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Licensed Practical Nurse | Long-term Care

Reference number: 
911719581
Publication date: 
March 28 2024 
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Position Summary
This position may be eligible for relocation allowance. Apply today and ask if you qualify!

Are you a passionate, energetic Licensed Practical Nurse who wants to work for a team that has a person-centered philosophy designed to support peoples' choices, help people function at their highest level, and provide the best quality of life possible? We are seeking a compassionate team player to join us at Orchard Haven Long-term Care in Keremeos, BC.

Who We Are

Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

What We Offer

We offer a range of employee benefits and services to support you at every stage of your career:
? Employee & Family Assistance Program
? Employer paid training/education opportunities
? Generous Vacation Entitlement
? Employer Paid Health Benefits
? Municipal Pension Plan
? Shift Premiums
? Competitive wages

About the Job

Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
? Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; the scope or extent of the skills that the LPN performs varies according to the predictability of the outcome for a given client population
? Administers oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications in accordance with pharmaceutical and organizational policies and procedures
? Operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice within the Standards of Practice as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards and unit specific protocols

This is a Permanent Part Time (0.63 FTE) opportunity.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days and nights; rotating from 07:00 to 19:00, 08:00 to 20:00, 19:00 to 07:00 hours.

About this location/unit

Orchard Haven was built in the year 2000 after much planning and hard work by many local residents. The Health Centre had been a dream for many years and it was only through the persistent efforts of these local residents that the Health Centre was finally built. It is a very unique Health Centre in that it has combined many health care services under one roof. Adjoining the Health Centre is a 38 bed Assisted Living unit including a specialized unit for Dementia Care.

Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you. Apply Today!

Qualfications
? Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
? Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
? Current CPR certification required.
Salary: 
to be discussed
Requirements
Education
Diploma: 
None
Working experience
Minimum experience required: 
None
Work place
Keremeos , BC