Bilingual Licensed Practical Nurse
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC, Canada
Full-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
IT IS AN HONOR TO PROVIDE SERVICES FOR THOSE WHO HAVE SERVED, AND TO THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO SERVE OUR COUNTRY.
Bayshore Medical Personnel is excited to announce a full-time contract opportunity for a Bilingual Licensed Practical Nurse to join our team in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, QC! We're looking for dedicated professionals to make a meaningful impact in Military Health Services. **$1000 Signing Bonus**
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
The successful applicant will provide direct patient care under the direction of physicians, Registered Nurses, and/or other healthcare providers.
Responsibilities could include, but are not limited to:
- COVID screening prior to patients entering the clinic;
- assistance with vaccinations;
- conducting patient history and physical assessments;
- performing selected diagnostic and therapeutic interventions; and
- counseling patients on preventive health care.
Qualifications
The LPN shall possess, as a minimum, one (1) full-time equivalent year of experience within the last 3 years in nursing practice conducting patient assessments and providing direct nursing care for a broad range of diseases in the adult population in a primary care or ambulatory care setting.
SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS
All LPNs must, as a minimum, have:
- Graduated from a Practical Nursing Program approved by Council of the College of Nurses;
- Current and valid license from the provincial or territorial professional college or association in the province of practice; and
- Certificate of Standard First Aid and Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider or equivalent such as Cardio-pulmonary Resuscitation/Automated External Defibrillator (CPR/AED) Level C.
Other Requirements:
- Current N95 mask fit certificate CSA Standards Z94.4 (within 2 years)
- Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS) Certification (within 2 years)
- Bilingual in both French and English
Benefits of working with Bayshore Medical Personnel:
- Enjoy a great work/ life balance with daytime hours, Monday to Friday.
- No evening or weekend shifts required.
- Paid on an hourly basis.
- Medical and Dental benefits for positions over 22.5 hours
- $1000 Signing Bonus
** We thank and appreciate all applicants, however, the Recruitment Team will only contact candidates who are moved forwards in the recruitment process to discuss the role. We encourage applicants to monitor their junk/spam email folders as the Recruitment Team will contact applicants via email when they are moved forwards in the recruitment process to schedule an interview.**
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Licensed Practical Nurse at Bayshore Medical Personnel will screen patients for COVID before clinic entry and help with vaccinations. They will take patient histories, perform physical assessments, carry out selected treatments, and counsel patients on preventive care.
Requirements
Candidates need a Practical Nursing diploma, a valid provincial licence, and at least one full-time year of primary or ambulatory care nursing in the last three years. Standard First Aid, BLS or CPR/AED, an N95 fit certificate, WHMIS, and fluency in French and English are also required.
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Direct nursing care
- Vaccination administration
- COVID-19 screening
- Patient history taking
- Physical assessment
- Preventive health counselling
- Basic Life Support
- CPR/AED
- Standard First Aid
- WHMIS
- N95 respirator fit testing
- Bilingual French and English
- Primary care nursing
- Ambulatory care nursing
- Clinical documentation
Benefits
- Signing bonus
- Medical and dental benefits
- Daytime schedule
Categories
- Healthcare
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- LPN
- bilingual nurse
- French English
- practical nursing
- primary care
- ambulatory care
- military health services
- patient assessment
- vaccinations
- COVID screening
- BLS
- CPR
- WHMIS
- N95 fit test
- healthcare
- clinic
- Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu
- Quebec
Seniority
Entry level
Perks
- Signing bonus
- Performance bonus
Licences and certifications
- Standard First Aid
- BLS
- CPR/AED Level C
- N95 mask fit certificate
- WHMIS
Languages
- English
- French
Fields of study
- Practical Nursing