Licensed Practical Nurse

Position #: 9006337

Expected Start Date: to be determined, posted until filled.

Union: SEIU

Facility: Unity Health Centre

City/Town: Unity

Department: Chronic Resident Unit

Type: Full-time temporary

Expected Up to Date: August 31, 2026

FTE: 1

Shift Information: Days, Nights, Evenings, Weekends

Hours of Work: Per 4 weeks:

• 12 shifts of 11.78 hours
• 1 shifts of 8 hours

Relief: No

Float: No

Field Hours: No

Salary or Pay Band: Pay Band 16 $36.160 to $38.720 (3 step range)

Travel Required: No

Job Description: Promotes health and healing and provides education as a member of the health care team to achieve optimum care for clients/patients/residents in all phases of health care.

Position Responsibility:

KEY ACTIVITIES:

A. Direct Patient Care 

• Applies critical thinking and clinical judgement in health assessments and throughout 
• nursing process.
• Assists physician with procedures.
• Contributes in the development of nursing care plans.
• Provides direct patient care by following nursing care plans and protocols.
• Accepts, transcribes and initiates physician orders (e.g., telephone orders, 
• accompanying physician on rounds).
• Observes, reports and records physical and psychological observations/changes in 
• patient condition.
• Assists with/provides personal hygiene to clients/patients/residents.
• Collects specimens (e.g., urine, stool and sputum, swabs for antibiotic-resistant 
• organisms [ARO]) and transports to lab.
• Ensures proper nutrition and hydration (e.g., assist/feed, nasogastric, gastrostomy).
• Provides respiratory and airway care (e.g., tracheostomy, suctioning, oxygen therapy, 
• chest percussion, ventilator).
• Provides pre- and post-operative care (e.g., preparation for surgery, dressing changes, 
• removing sutures/clips/staples, cast care).
• Provides interventional and therapeutic treatments (e.g., nasogastric catheters, traction, 
• non-stress testing, fetal monitoring, dialysis, basic foot care).
• Provides wound care including specialized treatments for Coban dressings and negative 
• pressure therapy.
• Coordinates activities of other staff/departments/facilities in providing tests/care.
• Provides bowel and bladder care (e.g., enemas, suppositories, catheters, colostomies).
• Maintains asepsis of all equipment and surroundings.
• Assists with mobility and/or transfers of clients/patients/residents.
• Monitors blood glucose and takes appropriate action.
• Provides care, maintenance and monitoring of Central Lines, Peripherally Inserted 
• Central Catheter (PICC) lines, chest tubes and portacaths (e.g., give blood and blood 
• products).
• Monitors, interprets and records vital signs (e.g., blood pressure, temperature, pulse, 
• respirations, oxygen saturations, attaches cardiac monitors and telemetry devices).
• Supports/assists clients/patients/residents in meeting their spiritual needs.
• Promotes the emotional well-being of clients/patients/residents, monitors and manages 
• their behaviour as outlined by care plans.
• Promotes good communication with clients/patients/residents and their support system.
• Performs post-mortem care (e.g., pronouncement of death).
• May perform phlebotomy.

B. Medication/Immunization Administration

• Administers and records medications/immunizations (e.g., oral, subcutaneous, 
• pulmonary, rectal, intramuscular, IV push).
• Initiates, administers and maintains intravenous therapy (e.g., flow rate, site integrity).
• Pre-loads dosettes.
• Ensures accurate accounting of all medications/immunizations administered.
• Medication reconciliation and review.

C. Indirect Patient Care 

• Completes admission/transfer/discharge forms and discharge planning.
• Liaise with out-patient resources to ensure continuity of care.
• Records information in clients/patients/residents chart.
• Participates in shift report.
• Informs care team of clients/patients/residents current status.
• Makes beds, empties hampers, re-stocks supplies, cleans equipment and tidies room.
• Completes transfer/lift/repositioning/fall matrix assessment and posts appropriate 
• logos.
• Assists/porters clients/patient/residents to activities, appointments, outings.
• Attends multi-disciplinary care plan meetings.

D. Education and Evaluation 

• Provides client/patient/resident/family education based on the service being provided.
• Provides pre-operative and post-operative education.
• Explains and reassures clients/patients/residents/families of procedures/equipment.
• Provides occasional guidance to the primary function of others, including training.

E. Related Key Work Activities

• Orders/receives/distributes/secures medication from Pharmacy.
• Maintains inventory and supplies (e.g., code carts).
• Performs data entry.
• Cleans instruments, makes bundles and autoclaves (e.g., suture/dressing sets).
• Notifies maintenance of required repairs to equipment.
• Participates in Quality Improvement programs.
• Answers phones, takes messages, photocopies/faxes physician orders and reports.
• Communicates and participates in emergent situations as per protocols (e.g., codes).

EXPERIENCE: Previous: No previous experience.

Human Resources Exemption: No

Education

• Practical Nursing diploma

Licenses

• Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

Competencies

• Leadership skills
• Interpersonal skills
• Organizational skills
• Communication skills
• Basic - Computer skills

Knowledge and Abilities

• Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Ability to work independently

Other Information

• May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
• Official Description at: //www.working-for-health.ca/supportjobevaluation
• Valid driver's license, where required
• Registered/eligible with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of SK (CLPNS)