Licensed Practical Nurse Specific Skills

Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care; Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy; Administer medication and observe and document therapeutic effects; 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; Accurate; Excellent oral communication; Excellent written communication; Dependability; Judgement; Values and ethics; Reliability; Organized

Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities

Work under pressure; Repetitive tasks; Physically demanding; Attention to detail; Combination of sitting, standing, walking; Standing for extended periods

Security and Safety

Immunization records; Tuberculosis test; Criminal record check; Adult Abuse Registry

Work Setting Nursing home/home for the aged

Area of Specialization Geriatrics

Experience 7 months to less than 1 year

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

First Aid Certificate; CPR Certificate; Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination

Education

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

Languages English