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Casual Licensed Practical Nurse

Health PEI

Location – Primary Care Network, Various Locations

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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 cooperative 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, perspectives and backgrounds that a diverse, equitable and 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 authentic selves to work and challenging the status quo to make Health PEI a better more 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, language or 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.

A Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is a regulated health care professional who provides practical nursing services for the purposes of treating health conditions, promoting health, preventing illness and assisting individuals, families/partner in care, to achieve an optimal state of Health LPNs working within Health PEI, take direction from a registered nurse or a duly qualified medical practitioner either orally or in writing, including telephone or electronic transmission.

They collaborate with other health care providers as a member of the clients-care team providing health care across the continuum of care. They function autonomously and are accountable professionals for all acts or omissions undertaken or occurring within the scope of their practice. The LPN provides nursing services for clients considered stable with predictable outcomes using the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation.

The LPNs working in Primary care is responsible for developing and maintaining their own professional competency, respecting the shared and unique competencies of other members of the health care team. The LPN provides holistic client-centred care, taking into consideration the client's physical, emotional, spiritual and psychological health needs. The LPN participates in the accreditation process,



and they participate in implementing strategic projects that improve care delivery to Islanders. LPNs reports to a variety of leadership positions. LPNs adhere to Health PEI policies, procedures, guideline and Medical Directives. The LPN practices according to the Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery Code of Ethics and Standards for Licensed Practical Nursing.

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.
- Perform point of care testing and performing required quality control testing
- Practice according to Medication Administration Standards (Practice Directive – Prince Edward Island College of Nursing & Midwifery).
- 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 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.

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