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Looking for a Full-Time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)to join our team. We are a private care home licensed by the Ministry of Health. Duties to help our residents fulfill their care requirements, prepare and administer medications, take vitals, wound care, monitor catheters, and other duties as required. Shifts are 7am-5pm,4 days a week. A criminal record check,LPN certificate, CPR/First Aid,TLR,and Whims,also a medication course on line is required by the Ministry of Health.
Essential Skills
- Reading text
- Document use
- Writing
- 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
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.)
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
- Advanced cardiac life support (ACLS)
- First Aid Certificate
- Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination
Additional Skills
- Monitor patients' progress and report any changes
Work Setting
- Home for the aged
Area Of Specialization
- General duty
Registered Nursing Assistant Specific Skills
- Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse
- Distribute medication to patients
- Bathe and dress patients
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Attention to detail
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Standing for extended periods
- Walking
Security and Safety
- Criminal record check (abstract)