Licensed Practical Nurse

Position #:

Expected Start Date: December 10, 2025

Union: SEIU

Facility: Unity Health Centre

City/Town: Unity

Department: Chronic Resident Unit

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: March 31, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends

Hours of Work: Per 4 weeks:

• 12 shifts of 11.78 hours
• 1 shifts of 8 hours
• Relief: No
  
  Float: No
  
  Field Hours: No
  
  Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 16 $36.160 to $ step range)
  
  Travel Required: No
  
  Department Description:
  

  QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Practical Nursing diploma
  • Licensed with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Saskatchewan

  KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

  • Basic computer skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Communication skills
  • Leadership skills
  • Ability to work independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Valid driver's license, where required by the job

  EXPERIENCE: Previous: No previous experience. 

  Job Description: Promotes health and healing and provides education as a member of the health care team to achieve optimum care for clients/patients/residents in all phases of health care.
  
  Position Responsibility:
  

  KEY ACTIVITIES:

  A. Direct Patient Care 

  • Applies critical thinking and clinical judgement in health assessments and throughout 
  • nursing process.
  • Assists physician with procedures.
  • Contributes in the development of nursing care plans.
  • Provides direct patient care by following nursing care plans and protocols.
  • Accepts, transcribes and initiates physician orders (e.g., telephone orders, 
  • accompanying physician on rounds).
  • Observes, reports and records physical and psychological observations/changes in 
  • patient condition.
  • Assists with/provides personal hygiene to clients/patients/residents.
  • Collects specimens (e.g., urine, stool and sputum, swabs for antibiotic-resistant 
  • organisms [ARO]) and transports to lab.
  • Ensures proper nutrition and hydration (e.g., assist/feed, nasogastric, gastrostomy).
  • Provides respiratory and airway care (e.g., tracheostomy, suctioning, oxygen therapy, 
  • chest percussion, ventilator).
  • Provides pre- and post-operative care (e.g., preparation for surgery, dressing changes, 
  • removing sutures/clips/staples, cast care).
  • Provides interventional and therapeutic treatments (e.g., nasogastric catheters, traction, 
  • non-stress testing, fetal monitoring, dialysis, basic foot care).
  • Provides wound care including specialized treatments for Coban dressings and negative 
  • pressure therapy.
  • Coordinates activities of other staff/departments/facilities in providing tests/care.
  • Provides bowel and bladder care (e.g., enemas, suppositories, catheters, colostomies).
  • Maintains asepsis of all equipment and surroundings.
  • Assists with mobility and/or transfers of clients/patients/residents.
  • Monitors blood glucose and takes appropriate action.
  • Provides care, maintenance and monitoring of Central Lines, Peripherally Inserted 
  • Central Catheter (PICC) lines, chest tubes and portacaths (e.g., give blood and blood 
  • products).
  • Monitors, interprets and records vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, pulse, 
  • respirations, oxygen saturations, attaches cardiac monitors and telemetry devices).
  • Supports/assists clients/patients/residents in meeting their spiritual needs.
  • Promotes the emotional well-being of clients/patients/residents, monitors and manages 
  • their behaviour as outlined by care plans.
  • Promotes good communication with clients/patients/residents and their support system.
  • Performs post-mortem care (e.g., pronouncement of death).
  • May perform phlebotomy.

  B. Medication/Immunization Administration

  • Administers and records medications/immunizations (e.g., oral, subcutaneous, 
  • pulmonary, rectal, intramuscular, IV push).
  • Initiates, administers and maintains intravenous therapy (e.g., flow rate, site integrity).
  • Pre-loads dosettes.
  • Ensures accurate accounting of all medications/immunizations administered.
  • Medication reconciliation and review.

  C. Indirect Patient Care 

  • Completes admission/transfer/discharge forms and discharge planning.
  • Liaise with out-patient resources to ensure continuity of care.
  • Records information in clients/patients/residents chart.
  • Participates in shift report.
  • Informs care team of clients/patients/residents current status.
  • Makes beds, empties hampers, re-stocks supplies, cleans equipment and tidies room.
  • Completes transfer/lift/repositioning/fall matrix assessment and posts appropriate 
  • logos.
  • Assists/porters clients/patient/residents to activities, appointments, outings.
  • Attends multi-disciplinary care plan meetings.

  D. Education and Evaluation 

  • Provides client/patient/resident/family education based on the service being provided.
  • Provides pre-operative and post-operative education.
  • Explains and reassures clients/patients/residents/families of procedures/equipment.
  • Provides occasional guidance to the primary function of others, including training.

  E. Related Key Work Activities

  • Orders/receives/distributes/secures medication from Pharmacy.
  • Maintains inventory and supplies (e.g., code carts).
  • Performs data entry.
  • Cleans instruments, makes bundles and autoclaves (e.g., suture/dressing sets).
  • Notifies maintenance of required repairs to equipment.
  • Participates in Quality Improvement programs.
  • Answers phones, takes messages, photocopies/faxes physician orders and reports.
  • Communicates and participates in emergent situations as per protocols (e.g., codes).
  Human Resources Exemption: No
  
  Education
  • Practical Nursing diploma
  Licenses
  • Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)
  Competencies
  • Communication skills
  • Basic - Computer skills
  • Organizational skills
  • Interpersonal skills
  • Leadership skills
  Knowledge and Abilities
  • Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
  • Ability to work independently
  Other Information
  • May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
  • Valid driver's license, where required
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  • Registered/eligible with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of SK (CLPNS)