The salary range for this position is CAD $32.84 - $44.96 / hour
Job Summary
Are you a Licensed Practical Nurse wondering what it’s like to work with a dedicated and experienced team of health care providers with a supportive leadership team?
We are currently hiring for a Relief Full Time Licensed Practical Nurse, Full Scope to join our team at Peace Arch Hospital located in White Rock, B.C. This position is available until approximately December 31, 2025 or until the return of the incumbent.
Peace Arch Hospital is a 171 bed hospital located in White Rock, B.C, primarily serving it’s local communities of South Surrey and White Rock. The hospital offers general medicine, surgery, maternity, inpatient, outpatient care and 24/7 Emergency services with over 51,000 visits annually.
With its sandy beaches, red brick promenade, waterfront eateries, dramatic sunsets, and the warmest ocean water on the Canadian west coast, White Rock is known as the jewel of British Columbia. A quiet, growing, seaside community tucked between Surrey and Washington State, White Rock is a scenic community offering a variety of leisure activities from windsurfing to golfing to oceanfront promenade walks.
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Come work with us!
Joining our team offers you opportunities to work in a rapidly growing organization with health professionals who are excellent in their respective fields. Fraser Health offers opportunities for career growth and advancement and competitive benefits, including but not limited, to:
- Four weeks of vacation to start
- Comprehensive 100% employer paid benefits
- Immediate enrollment in a defined municipal pension plan
- 87% maternity top-up
- 50% subsidy on Translink passes
We invite you to apply today and find out why employees recommend Fraser Health to their friends as an exceptional place to work!
Detailed Overview
Under the direction of the Manager, Clinical Operations or designate and in collaboration as a member of a multidisciplinary team; performs assessments, plans, implements and evaluates nursing care. The LPN operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice within the Standards of Practice as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and according to agency operating policies and standards and unit specific protocols.
Responsibilities
- Assesses patient/resident/family's actual and potential strengths and limitations including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual needs.
- Provides a supportive environment for patient/resident/family. Promotes patient/resident/family involvement in health care decisions; provides information and opportunity to discuss concerns; respects personal choices.
- Contributes to the development and ongoing changes to the individualized plan of care, including attending and providing input into multidisciplinary care planning meetings and family conferences.
- Provides nursing care according to identified policies and procedures, technology and FHA standards and evaluates outcomes. Records observations and reports problems and/or changes to designated staff.
- Performs admissions, discharges, and transfers of patients/residents according to agency operating policies and procedures.
- Documents and updates all relevant care and procedure information to ensure patient/resident safety and comfort.
- Operates and maintains effective functioning equipment related to patient/resident care such as bathtubs, scales and mechanical lifts.
- Assists in maintaining a safe and clean environment for patients/residents and staff.
- Assists in the orientation of new staff, students and other members of the Health Care Team.
- Participates in continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities, education sessions, team conferences, meetings and committees.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications
Education and Experience
Graduate of a recognized practical nursing program or equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Current practicing registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
Skills and Abilities
- Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to deal with others effectively.
- Ability to organize work and implement a plan of care.
- Knowledge and competencies to work at full scope of practice as currently required by the BCCNM, including administering medications.
- Ability to operate related equipment.
- Physical ability to carry out the duties of the position.
About Fraser Health
Fraser Health is the heart of health care for over two million people in Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley in British Columbia, Canada, on the traditional, ancestral and unceded lands of the Coast Salish and Nlaka’pamux Nations and is home to 32 First Nations within the Fraser Salish region.
People - those we care for and those who care for them - are at the heart of everything we do. Our hospital and community-based services are delivered by a team of 48,000+ staff, medical staff and volunteers.
We are committed to planetary health and value diversity in the work force. We strive to maintain an environment of respect, caring and trust. Fraser Health’s hiring practices aspire to ensure all individuals are treated in an inclusive, equitable and culturally safe manner.
Together, we are the heart of health care.
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