Licensed Practical Nurse Specific Skills

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; Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects; Take vital signs, apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensure infection control, monitore nutritional intake and conduct specimen collection; 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

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Fast-paced environment; Work under pressure; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Security and Safety

Driver's validity licence check; Driving record check (abstract); Immunization records; Tuberculosis test; Criminal record check

Work Setting Home care and visiting care agency

Area of Specialization Rehabilitation; Geriatrics

Experience Experience an asset

Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)

First Aid Certificate; CPR Certificate; Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination; Licensure as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse by provincial authorities; Certified foot care nurse

Education

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

Languages English