LPN

Requisition ID: 405152    

City: Winnipeg   

Employer: Lions Housing Centres Inc. 

Site:  320 Sherbrook Street

Department / Unit: Nursing    

Job Stream: Clinical    

Union: MNU

FTE: 0.7

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 0.7 Days - Permanent 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:

• Current registration with College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba.
• Experience in long term care settings is an asset.
• Ability to work independently and be flexible to change as situations warrant.
• Ability to supervise and direct the work of health care aides.
• Good written and oral communication skills.
• Organizational abilities, with a particular emphasis on time management.
• Good interpersonal skills and an expressed willingness to work as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Computer skills essential.
• Physical and mentally able to perform all duties of the role.

How to apply:

APPLY ONLINE, including all documentation listed below:

• Applications submitted without the REQUIRED documentation will not be considered.
• Applicants must submit a resume clearly indicating how they meet the qualifications of the position. (Required)
• Applicants will be required to undergo assessments to determine their knowledge, abilities, and skills as they relate to the qualifications of the position.
• Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

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.