Lpn Ft Evenings

**Job Summary**

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) assesses, plans, implements, and evaluates nursing care for their work assignment in accordance with competency guidelines within the Professional Standards outlined by BCCNM.

**Responsibilities and Duties**
- Assesses and monitors residents/patient’s actual and potential strengths and limitations including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual needs.
- Where appropriate encourages residents/patients’ participation in decision making in regards to their plan of care and activities of daily while maintaining independence as much as possible.
- Where appropriate encourages residents/patients’ participation in providing their own personal care. Encouraging them to be as independent as possible to towards achieving an improvement in their care and assistance needs.
- Contributes to the development and modification of the individualized plan of care, by providing input into interdisciplinary care conferences, medication reviews and other meetings as required.
- Under the guidance of the DOC or Direct Nursing Supervisor and in accordance with the established policies and procedures, administers prescribed medications and treatments.
- Performs nursing care and procedures and evaluates outcomes; records observations and reports problems and/or changes to the Nurse Case Manager; Pro Vita Manager, Registered Nurse or Direct Nursing Supervisor.
- When required performs admissions, discharges, and transfers of residents/patients according to established Pro Vita policies and procedures.
- Observes, monitors, documents and updates information about resident’s physical and psychological condition, care, and nursing procedures.
- Supervises and provides direction to the nursing care team including reassignment of workload.
- Provides and assists with personal care to residents/patients’ as required.
- Assists residents/patients’ with meals, ensuring they receive adequate nutrition according to individual care plans and reporting changes in appetite/food intake to Registered Nurse and/or Dietician.
- Completes Serious Incident Reports as required.
- Participates in staff education and provides orientation of students and new personnel to job requirements, equipment and routines.
- Assumes responsibility for own continuing education and professional development; maintains current knowledge of trends and concepts in gerontological nursing.
- Promotes and maintains positive communication with all residents/patients’, staff and the public.
- All safety rules and safe work procedures are adhered to at all times.
- Reports all hazards, incidents, near misses and workplace injuries to the Nurse Case Manager or Nursing Supervisor immediately and in writing.
- Does not participate in unsafe situations (horseplay), and corrects any unsafe conditions if able.
- Actively participates in all Health and Safety initiatives and make suggestions to improve Workplace Health and Safety.
- Performs other related duties as assigned.

**Qualifications**
- Valid LPN license with BCCNM
- Maintains Valid First Aid and CPR C
- Experience with Point Click Care is preferred
- Meets the physical requirements for the role.
- 1-2 years’ experience in a long term care facility is preferred.

**Competencies**
- **Action Oriented**:Enjoys working hard; is action oriented and full of energy for the things he/she sees as challenging; not fearful of acting with a minimum of planning; seizes more opportunities than others.
- **Conflict Management**:Reads situations quickly; good at focused listening; can settle disputes equitably; can find common ground and get cooperation with minimum noise.
- **Interpersonal Savvy**:Relates well to all kinds of people inside and outside the organization; builds appropriate rapport; builds constructive and effective relationships; uses diplomacy and tact; can defuse even high-tension situations comfortably.
- **Learning on the Fly**:Learns quickly when facing new problems; a relentless and versatile learner; open to change; analyzes both successes and failures for clues to improvement; experiments and will try anything to find solutions; enjoys the challenge of unfamiliar tasks; quickly grasps the essence and the underlying structure of anything.
- **Listening**:Practices attentive and active listening; has the patience to hear people out; can accurately restate the opinions of others even when he/she disagrees.
- **Problem Solving**:Uses rigorous logic and methods to solve difficult problems with effective solutions; probes all fruitful sources for answers; can see hidden problems; is excellent at honest analysis; looks beyond the obvious and doesn't stop at the first answers.
- **Time Management**:Uses his/her time effectively and efficiently; values time; concentrates his/her efforts on the more important priorities; gets more done in less time than others; can attend to a broader range of activities.

**Job Types**: Full-time, Cont