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Job Summary
The role of Licensed Practical Nurse is to care for the medical needs of children in the program. A Licensed Practical Nurse at Hopes Home works in a team environment along with the families to provide individually assessed care that meets the evolving needs of each medically fragile child.
Major Responsibilities & Key Activities
Provide medical care within the full scope of practice as is outlined for Licensed Practical Nurses
Offer direct nursing care for medically fragile children
Offer direct nursing care for complex medical, nursing and intervention therapies due to disabilities and/or chronic diseases
Provide a holistic approach of health and healing along with nursing care for medically fragile children.
Assist in physical assessments of children
Administer medications; gastric tube feeds
Monitor and administer tracheotomy care
Monitor and manage oxygen saturation and ventilator equipment
Develop and manage nursing care plans for medically fragile children
Advocate on behalf of the health care needs of medically fragile children
Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
Record Applicants must have a Practical Nursing certificate including the Administration of Medications
Current license with Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses (SALPN) is required.
Minimum 2 years Pediatric Experience preferred
Knowledge of current nursing practices
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with different behavioral/physical disorders
Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and compassionately with medically fragile children
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Numeracy
- Oral communication
- Working with others
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Critical thinking
- Job task planning and organizing
- Finding information
- Computer use
- Continuous learning
- Significant use of memory
Transportation/Travel Information
- Own transportation
- Valid driver's licence
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Licensure by the appropriate province or territory of work
Additional Skills
- Monitor patients' progress and report any changes
Area Of Specialization
- Pediatrics
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)
- Child abuse registry check
- Immunization records
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