Licensed Practical Nurse - Emergency
On-siteNorth Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Job Summary
Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions for Emergency Department clients while collaborating with registered nurses, physicians, and security. Provide direct care including discharge planning, patient education on illness and wellness, and therapeutic communication. Manage acute and chronic conditions such as mental health issues, substance use, and respiratory or renal failure. Perform nursing assessments, monitor vital signs, administer medications safely, and document care in accordance with organizational protocols. Respond to unexpected client outcomes by communicating with the healthcare team and utilizing non-violent crisis intervention techniques.
Required Qualifications
- Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses
- one (1) year of recent experience working in a related area of care
- Current practicing registration as a Licensed Practice Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Demonstrated ability in nursing practice related to caring for the designated medical client group in the Emergency Department
- Demonstrated knowledge of pathophysiology related to common diagnosis related to designated client group
- Demonstrated ability to perform nursing assessments and interventions related to common diagnosis and specific clinical situations relevant to the designated client group
- Demonstrated ability to make sound clinical judgments to provide safe ethical client care to manage a select population of clients
- Demonstrated ability to recognize potential complications and care issues relevant to the designated client group by alerting the RN and/or most responsible provider
- Demonstrated ability to effectively manage conflict situations and aggressive behavioral and use non-violent crisis intervention, behavioral management techniques, and processes specific to Emergency Department to mitigate violence in collaboration with the healthcare team
- Demonstrated ability in correct usage of equipment and maintains competency in working with, for example, oxygen delivery equipment; vital signs monitor; glucometer; IV pumps; splints, dressings and walking aids and other care related equipment
- Demonstrated ability to document client care on appropriate systems/forms in accordance with organizational and unit standards in a timely and accurate manner
- Demonstrated ability to provide safe and appropriate telephone consultations and document related discussions and client care on appropriate systems/forms in accordance with organizational and unit protocol
- Demonstrated skills in patient/family centered care planning, patient/family engagement and education; trauma-informed care and therapeutic communication
- Has knowledge of legislation, government policies and procedures as it applies to the rights and obligations of clients and staff as well as the impact of social, cultural and family systems on health outcomes
- Demonstrated skill in performing LPN scope of practice and standards of care relevant to designated client population in the Emergency Department including infection control, violence prevention, collaboration, communication, patient flow, etc
- Must be able to lift 50 lbs
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