Government of Canada - Northern

licensed practical nurse (L.P.N.)


Pay50.00 / hour
LocationRankin Inlet/Nunavut
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: 41535680

      Overview

      Languages

      English

      Education

      • Other trades certificate or diploma

      Experience

      1 to less than 7 months

      On site

      Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

      Responsibilities

      Tasks

      • Administer medications
      • Apply aseptic techniques including sterile dressing
      • Conduct specimen collection
      • Ensure infection control
      • Monitor nutritional intake
      • Observe and record medication’s therapeutic and side effects
      • Prepare patients for surgery by washing, shaving and sterilizing operative areas
      • Record medication’s therapeutic and side effects observations in patient files
      • Take vital signs
      • Provide technical assistance to surgeons by laying out instruments, setting up equipment, assisting surgical teams with gowns and gloves and passing instruments to surgeons
      • Clean and sterilize the operating room and instruments
      • Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
      • Monitor established respiratory therapy and intravenous therapy
      • Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families
      • Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
      • Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team

      Benefits

      Health benefits

      • Dental plan
      • Health care plan
      • Paramedical services coverage
      • Vision care benefits

      Financial benefits

      • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)
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