healthcare providers.

Responsibilities

could include, but are not limited to:
COVID screening prior to patients entering the clinic;
assistance with vaccinations;
conducting patient history and physical assessments;
performing selected diagnostic and therapeutic interventions; and
counseling patients on preventive health care.

Qualifications

The LPN shall possess, as a minimum, one (1) full-time equivalent year of experience within the last 3 years in nursing practice conducting patient assessments and providing direct nursing care for a broad range of diseases in the adult population in a primary care or ambulatory care setting.

Skills and qualifications

All LPNs must, as a minimum, have

1. Graduated from a Practical Nursing Program approved by Council of the College of Nurses; 2. Current and valid license from the provincial or territorial professional college or association in the province of practice; and 3. Certificate of Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C.

Other Requirements

Current N95 mask fit certificate CSA Standards Z94.4 (within 2 years)