Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Ambulatory Team - BC Cancer Prince George
Provincial Health Services Authority
- Prince George, BC
- $32.84-44.96 per hour
- Permanent
- Part-time
- Prepare patients for examination by performing duties such as escorting patients to the examining room, weighing patients, assisting them with undressing and providing comfort measures.
- Prepare examining rooms for patient consultations and examinations by performing duties such as checking and laying out clean instruments, stocking rooms with required supplies, cleaning and making up room for next patient and collecting used instruments and sending to central processing for sterilization.
- Assist nursing and medical staff with physical examinations by performing duties such as handing and receiving instruments and supplies, receiving and preparing specimens through methods such as levelling, attaching completed requisitions and placing in receptacles and/or delivering to the laboratory.
- Perform a variety of nursing procedures such as catheterizations and sterile dressings by performing duties such as applying and changing sterile or non-sterile dressings, colostomy care and irrigation, taking/recording blood pressure and/or rectal temperature, administering suppositories and enemas, taking temperatures, pulse and/or respiration. Record observations and report problems and/or changes to designated staff.
- Perform a variety of clerical duties such as organizing appointment lists, films and reports for clinic and ensuring charts are returned for order processing after examination, answering telephones, filing and typing utilizing a variety of software packages.
- Maintains instruments and equipment such as nasopharyngoscopes and ophthalmoscopes by performing duties such as cleaning through methods such as operating steris system, checking function, reporting malfunctioning equipment to Leader for action and storing instruments and equipment ready for next procedure.
- Assists patients with activities of daily living by performing duties such as providing personal care including assisting with toilet needs, providing comfort measures such as positioning and assisting with nourishments including serving and collecting meal trays and feeding patients.
- Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
- Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM).
- Communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
- Deal with others effectively.
- To physically carry out the duties of the position.
- Organize work.
- Operate related equipment.
- Awareness of and commitment to learning and understanding the Truth & Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action (2015), In Plain Sight Report (2020), BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019), and other related reports.
- Commitment to upholding the shared responsibility of creating lasting and meaningful reconciliation in Canada as per TRC (2015) and BC's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (2019).
- Knowledge of social, economic, political and historical realities impacting indigenous communities and familiarity with Indigenous Cultural Safety and anti-racism and accompanying reports (BC DRIPA, TRC, etc.).
- Join one of BC’s largest employers with province-wide programs, services and operations – offering vast opportunities for growth and development, and recognition programs that honour the commitment and contribution of all employees.
- Help us maintain the highest patient survival rate in Canada.
- Use state-of-the-art technology and the latest, evidence-based treatments.
- Be a respected member of Canada's collaborative leading oncology clinical teams.
- Grow your career through continuing education, ongoing professional development, and certification programs.
- Access to more than 2,000 in-house training programs.
- Perks include onsite fitness classes and discounts to 350 BC-wide recreational programs, travel, technology, car and bike sharing, and more.
Labor Agreement Nurses' Bargaining Association
Requisition # 164137E-2416205
Work Site 1215 Lethbridge St, Prince George, BC V2M 7E9
Job Type Casual, Part-Time
Salary/Rate $32.84 - $44.96 / Hour
FTE 0.01
Hours of Work 0730 - 1530, 0800 - 1600, 0830 - 1630, as operations require
Work Days Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Expiry Date 31-May-2024