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Psychiatric Licensed Practical Nurse II

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$30.16 - $33.22 / hour
Full-time
Permanent
Experienced

Zone: Eastern Rural Zone
Location: Dr. W.H. Newhook Health Centre
Psychiatric Licensed Practical Nurse II Subject to Classification Review
Mental Health & Addictions Program – Opioid Dependence Treatment Hub
Permanent Full-time
28763POS

Hours: 75 bi-weekly (8 hours; Days)

Salary: CG-29 ($29.62 - $32.62 per hour)

Competition Number: VAC0009147

Posted Date: 2025-04-09

Closing Date: 2025-04-16

Job Summary
The Psychiatric License Practical Nurse II is an integral member of the interdisciplinary team providing quality care to clients of NL Health Services’ Opioid Dependence Treatment Hub. Practicing through a harm reduction lens, this position is responsible for providing comprehensive client assessments and support to individuals establishing personal recovery plans as well as short and long-term goals. The LPN II will provide practical mental health nursing and therapeutic care in the assessment process, assist with the implementation of care plans, collaborate with members of the multi-disciplinary healthcare team, and contribute to the treatment of clients. The successful applicant will provide nursing care to clients receiving suboxone or methadone treatment, offer immunizations, complete wound assessments, provide naloxone training, assess the effects of opioid use and/or other substances, provide addictions education to other services when required, see clients individually, and provide support to families. Work will be performed independently with support from the Opioid Dependence Treatment Hub team.

Job Demands
By applying for this job, you acknowledge an understanding that regular requirements and demands of this job include (but are not limited to):
Regularly requires physical exertion and handling, moving, pushing or pulling objects between 10 - 15 lbs. and occasionally required to support, lift or move patients/objects up to 30 lbs.
Regularly required to work in awkward cramped positions (bending/kneeling/stretching) and constantly standing and moving about.
Regularly pushes and pulls objects using light to medium forces and stands and walks.
Regularly requires visual concentration to give medications, read orders/referrals, patients' charts/document, observe and treat patients combined with time pressures and deadlines.

Job Qualifications
Successful completion of an approved Licensed Practical Nursing program is required.
Current and continuing licensure with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (CLPNNL) is required.
One-year recent experience (within the last five years) in Adult Psychiatric Rehabilitation, Acute Care Psychiatry or Ambulatory/Community Care Psychiatry is required.
Knowledge of specific psychiatric approaches, such as supportive counselling, skills teaching, and crisis intervention.
Demonstrated communication skills, team collaboration, interpersonal skills and the ability to work independently with minimal supervision.
Use of a private vehicle is a condition of employment.
A satisfactory record of work performance is required.

Competition Number: VAC0009147
Company Website: https://NLHealthServices.ca/
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About NL Health Services

About NL Health Services

If you come from away, you’ll discover just how special Newfoundland and Labrador is. If you're a local, you already know this. It’s our people. It’s our culture. It’s our stories (and oh do we love our stories).

If you’re looking to grow your health career in a place with adventure around each corner and a strong sense of community, then let’s put on the kettle and have a chat. Newfoundland and Labrador (NL) Health Services might just be the perfect fit for you.

Why join NL Health Services?

There are many reasons. You will put your skills to great use in a unique and remarkable part of the world, be part of interdisciplinary and talented health-care teams and have access to state-of-the-art equipment and modern facilities.

  • We also offer incentives for local talent, those looking to return home and those new to our province.
  • Competitive remuneration and attractive benefits package.
  • Generous vacation packages and paid time off.
  • Full-time and part-time pension plans options.
  • Health insurance, dental and long-term disability plans.
  • Financial incentives and relocation support.
  • Student placements and clinical residencies.
  • Remote work options available.
  • Fast pathways to nursing for out-of-province applicants.

With a rich and unique culture, and tremendous natural beauty, Newfoundland and Labrador is an ideal place to call home, with a growing diverse population and among the safest places in the world to live.

About NL Health Services

At NL Health Services, we are responsible for delivering health and community services to more than 510,550 people living in Newfoundland and Labrador. Our team consists of more than 22,000 dedicated health workers who are committed to providing the best care in communities across the province, in five geographical areas.

The provincial health authority was created in April 2023, following recommendations from Health Accord NL, and brings together five former separate health entities. Our goal is to improve the health of the people of Newfoundland and Labrador and to create a more integrated, accessible, technologically enhanced, equitable and sustainable health system.

We know that it is the people – employees, physicians and volunteers – that together make NL Health Services a great place to work. We believe that every person carries valuable knowledge, experience and perspective, and it is in this diversity that we find strength. At NL Health Services, we embrace the distinct and complementary characteristics of all our members as we seek to eliminate health disparities by providing fair, equitable and quality health care to all patients, residents and clients.

If your passion is to provide extraordinary health care to the residents of the communities of Newfoundland and Labrador, we want to hear from you.

Come, work with us, and be extraordinary every day!

For more information, please visit: https://nlhealthservices.ca/.

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