Licensed Practical Nurse, LPN

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About the role

  • Licensed Practical Nurse offering resident-oriented nursing care in Calgary's first aging-in-place community. Adhere to health standards and promote wellness among residents.

Responsibilities

  • Provides planned, resident-oriented, goal-directed nursing care and related services in a Trico Living Well (TLW) community
  • Liaises with residents, and family members and acts as a resource for questions and concerns regarding practices or related healthcare issues
  • Completes and ensures residents clinical care assessments, personalized health care plans and care services, and documentation are accurate, up-to-date, and changes communicated as required
  • Educates and informs about nutrition, self-care, and disease prevention and promotes health and wellness to residents, families and staff
  • Supports and encourages each resident to be as independent as possible according to documented cognitive, physical, and functional abilities
  • Coordinates the care teams resident care assignments and conferences to ensure efficient and timely delivery of health care services to residents
  • Supervises, teaches, delegates, and directs unregulated care staff (HCA)
  • Provides direct resident care and medications/treatments administration and documentation in compliance with regulatory requirements
  • Initiates and participates in wellness activities provided for residents as described in their wellness programs/services and encourages residents to socialize and participate in planned activities or programs to develop friendships with other residents
  • Observes, documents, and reports on any changes in residents mental, physical, and functional condition to the RN Clinical Lead/Educator and/or Director of Health & Wellness; including safety concerns, and physical environment
  • Responds to and manages significant changes in residents condition and/or medical emergencies and provides emergency first aid
  • Notifies the Director of Health & Wellness of any resident unusual occurrences, safety hazards, illness, incidents, and accidents immediately and completes documentation as per TLW Incident Management Policy& Protocol

Requirements

  • Current registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in the province of Alberta with no restrictions
  • 2 years + experience working with older adults in the continuing health care/services industry, an asset
  • Valid CPR and First Aid certification required
  • All applicants who receive an offer of employment must be eligible to work in Canada • Proof of eligibility must be current and valid (not expired, canceled, or voided)

Benefits

  • All employees are required to be vaccinated against both COVID-19 and the influenza variants
  • Current (within 6 months) Police Clearance and Vulnerable Sector Screening are required

Job title

Job type

Full Time

Experience level

JuniorMid level

Salary

Not specified

Degree requirement

Professional Certificate

Location requirements

OnsiteCalgaryCanada

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