Park Place Seniors Living

Runs senior residences and nursing care homes

Licensed Practical Nurse - Part Time & Casual

Nursing & Frontline Patient CareConfirmed live in the last 24 hours

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

About the Job

Requirements

Graduate from a recognized program for Licensed Practical Nurses.
Have at least one year of recent related experience.
Maintain active registration with the respective provincial College and provide proof of registration.

Responsibilities

Use the nursing process and clinical judgment to assess, plan, implement, and provide person-centered nursing care to residents in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
Practice according to provincial competency guidelines, scope-of-practice standards, the Code of Ethics, and Park Place policies and procedures.
Identify residents’ health care needs, apply critical thinking and problem-solving, prioritize care, and work toward agreed-upon health outcomes.
Support residents and their families and establish therapeutic relationships.
Use computer skills to document resident care, acquire and share information appropriately while maintaining confidentiality, and validate evidence-based practice.
Advocate for residents’ rights by obtaining informed consent, promoting self-determination and autonomy in care planning, and adhering to the Residents’ Bill of Rights.
Apply ethical principles in nursing practice and individual conduct.
Use standardized assessment tools, including MDS-RAI and User Defined Assessments, based on residents’ care needs and recognized best practices.
Carry out move-in, move-out, and internal and external resident transfer processes, including comprehensive and focused health and psychosocial assessments, health history taking, processing physician and nurse practitioner orders, documentation and reporting, health teaching, medication reconciliation, care planning, and advance care planning.
Maintain accurate controlled-medication counts and report adverse reactions and medication errors according to provincial legislation and Park Place policies and procedures.
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, within provincial LPN/RPN competencies.

JOB TITLE: Licensed Practical Nurse
Site: Meadow Ridge Seniors Village
FTE: 0.00 & 0.70 - Various Positions
Hours of Work: - 0630-1500, 1430-2300, 2230-0700
Rotation - Various

In keeping with the Mission, Vision, and Values of Park Place, the LPN, 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 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 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)

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:

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

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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