Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.)
Posted on Jan 06, 2021 by Christenson Communities
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Location Lacombe, AB
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Earnings $27.00 to $32.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 10 to 40 hours per week
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Position Casual Part Time
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Vacancies 2 Vacancies
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Closing Date Feb 05, 2021
Employer
Christenson Communities
Languages
English
Education
- College/CEGEP
- or equivalent experience
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- First Aid Certificate
- CPR Certificate
Experience
Experience an asset
Work Setting
Nursing home/home for the aged
Security and Safety
- Immunization records
- Criminal record check
Transportation/Travel Information
Own transportation
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
Work Location Information
Relocation costs not covered by employer
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Client focus
- Interpersonal awareness
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Values and ethics
- Reliability
- Organized
Licensed Practical Nurse Specific Skills
- 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
How to Apply
Anyone who can legally work in Canada can apply for this job. If you are not currently authorized to work in Canada, the employer will not consider your job application.
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- METHODICAL
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Interest in compiling information by monitoring patients' progress and monitoring established respiratory and intravenous therapy; in evaluating effectiveness of nursing interventions; and in administering medication and observing and documenting therapeutic effects
- SOCIAL
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Interest in instructing patients and their families by providing safety and health education; in providing pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care; and in consulting with members of the healthcare team
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in operating medical equipment to perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques including sterile dressing, ensuring infection control, monitoring nutritional intake and conducting specimen collection
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.
- METHODICAL
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Interest in copying information to prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas, and to clean and sterilize operating rooms and instruments
- OBJECTIVE
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Interest in handling medical equipment by laying out instruments, setting up equipment and passing instruments to surgeons
- social
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Interest in assisting surgeons and surgical teams with gowns, gloves and instruments during operations
The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation.
It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective and Social.
Each set of 3 interest codes is listed in order of importance.
A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.
A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.