LPN

Requisition ID: 382991    

City: Winnipeg   

Employer: Lions Housing Centres Inc. 

Site:  320 Sherbrook Street

Department / Unit: Nursing    

Job Stream: Clinical    

Union: MNU

FTE: 0.6

Anticipated Shift: Days

Work Arrangement: In Person  

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75   

Annual Base Hours: 2015   

Salary: As per MNU Collective Agreement

Lions Housing Centres Inc. owns and operates housing and care facilities to provide accommodations for adult citizens. We provide support that looks at the whole person, not just their mental health needs,  but consider their physical, emotional, social, and spirtual wellbeing. 

Job Profile:
LHC Personal Care Home Inc. is recruiting for a Licensed Practical Nurse - FTE 0.6 Days - Indefinite Term position. This position reports directly to the Resident Care Manager. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Uses the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation) to deliver safe, quality care.
• Documents in the health care record
• Provides direct nursing care including but not limited to administration of medication, monitoring for medication effects and side effects, providing required treatments, and assessment of acute illness or change in status.
• Consults Physician, Resident Care Manager, on-call Director/Manager, interdisciplinary team members, or external agencies as indicated.
• Exhibits knowledge in the assessment and management of key gerontology issues as pressure ulcers, delirium, fall prevention, restraint reduction, incontinence, behavior management.
• Participates in work groups addressing clinical issues.
• Assist in the monitoring of care by participating in quality improvement monitoring and audit process (restraint audit, resident care audit, chart audit).
• Acts as a resource to  Health Care Aides (HCA). 

Your education and qualifications:

• The successful nursing candidates must hold a nursing license from CLPNM and be licensed and in good standing with their applicable college.
• Experience in a long-term care setting is an asset.
• Effective written and verbal communication skills in English.
• Strong decision-making, problem solving and critical thinking skills.
• Good organizational and time management skills.
• Good interpersonal skills and an expressed willingness to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Ability to uphold the values of Lions Housing Centres Inc.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in the collective agreement.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search) and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.  Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.