Licensed Practical Nurse
Saint Elizabeth Health Care View all jobs
- Canmore, AB
- Permanent
- Full-time
Join a national social enterprise where your voice matters. Every role helps advance health, spark innovation and strengthen communities across Canada.Manage your life. At SE, you’ll be supported with the time you need to meet the needs of your clients and meet your own needs, develop yourself and your career, and be part of a team.POSITION SUMMARY:Under the direction of the Wellness Manager, the Lead Licensed Practical Nurse (LLPN) will utilize evidence-based nursing knowledge, skills, and judgment to provide holistic resident-centered nursing care with a multidisciplinary team approach. Within the scope of practice appropriate to an LPN, they will provide care to meet clients and their families' physical, safety, emotional, and spiritual needs.POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Oversees and participates in resident admissions/discharge, or transfer of residents as needed.
- Observes, monitors, and tracks facility outbreaks and submits appropriate documentation to Clinical Managers
- Monitors and supports the implementation of organizational quality-improvement projects and education programs.
- Orientates, monitors, and mentors new and existing contracted partners: HCA and LPN
- Completes and evaluates competency assessments for HCA and LPN with respect to medication administration/bath/shower procedures
- Assists primary practitioners, including physicians and nursing practitioners, on rounds as required.
- Demonstrates strong understanding of accessing facility policies and integrates the policies into practice: Process for contacting on-call management, wound management, fall management, etc.
- Requesting interdisciplinary consultations – OT, CCPS, GEM, PT, MMSE, etc.
- Utilizes Clinical care pathways for clinical management – SOB, UTIs, Fevers, and changes in behavior
- Performs required audits
- Managing dietary requests and effective communication with the dietary services team
- Report incidents to Clinical Managers/Site directors/General Manager/AHS after-hours as appropriate
- Assumes responsibility to follow up with the Clinical Manager when the AHS Case Manager is off-site
- Participates in the following committees: IPC committee, OH&S committee, Quality Improvement Committee
- Emergency response – knows the location of the Emergency Response Binder, understands each code procedure.
- Work within their practice statement, competencies, and conduct as defined by the Health Professions Act or other relevant legislation and governing professional organizations
- Ensure resident care is delivered in a way that maintains resident dignity, privacy, and acknowledges independence, spirituality, and individuality as per the H.O.P.E model
- Ensuring building safety after hours – follows procedure for unknown person on premises, locking doors, and contacting police
- Current LPN Certificate registered with the CLPNA in good standing.
- Valid CPR certificate.
- Recent experience working with the elderly or disabled persons, preferably in a supportive living environment.
- Palliative care experience is an asset.
- Experience leading others with strong collaboration skills.
- Demonstrate in a compassionate, respectful, and sincere manner, with the ability to deal with conflict in a diplomatic and professional manner (strong conflict management skills).
- Displays strong critical-thinking skills.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of prioritization
- Strong oral and written communication skills (other language skills are an asset).
- Flexible and adaptable to a changing work environment.
- Good computer skills.