Job Overview

VPACPlus, a partnership between Vital Path Addiction Clinic and Joe’s Specialty Pharmacy in Vancouver, is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to join our growing team.

This unique role offers a dynamic split between clinic and pharmacy settings. Your mornings will involve travel throughout Surrey and sometimes other areas of the lower mainland, in a company vehicle, delivering medications to partnered facilities while providing essential nursing care and support to patients.

You will play a key role in ensuring patient health, safety, and comfort while contributing to our mission of delivering exceptional, community-focused care. Our diverse patient population requires daily medication support, including insulin, OAT (Methadone/Kadian), injections, and transdermal patch applications (not currently but may be required at some point) .

Responsibilities

- Pharmacy & Community Care:
- Deliver medications to partnered facilities in a company vehicle
- Administer medications and monitor patient responses
- Provide compassionate, direct patient care in community settings
- Collaborate with pharmacists, physicians, NPs and other healthcare professionals to optimize outcomes and ensure comprehensive care
- Educate patients on medications and overall health management

Clinic Support:

- Assist with clinic operations, including basic Medical Office Assistant (MOA) duties
- Conduct detox assessments and check-ins
- Other assessments, including CIWA, COWS, PHQ/GAD etc
- Blood pressure checks
- Injections, IM and SubQ
- Minor wound care




- Support doctors who may be working virtual and need someone onsite, as needed
- Support patient flow and contribute to a positive clinic environment
- Administer medications and monitor patient responses
- Provide compassionate, direct patient care in community settings
- Collaborate with pharmacists, physicians, NPs and other healthcare professionals to optimize outcomes and ensure comprehensive care
- Educate patients on medications and overall health management

Qualifications & Requirements

- Current Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) license in Canada and in good standing
- Valid Canadian driver’s license and clean driving record
- First Aid and CPR certification
- Strong skills in medication administration and patient assessment
- Excellent communication skills for effective patient education and collaboration within multidisciplinary teams
- Ability to work independently and within a collaborative team

Assets:

- Experience in addictions care
- Experience in diabetes management

Benefits

- Dental Care
- Extended health care
- Paid time off

Why Join VPACPlus?

- Meaningful work supporting vulnerable populations
- A unique hybrid role combining clinic and community care
- Supportive, collaborative team workplace
- Opportunity to grow with an expanding healthcare partnership

If you’re passionate about delivering high-quality care and making a tangible impact in your community, we encourage you to apply today! Pay: $32.00-$35.00 per hour

Benefits

- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
- Vision care

Work Location: In person

📌 Full-Time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) (Surrey)
🏢 Joe's Specialty Pharmacy - Vancouver
📍 Surrey