“Caring from the Heart Changes Everything”

Christian Values in a Senior Living Community: We provide exceptional care for seniors. Tabor is a vibrant community where everyone experiences respect, acknowledgement and care from the heart”

Job Summary:

Under the work direction of the Registered Nurse, the Licensed Practical Nurse is expected to function within the full scope of qualified practice and is responsible for: providing daily nursing care, ensuring the safety and well-being of the residents, administering medications, performing nursing procedures, providing routine personal care to residents, dealing with emergency situations, making decisions and carrying out nursing interventions in accordance with the guidelines for professional scope of practice for Licensed Practical Nurses.

Duties and Responsibilities:

Administration of prescribed medications, this includes:

o Oral, including PRN and oral narcotics.

o Subcutaneous: insulin, following demonstrated competency.

o Intramuscular: following demonstrated competency.

· Administration of prescribed procedures, this includes:

o Assessment and vital signs monitoring.

o Catheterization and bladder irrigation, after R.N. direction.

o Sterile / nonsterile dressings and wound care.

o Glucometer testing.

· Ensuring the care environment provides minimum risk to residents and staff. Follows the security procedures for the facility.

· Ensures residents receive adequate nutrition and fluids according to individual care plans noting and reporting changes in appetite and food and texture preferences.

· participates in the admission, discharge, and transfer of residents, according to facility policies and procedures.





· Observes and reports any changes in a resident’s condition, functional, and cognitive behavior, and reports changes to the attending physician.

o May accept a telephone order from the physician and process Doctors' Orders.

o The Resident Care Coordinator will be notified of changes in a resident’s condition and physician orders.

· Documents in the resident’s progress notes using the Focus Charting method and records information on the care plan.

· Identifies, communicates, and documents the residents’ needs for assistance with their activities of daily living.

· Promotes and assists residents to participate in social, spiritual, and recreational activities.

· Maintains respectful communication with residents and their families / support persons.

· Ensures nursing equipment and supplies are used and stored in a safe and efficient manner.

· Report unsafe or faulty equipment to the Resident Care Coordinator and activate a requisition with Maintenance.

· Ensures residents’ rights of privacy and confidentiality are maintained, including handling and storage of confidential information.

· Maintains a current knowledge of and complies with the facility policies and procedures.

· Participates in multi-disciplinary care planning conferences and medication reviews.

· Attends in-service programs.





· Performs other related duties as required.

Qualifications:

Education, Training and Experience

· Graduate from an approved Practical Nursing program, which includes a pharmacology module (post 2000) or has completed the recognized pharmacology upgrade module.

· Holds a current license to practice from the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of B.C.

· Holds current certification in CPR. First Aid an asset if no RN onsite.

· Previous experience in LTC an asset.

Skills and Abilities

· Must possess personal qualities and attitudes that respect the spirit, dignity and individuality of the residents.

· Must be in good health, free from communicable diseases and physically and mentally capable of carrying out the assigned duties in the work environment.

· Must communicate competently in oral and written English and understand work information in English.

· Must be able to perform job activities that require lifting, bending, stooping and stretching.

· Must be able to safely and efficiently operate all equipment related to the job.

· Must have the ability to work in a team environment and work effectively with others.

· Has the ability to be self-directed and is able to provide leadership and direction for others in the team.

· Demonstrated ability to attend work on a regular basis.

· Legally entitled to work in Canada.

· Ability to provide a clear Criminal Record Check.

Job Type: Casual

Pay: From $32.84 per hour

Education:

- DCS / DEC (required)

Language:

- English (required)

Licence/Certification:

- LPN/RPN (required)
- CPR (required)
- LPN Diploma (required)

Work Location: In person

📌 Licensed Practical Nurse (Abbotsford)
🏢 Tabor Village
📍 Abbotsford