Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.)
Posted on Jan 15, 2021 by Advantage Assist
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Location Valleyview, AB
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Earnings $30.00 to $30.50 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 37.5 to 40 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 5 Vacancies
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Closing Date Mar 26, 2021
Employer
Advantage Assist
Languages
English
Education
College, CEGEP or other non-university certificate or diploma from a program of 1 year to 2 years
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- CPR Certificate
- Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work
Experience
1 year to less than 2 years
Area of Specialization
Geriatrics
Work Setting
Nursing home/home for the aged
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Immunization records
- Tuberculosis test
- Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Attention to detail
- Sound discrimination
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Large caseload
Work Location Information
Relocation costs covered by employer
Personal Suitability
- Initiative
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Flexibility
- Accurate
- 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
- 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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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
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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.