Licensed Practical Nurse | Acute

Position Summary
Are you an LPN with experience in an acute setting and looking to join a great team? Interior Health is currently seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the passionate, energetic Emergency team at the 100 Mile District General Hospital in 100 Mile BC.

Who We Are:
Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

About the Job:
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN):
• Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team; the scope or extent of the skills that the LPN performs varies according to the predictability of the outcome for a given client population
• Administers oral, subcutaneous and intramuscular medications in accordance with pharmaceutical and organizational policies and procedures
• Operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice within the Standards of Practice as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards and unit specific protocols

This is a CASUAL OPPORTUNITY. Casual means hours are not guaranteed and may vary and shifts may be at short notice. Casual employees are eligible to apply for internal postings including permanent and temporary positions. There are many opportunities with Interior Health that begin with casual.

Effective April 1, 2024, the hourly wage for this position will be $32.84 to $41.35

About this location/unit:
OMH (100 Mile hospital) is a 16 bed rural hospital, centrally located right in downtown 100 Mile House. It is surrounded by a vast about outdoor activity including lakes, hikes, biking and dirt bike trails, snow shoeing, downhill skiing skating rink. OMH offers Emergency, ACU/Chemo, Cysto and an acute care services in a very busy setting. We receive approximately 13,000 ER patients per year and consistently maintaining a high occupancy rate with a pediatric population of 1300 to 1500 patients annually in our ER.

Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you. Apply Today!

See why Nursing at Interior Health is such an amazing opportunity!

Qualfications
• Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Current CPR certification required
• Two (2) years recent related experience in an acute care setting