Employment Opportunity: Prince of Wales Campus

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to the Nurse Practitioner (NP), the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) plays an important role in supporting the health, wellness, and success of students and employees within the campus community. As a key member of the Student Wellness team, the LPN will provide compassionate, client-centred care while collaborating with internal and external health care partners to deliver comprehensive health services in a dynamic post-secondary environment.  The successful candidate will be responsible to:

• Conduct comprehensive nursing assessments and gather relevant health information.
• Triage patients and determine appropriate levels of care and follow-up.
• Contribute to the development, maintenance, and implementation of cumulative patient profiles and care plans.
• Maintain accurate, timely, and confidential patient records and documentation.
• Perform nursing interventions in accordance with evidence-based practice, professional standards, and clinical guidelines.
• Assist the Nurse Practitioner and other health care providers with examinations, treatments, and procedures.
• Apply, change, and monitor dressings, and assist with more complex wound care procedures.
• Collect, label, and prepare specimens for laboratory testing and ensure all requisitions are completed accurately.
• Perform point-of-care testing and maintain quality control standards.
• Respond to client and family inquiries and provide appropriate follow-up care and support.
• Support patient education by promoting healthy lifestyles, disease prevention, and self-management strategies.
• Utilize therapeutic communication skills to foster positive relationships with patients, families, and members of the health care team.
• Prepare clients for procedures, treatments, assessments, and interviews.
• Ensure examination rooms and clinical spaces are clean, organized, fully stocked, and equipped to meet operational requirements.
• Monitor and maintain medical supply inventory, including ordering and restocking supplies as required.
• Participate in health promotion initiatives, wellness programming, and campus outreach activities.
• Collaborate effectively with students, employees, community health providers, and external organizations to support holistic care.
• Perform other related duties as required.

QUALIFICATIONS