Casual Lpn

**Requisition ID**: 365971

**Posting End Date**: Unitl filled

**Employer**: Golden Links Lodge

**Department / Unit**: Nursing

**Union**: MNU

**FTE**: casual

**Daily Hours Worked**: 7.75

**Annual Base Hours**: 2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

Faites progresser votre carrière dans la Région sanitaire de Winnipeg Notre équipe offre une gamme étendue de services de soins de santé par le biais d’un réseau intégré de sites, de services et d’organismes. Nous sommes unis par un engagement commun en faveur de l’excellence et de l’équité des soins de santé.

TITLE: LICENSED PRATICAL NURSE (LPN)

DEPARTMENT: NURSING

**SUPERVISOR’S TITLE: Director of Care or Designate**

**SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: HCA’s**

**EDUCATION**:
Graduate of an approved Licensed Practical Nursing education program required.

**EXPERIENCE**:
Recent, related, experience in the applicable clinical area may be required, or preferred.

**OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION/LICENSES REGISTRATIONS**:
**LANGUAGE**:
Excellent command of the English language (both oral and written) required.

**KNOWLEDGE**:

- College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Licensed Practical Nurses.
- College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Manitoba Code of Ethics for Licensed Practical Nurses.
- Scope of practice as documented in the Licensed Practical Nurses Act.
- Facility/Regional policies, procedures, protocols and guidelines.
- Manitoba Health Standards for Personal Care Homes..
- Ability to function in the MDS and Care Organizer programs.

**ABILITIES AND SKILLS**:

- Demonstrates effective oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrates critical thinking/problem solving skills.
- Ability to delegate care appropriately and monitor outcomes of delegated care.
- Ability to prioritize care for an individual resident or group of residents.
- Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
- Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
- Ability to perform independently and as a member of the health care team.
- Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
- Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions.
- Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment

**Main Function**

Under the general supervision of the Director of Care, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for providing professional practical nursing services to designated residents, including independent nursing services, administration of prescribed medical treatments, collaboration and interaction within the health care team, and participation in the coordination of resident care and discharge. Demonstrates a commitment to the Resident Bill of Rights, as well as the Mission, Vision, and Values.

**ILLUSTRATIVE EXAMPLES OF ACTIVITIES OF POSITION**:
**Resident Care/Clinical Practice**

The LPN applies knowledge and judgment to contribute to a resident’s achievement of health care goals. The LPN practices independently within their defined scope of practice. The LPN provides care that is holistic, compassionate, culturally sensitive and respectful of the individuality of the resident and their support system. The LPN is responsible for total resident care but may delegate some aspects of care to other health care team members in a staff mix model. The LPN provides care to residents and families utilizing the nursing process. This process includes but is not limited to the following:
**Assessment**
- completes an initial assessment with residents and families including the collection of physical, psychosocial, spiritual, cultural and economic data to identify health needs.
- utilizes available data, collected by other members of the health care team, to further identify health needs.
- performs ongoing assessments to identify changes in residents’ health status.

b) **Planning**
- plans, with residents and families to prioritize care needs based on assessments.
- develops individualized plan of care (including discharge plan), incorporating data from a variety of sources, in collaboration with other members of the health care team.
- participates in the coordinate individualized plan of resident care as required.
- documents individualized plan of resident care and communicates resident information to enable effective implementation of plan.
- identifies learning needs with residents and families.

c) **Implementation of Resident Care Plan**
- organizes work for the efficient delivery of resident care.
- performs prescribed interventions (tests, medications, treatments) and independent nursing interventions including activities of daily living and basic nursing care safely and effectively.
- delegates care appropriately, based on assessment of resident needs