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

Personal Suitability

Flexibility; Client focus; Values and ethics; Reliability; Organized

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Repetitive tasks; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Security and Safety

Immunization records; Tuberculosis test; Criminal record check; Vulnerable sector check

Work Setting

Public or community health centre; Home care and visiting care agency; Rehabilitation centre and special health institution; Nursing home/home for the aged

Experience Experience an asset

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

Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination; Licensure as a Registered Psychiatric Nurse by provincial authorities

Education

College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 3 months to less than 1 year

Languages English or French