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Licensed Practical Nurse

Health PEI

Location – Margaret Stewart Ellis Home, O’Leary

Part-Time 75% Permanent (UPSE) Position

(Commencing Immediately)

Are you ready to make meaningful connections and drive impact in a growing healthcare organization? At Health PEI, we offer more than a job - we’re inviting you to join a dynamic workplace committed to creating meaningful changes. From hospitals to community care and beyond, you’ll play a pivotal role in attracting top-tier health professionals and building a workforce that supports the evolving needs of Prince Edward Island. With access to training and development resources, leadership opportunities, and a collaborative environment, this is your chance to thrive while making a real difference in the lives of others. If you’re passionate about shaping the future of healthcare, we want to hear from you.

Health PEI values the different ideas,perspectivesand backgrounds that a diverse,equitableand inclusive work-place culture can bring. Not only does this help us deliver better outcomes, more innovation, but it also creates a safer space for our patients when our employees are more reflective of the communities we serve. It is important for us to create an environment where our employees are comfortable bringing their authenticselvesto work and challenging the status quo to make Health PEI abettermore inclusive employer and healthcare system. We recognize we have more work to do but finding intentional ways to grow our understanding and support of those who have faced barriers due to accessibility, ethnicity, ancestry, gender identity, age, sexual orientation,languageor other grounds is a key priority for us. We encourage underrepresented groups to join our team,



be yourself, and help us achieve our vision for an inclusive workplace and healthcare system.

The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), under the direction of a Registered Nurse, provides nursing care necessary for the comfort and well-being of the residents.The LPN provides nursing care using a problem-solving, person-centered approach.The LPN practices as a collaborative member of an inter-disciplinary team providing quality nursing care based on the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.The LPN is responsible for developing and maintaining his/her own qualified competence.

Duties:

- Administer medications, including oral, subcutaneous and inter-muscular injections.
- Manage and use monitoring equipment, recognizing abnormal results and seeking appropriate support and assistance when caring for the client, recognizing when it is beyond their scope.
- Perform venipunctures when required.
- Change IV solution bags (non-medicated).
- Practice according to Medication Administration Standards (Practice Directive – College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Prince Edward Island).
- Administers medications for stable patients with predictable outcomes according to Health PEI policies, procedures, and guidelines, with an understanding of the indications, side effects and related nursing concerns and actions,



inclusive of solving order discrepancies.
- Complete and sign for narcotic counts where and when required.
- Complete independent double checks of high alert medication as one of two nursing professionals where required.
- Complete client health assessments, which include a comprehensive head to toe physical assessment using observation, interviewing, inspection, palpitation and auscultation.
- Use critical thinking skills and demonstrate a greater use of autonomy in practice.
- Delegate to and guide, Patient Care Workers (PCW), Resident Care Workers (RCW), Graduate LPNs and LPN or PCW/RCW students.
- Provide and integrate the concepts of client’s care team as well updating clients, families and partners in care on an ongoing basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

- Active or eligible for registration with the Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery.
- Demonstrated application of knowledge of client’s physical, psychosocial, emotional and spiritual needs, which includes clients with chronic illnesses.
- Demonstrated an alignment with health PEIs mission, vision and values, including honesty, integrity in personal and professional behaviour.
- Be capable of sustained physical activity.
- Must have a good previous work and attendance record.
- Current in CPR/BCLS, TLR, WHIMIS All Hazards Codes, and annual re-certifications, required.
- Demonstrated a professional presence and model behaviour.
- Knowledge of chronic illnesses is required.
- Must be able to work well independently and under supervision.
- Ability to work as a member of the clients care team (interdisciplinary team), requesting and accept

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