JOB TITLE: LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE
DEPARTMENT: NURSING
REPORTS TO: DIRECTOR OF CARE
Job Summary:
Under the work direction of the Registered Nurse the Licensed Practical Nurse is expected to function within the full scope of professional practice and is responsible for: providing daily nursing care; ensuring the safety and well being of the residents; administering medications; performing nursing procedures; providing routine personal care to residents; dealing with emergency situations; making decisions and carrying out nursing interventions in accordance with the guidelines for professional scope of practice for Licensed Practical Nurses.
Duties & Responsibilities:
Resident Care:
- Administration of prescribed medications and treatments. This includes:
- Medications
- Oral, including prn and oral narcotics
- Subcutaneous: insulin, following demonstrated competency
- Intramuscular: following demonstrated competency.
- Procedures
- Assessment and vital signs monitoring
- Catheterization and bladder irrigation, after R.N. direction
- Sterile/nonsterile dressings and wound care
- Glucometer testing
- Medications
- Ensures the care environment provides minimum risk to residents and staff. Follows the security procedures for the facility.
- Ensures residents receive adequate nutrition and fluids according to individual care plans noting and reporting changes in appetite and food and texture preferences.
- Participates in the admission, discharge, and transfer of residents, according to facility policies and procedures.
- Observes and reports any changes in a resident’s condition, functional, and cognitive behavior, and reports changes to the attending physician.
- May accept a telephone order from the physician and process Doctors Orders.
- The Resident Care Coordinator will be notified of changes in a resident’s condition and physician orders.
- Documents in the resident’s progress notes using the Focus Charting method and records information on the care plan.
- Identifies, communicates, and documents the resident’s needs for assistance with their activities of daily living.
- Promotes and assists residents to participate in social, spiritual, and recreational activities.
- Maintains respectful communication with residents and their families/support persons.
- Ensures nursing equipment and supplies are used and stored in a safe and efficient manner.
- Reports unsafe or faulty equipment to the Resident Care Coordinator and activates a requisition with Maintenance.
- Ensures resident’s rights of privacy and confidentiality are maintained, including handling and storage of confidential information.
- Maintains a current knowledge of and complies with the facility policies and procedures.
- Participates in multi-disciplinary care planning conferences and medication reviews.
- Attends in-service programs.
- Performs other related duties as required.
Qualifications:
Education & Experience
- Graduate from an approved Practical Nursing program, which includes a pharmacology module (post 2000) or has completed the recognized pharmacology upgrade module.
- Holds a current license to practice from the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of B.C.
- Holds current certification in CPR and First Aid
- Previous experience in a complex care facility.
Skills & Abilities
- Must possess the personal qualities and attitudes that respect the spirit, dignity and individuality of the residents.
- Must be in good health, free from communicable diseases and physically and mentally capable to carry out the assigned duties in the work environment.
- Must communicate competently in oral and written English and understand work information in English.
- Must be able to perform job activities that require lifting, bending, stooping and stretching.
- Must be able to safely and efficiently operate all equipment related to the job.
- Must have the ability to work in a team environment and work effectively with others.
- Has the ability to be self-directed and is able to provide leadership and direction for others in the team.