Zone: Eastern Urban Zone
Location: Ambulatory Health Hub
Licensed Practical Nurse I
Ambulatory Care
Permanent Full-time
28838POS

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

Salary: CG29 ($30.16 - $33.22 per hour) which includes a negotiated wage adjustment

Competition Number: VAC0010242

Posted Date: 2025-04-16

Closing Date: 2025-04-23

Job Summary
Licensed Practical Nurses (LPN) are valuable members of the interdisciplinary health care team within the Ambulatory Care Program. The LPN I in the Ambulatory Clinics is responsible for the delivery of care in a variety of clinical areas in an outpatient setting. The LPN I, within their individual scope of practice, is responsible for providing wound care; administering medications; ordering, preparing and administering intravenous therapy; monitoring the patient's condition before, during and following procedures; recognizing and responding to urgent or emergent patient care situations and/or patients at risk; completing health assessments; educating patients and family members in relation to common disease processes, medications and/or treatment regimens; and performing other related duties as required.

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.
Current licensure with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Newfoundland and Labrador (CLPNNL).
Current BLS certification is required.
Demonstrated strong interpersonal and communication skills.
Demonstrated ability to maintain effective working relationships.
Demonstrated initiative and the ability to work independently.
A satisfactory record of work performance is required.

*It is important that candidates understand and are aware of the job responsibilities for this position. The senior candidate must speak with the Manager prior to accepting.

The new Ambulatory Health Hub (AHH) will be located on Stavanger Drive, St John’s East. The AHH is approximately 95,000 square feet and will house NLHS Clinic and Diagnostic Services including Medicine, Surgery, Orthopedics, Urology, Ophthalmology, Audiology, TJAC, Bariatric, Preadmission, Pain, ECG, ECHO, Xray, Ultrasound, MRI and Blood Collection. This location will also house other NLHS Services (like the new Urgent Care Centre) as well as non- NLHS services (including a coffee shop, day care centre, community pharmacy etc.). NLHS staff will be given priority for available childcare spaces. There is free parking on site with designated area for staff parking. The AHH will be opening in Fall 2025.

Employees, to review your attendance record please refer to your employee portal on the Intranet for details. The attendance record is only available to employees who are currently in positions that accumulate sick time.