Park Place Seniors Living

Runs senior residences and nursing care homes

Licensed Practical Nurse

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

Full-timeMedicine Hat, AB, CanadaNo salary listedIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

Graduation from a recognized program for Licensed Practical Nurses or Registered Practical Nurses.
At least one year of recent related experience.
Maintain and provide proof of active registration with the respective provincial college, including the College of Licensed Practical Nurses Association.
Certification in First Aid as required by provincial legislation.
Use critical thinking and problem-solving skills in all aspects of care.
Prioritize and manage resident care according to identified care needs.
Demonstrate computer skills for documenting resident care, appropriately acquiring and sharing information with the healthcare team while respecting confidentiality, and validating evidence-based practice.
Obtain informed consent before performing nursing procedures and adhere to the Residents Bill of Rights.
Understand and apply the Code of Ethics for Licensed Practical Nurses or Registered Practical Nurses.
Use standardized assessment tools such as MDS-RAI and user-defined assessments based on residents’ care needs and recognized best practices.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process and nursing knowledge, skills, and clinical judgment to assess, plan, implement, and provide quality, person-centered nursing care to residents.
Identify residents’ healthcare needs and facilitate mutually agreed-upon health outcomes.
Provide support to residents and their families and establish therapeutic relationships.
Promote resident self-determination and autonomy in the formulation of care plans.
Carry out move-in and move-out processes and internal and external resident transfers.
Perform comprehensive and focused health and psychosocial assessments, including thorough health-history taking.
Process physician and nurse practitioner orders.
Document and report care information.
Provide health teachings.
Perform medication reconciliation.
Complete care planning and advance care planning.
Maintain accurate controlled-medication drug counts and report adverse reactions and medication errors according to provincial legislation and organizational policies.
Perform, monitor, and evaluate nursing procedures and interventions, including head-to-toe assessments; recording and interpreting vital signs; assistance with activities of daily living; elimination, nutrition, and hydration management; basic foot care; basic wound care; palliative care; and post-mortem care.
Practice in accordance with provincial professional competencies, practice standards, Code of Ethics, and organizational policies and procedures.

JOB SUMMARY:
In keeping with the Mission, Vision, and Values of Park Place, the LPN/ RPN, in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team, uses the nursing process and applies his/her nursing knowledge, skills and clinical judgment in performing assessments, planning, implementing, and providing quality and person-centered nursing care to the Residents. The LPN/ RPN operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice as outlined by the relevant provincial governing body’s practice standards and Code of Ethics and Park Place policies and procedures. The LPN/ RPN practices in a setting where the client care needs are established and changes in health condition are predictable and ensures a commitment to Park Place’s “culture of safety.”

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Nursing Knowledge
Demonstrates knowledge and the ability to utilize the nursing process in identifying the Residents’ health care needs in an environment that facilitates achieving mutually agreed upon health outcomes;
- Demonstrates knowledge and the ability to use critical thinking and problem-solving skills in all aspects of care;
- Demonstrates knowledge and ability to prioritize and manage Resident care according to identified care needs;
- Demonstrate knowledge and ability to identify and provide support to the Residents and their family and establish a therapeutic relationship with them;
- Demonstrates knowledge of computer skills to do the following:
  - Document Resident care;
  - Acquire and share information appropriately with the health care team while respecting confidentiality;
  - Validate evidence-based practice
Respects and advocates for Residents’ rights by:
- Obtaining informed consent prior to performing any nursing procedure;
- Promoting self-determination and autonomy in the formulation of the Residents’ plan of care; and,
- Adhering to Park Place’s “Residents Bill of Rights.’’
- Understands the Code of Ethics for LPN/ RPN and applies these ethical principles to guide decision making in his/her nursing practice and individual behavior.
- Nursing Practice
  - Assessment and Care Planning
  - Utilize standardized assessment tools available (e.g., MDS-RAI, User Defined Assessments) based on Residents identified care needs and recognized best practices;
  - Demonstrates the knowledge and ability to carry out move-in and move-out processes as well as Resident transfers, both internal and external, in an efficient and timely manner; including but not limited to completing the following tasks identified in their full scope of practice:
  - Perform and complete a comprehensive and focused health and psychosocial assessment including a thorough health history taking;
  - Processing Physician /Nurse Practitioner (NP) orders;
  - Documenting and reporting;
  - Provision of health teachings;
  - Medication Reconciliation;
  - Care planning;
  - Advance care planning;
Performs and maintains records of accurate drug counts on controlled medications;, Reports adverse reactions and medication errors according to provincial legislation and Park Place Policies and procedures., Performs, monitors and evaluates nursing procedures and interventions such as but not limited to head to toe assessments, taking/ recording and interpreting vital signs, assistance with activities of daily living, elimination, nutrition and hydration management, basic foot care, basic wound care, palliative care, and post mortem care as outlined in the provincial professional competencies for LPN/ RPN;
Communication and Technology
Professionalism and Leadership

QUALIFICATIONS:
Education:
Graduation from a recognized program for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN)/ Registered Practical Nurses (RPN)

Experience:

At least one (1) year recent related experience

Registration/ Certification(s).

Responsible to maintain and provide proof of active registration with respective provincial College:
College of Licensed Practical Nurses Association (CLPNA)

Certified in First Aid as required by provincial legislation

About the Company

Park Place Seniors Living

Runs senior residences and nursing care homes

Park Place Seniors Living runs retirement residences and care homes for seniors in British Columbia, Alberta and Ontario. Its communities span independent living, assistance with daily tasks and long-term care for people who need round-the-clock nursing. Long-term care homes also support residents with dementia through secured entrances and continuous monitoring, while retirement residences bundle meals and household services into accommodation fees. Residents pay privately or share care and accommodation costs with provincial health authorities through subsidized placements. Founded in 1993, the company is headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia.

Company size: 1,001-5,000
Company stage: Not listed
Total funding: Not listed
Headquarters: Vancouver, Canada
Founded: 1993

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