Licensed Practical Nurse (L.P.N.)
Terms of Employment: Permanent, Part Time leading Full Time, On Call, Shift, Overtime, Weekend, Day, Night, Evening
Salary: $22.12 to $23.75 Hourly for 40 hours per week, As per collective agreement, Medical Benefits, Dental Benefits, Life Insurance Benefits, Group Insurance Benefits, Pension Plan Benefits, Vision Care Benefits
Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible
Location: Antigonish, Nova Scotia (2 vacancies )
Skill Requirements:
Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training
Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Licensure by the appropriate province or territory of work, Completion of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Certificate
Experience: Experience an asset
Work Setting: Nursing or convalescent home
Area of Specialization: Geriatrics
Registered Nursing Assistant Specific Skills: Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse, Distribute medication to patients, Change patients' dressings, Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families, Assist registered nurses with various medical procedures
Additional Skills: Monitor patients' progress and report any changes
Security and Safety: Criminal record check
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Repetitive tasks, Physically demanding, Attention to detail, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Standing for extended periods
Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation
Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Continuous learning
Languages: English
Employer: R K MacDonald Nursing Home

How to Apply: By Mail: 64 Pleasant Street Antigonish, Nova Scotia B2G 1W7 By E-mail: jdelorey@rkmacdonald.ca Advertised until: 2014/04/28