Licensed Practical Nurse Specific Skills

Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures

Personal Suitability

Initiative; Effective interpersonal skills; Flexibility; Team player; Excellent oral communication; Client focus; Dependability; Judgement; Reliability; Organized; Punctuality

Work Location Information

Work in employer's/client's home; Staff accommodation available

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Repetitive tasks; Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Work Site Environment Non-smoking

Target Audience

Elderly; Persons with physical disabilities; Males

Weight Handling Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)

Specific Skills

Provide personal care; Provide companionship; Prepare and serve nutritious meals; Perform light housekeeping and cleaning duties; Launder clothing and household linens; Assume full responsibility for household (in absence of householder); Administer bedside and personal care; Administer medications; Assist in regular exercise, e.g., walk; Assist clients with bathing and other aspects of personal hygiene; Administer massage techniques through soft tissue manipulation, relaxation techniques, hydrotherapy, trigger point therapy, joint pain and lower grade mobilizations

Experience 2 years to less than 3 years

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

First Aid Certificate; CPR Certificate; Health Care Aide Certificate; Geriatric Certificate

Education

Other trades certificate or diplomaor equivalent experience

Languages English