Casual LPN/RN
Hope's Home
Warman, SK
Job Summary
The role of Licensed Practical Nurse is to care for the medical needs of children in the program. A Licensed Practical Nurse at Hope’s Home works in a team environment along with the families to provide individually assessed care that meets the evolving needs of each medically fragile child.
6 to 8 hrs shifts - Monday to Friday
Wage is $31.49 per hour
Major Responsibilities & Key Activities
- Provide medical care within the full scope of practice as is outlined for Licensed Practical Nurses
- Offer direct nursing care for medically fragile children
- Offer direct nursing care for complex medical, nursing and intervention therapies due to disabilities and/or chronic diseases
- Provide a holistic approach of health and healing along with nursing care for medically fragile children.
- Assist in physical assessments of children
- Administer medications; gastric tube feeds
- Monitor and administer tracheotomy care
- Monitor and manage oxygen saturation and ventilator equipment
- Develop and manage nursing care plans for medically fragile children
- Advocate on behalf of the health care needs of medically fragile children
Qualifications, Skills & Abilities
- Record Applicants must have a Practical Nursing certificate including the Administration of Medications
- Current license with Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses (SALPN) is required.
- Minimum 2 years Pediatric Experiencepreferred
- Knowledge of current nursing practices
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively with different behavioral/physical disorders
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively and compassionately with medically fragile children
- Demonstration of strong interpersonal and professional skills
- Strong written and verbal communication skills; excellent organizational skills
- Sense of professionalism, leadership; awareness and appreciation of diversity
- Expresses a concern for health, safety, and the environmental surroundings
- Ability to work as a team player and accountability in independent decision making
- Strong work ethic with a focus on honesty, commitment, and a desire to work with children and their families
- Demonstration of basic technology use
- Experience with ventilators an asset
- Proficient use of computers an asset
- Possess the ability to handle physically demanding and challenging tasks
- Physical ability to perform and safely work with objects or persons of varying sizes:
- Exertion of ~100 lbsof force occasionally
- Exertion of ~50 lbsof force regularly
- Exertion of ~25 lbsof force continuously
Job Type: Casual
Salary: $31.49 /hour
Experience:
- Nursing: 1 year (Preferred)