Licensed Practical Nurse - Casual

Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Location: Bergen Gardens (1475 Molson)

Reporting Manager: Community Health Director

Job Summary

Reporting to the Community Health Director, the Licensed Practical Nurse will be responsible for providing nursing-related care in accordance with policies and procedures; this includes making regular rounds, administering medications, and performing professional procedures and treatment services as required within the scope of practice. The Licensed Practical Nurse will also coordinate with other care partners’ services required to meet the elder’s needs.

Who we are

Bergen Gardens, located in North Kildonan, is a unique Seniors Community where those who live, visit and work here experience a culture of creativity, choice, and well-being. Using a citizenship person-directed philosophy, we’re taking the focus away from personal care homes as biomedical solutions to a relationship approach where both Care Partners (staff) and citizens can build community together.

Bergen Gardens offers a friendly and positive work environment. We believe that when people are surrounded with opportunities to maintain connections with pets, nature, and people of all ages, they will continue to thrive and grow as a person.

Some of the perks that are included in working at Bergen Gardens include competitive wages, a health care spending account, group health benefits, long-term disability, life insurance, and a group DPSP/RRSP matching program. We want work to be a source of pride and personal fulfillment for our staff as they contribute to our joint success!

What you’ll do

• Communicate with elders’ physicians, using the SBARR, as necessary in planning and providing safe elder care.
• Coordinate with other care partners services required to meet my elder’s needs including infection control, foot care, pharmacy, laboratory services, massage therapy, the dietitian, and rehabilitative medical services. Schedule appointments and complete referrals as required.
• Ensure that all components of the elder’s health assessment and care plan are completed/reviewed when moving in, quarterly and as needed, evaluating the plan of care in relation to expected outcomes.
• If necessary, modify the plan of care to achieve identified expected outcomes or redefine new outcomes.