Home Care Licensed Practical Nurse

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

As the Home Care Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will be responsible for providing comprehensive nursing services to residents of Yellowknife, Dettah and N’Dilo. You may be assigned to all program areas (Wound Care, Palliative Care, Chronic Care, Foot Care) with the exception of the Home Intravenous Therapy Program. You will be responsible to set priorities, develop work plans and manage workloads, while balancing each individual client's need, complexity and acuity. You must have the experience, skill, knowledge and confidence to deliver comprehensive nursing services, including palliative care in the home setting, working with the professional care team, the family caregivers and family dynamics.

You will be a part of an inter-disciplinary team and are expected to communicate with a wide variety of health and social service providers within NTHSSA and other health boards, pharmacies, community organizations, Southern acute and rehabilitation units, and the general public. The role of the Home Care LPN is to protect, restore and/or maintain health or provide end of life care for Home Care clients with a broad array of diagnoses across the lifespan and the health-illness continuum, using the principles of primary health care, preventive, curative, maintenance and comfort nursing interventions, education, communication and support for the informal caregiver. You will promote community wellness through health promotion, prevention, screening and intervention activities.

Qualifications

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by the successful completion of a Practical Nursing Certificate with at least 2 years of recent, acute care LPN nursing experience in a medical, surgical, home care or community health environment.

Additional Requirements

Must be eligible for registration with the College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN), have completed a satisfactory criminal record check and possess a Class 5 driver's license.