Registered Practical Nurse
- Petawawa, ON, K8H 0A1, Canada
Hourly Compensation Range: $40/hr · Full-time
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- Hourly Compensation Range: $40/hr
- 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.
Hourly Compensation Range: $40/hr
Bayshore Medical Personnel is seeking a Registered Practical Nurse (LPN) with one (1) full-time equivalent year of experience to join the team in Petawawa, ON. The successful LPN provides services to patients on a walk-in and appointment basis in various primary and ambulatory care settings such as the Care Delivery Unit (CDU), treatment room, and specialty clinic.
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)
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
** We thank and appreciate all applicants, however, the Recruitment Team will only contact candidates who are moved forward to discuss the role. We encourage applicants to monitor their junk/spam email folders as the Recruitment Team will contact applicants via email to schedule an interview.**
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Registered Practical Nurse provides direct patient care in primary and ambulatory care settings, including conducting assessments and performing diagnostic interventions. They also assist with vaccinations, COVID screening, and patient counseling on preventive health care.
Requirements
Candidates must have graduated from an approved Practical Nursing Program and hold a current, valid license in the province of practice. Additionally, they require at least one year of full-time equivalent experience and current certifications in First Aid, BLS, N95 mask fitting, and WHMIS.
Skills
- Patient assessment
- Vaccination
- Diagnostic interventions
- Therapeutic interventions
- Preventive health counseling
- COVID screening
- First aid
- Basic life support
- CPR
- AED
- WHMIS
Benefits
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Work-life balance
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Government & Public Sector
Keywords
- Registered Practical Nurse
- LPN
- Primary care
- Ambulatory care
- Patient assessment
- Vaccination
- Diagnostic interventions
- Therapeutic interventions
- Preventive health
- COVID screening
- First Aid
- Basic Life Support
- BLS
- CPR
- AED
- N95 mask fit
- WHMIS
- Nursing practice
- Clinical care