Come work as a Licensed Practical Nurse with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!

Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Licensed Practical Nurse to join the Injectable Opioid Agonist Treatment Services team in the Downtown Eastside (DTES), Vancouver, BC. Apply today to join our team!

As a Licensed Practical Nurse on the Downtown Eastside, you will:

• Work in collaboration with physicians, Nurse Practitioners (NP), Registered Nurses (RN), Registered Psychiatric Nurses (RPN) and other members of the interdisciplinary team to deliver an injectable opioid agonist treatment (iOAT) and tablet iOAT (TiOAT) program for individuals with Opioid Use Disorder.
• Work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary care team with a focus on clients with stable and/or predictable states of health.
• Duties include assessing, implementing, evaluating and documenting care according to established care plans.
• Work with the RN/RPN, Medical Health Officer, Physician or NP in caring for clients with unpredictable outcomes or where the acuity or complexity of care requires a level of knowledge and skill beyond the scope of practice for LPNs.
• Maintain and advance clinical competence pursuant to the standards of practice of BCCNM for LPNs.

Education & Experience

• Current practicing registration as a LPN with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM).
• Two (2) years’ recent related experience working as a LPN in a mental health and substance use setting, or an equivalent combination of education training and experience.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Knowledge of substance use and mental health conditions including related medications/treatments such as opiate agonist therapy
• Knowledge and experience of motivational interviewing and/or brief action planning.
• Knowledge and experience of provision of wound care.
• Comprehensive knowledge of other health care disciplines and their role in client care.
• Demonstrated ability to adapt and respond to the client flow and health delivery system.
• Demonstrated ability in dealing with a variety of situations and responsibilities requiring initiative, creativity and professional judgment.
• Knowledge and practice within the standards dictated by the BCCNM for LPNs.
• Ability to clinically support clients with mental health and substance use issues and addiction.
• Demonstrated ability to incorporate harm reduction, Trauma Informed approaches and Indigenous Cultural Safety in the provision of care.
• Demonstrated ability in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to apply decision making and analytical skills.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively engage/solve conflict situations.
• Demonstrated ability to plan, organize and prioritize work.
• Ability to operate related equipment including applicable software applications.
• Demonstrated physical ability to perform the duties of the position.

The hours of work including days off and work area may be subject to change consistent with operational requirements and the provision of the Collective Agreement and applicable statutes.

As per Ministry of Health policy, all health care workers working in publicly-funded health care facilities are required to report their past receipt of certain vaccines or history of certain infections. Collecting these records will allow for offering of any missing vaccines, and for appropriate actions to be taken in the event of any future exposure to a communicable disease or during outbreaks. For all new hires and appointments to Vancouver Coastal Health, you will be asked to provide this information as part of the onboarding process.

WHY JOIN VANCOUVER COASTAL HEALTH?

VCH is a world class innovator in medical care, research and teaching, delivering service to more than one million BC residents. At VCH, we embrace thinking boldly, taking smart risks, and "going first" when we believe it will lead to the best possible outcomes for patients and their families. We invite you to join us in creating healthy lives in healthy communities by showcasing our passion for care, connection to the communities we serve and our culture of teamwork that makes VCH a great place to work.

• Comprehensive health benefits package, including MSP, extended health and dental and municipal pension plan
• Grow your career with employer-paid training and leadership development opportunities
• Wellness supports, including counselling, critical incident and innovative wellness services are available to employees and their immediate families
• Award-winning recognition programs to honour staff, medical staff and volunteers
• Access to exclusive discount offers and deals for VCH staff

At Vancouver Coastal Health, our vision of healthy lives in healthy communities inspires us and our values and pillars guide us. We support equitable practices, diverse teams and inclusive environments, which are vital to creating welcoming spaces where everyone can bring their whole selves to work and feel supported. We encourage applications from equity-deserving communities, including Indigenous Peoples and members of racialized groups, people with disabilities and people of all gender identities and expressions and sexual orientation.

Vancouver Coastal Health is proud to be recognized as one of Canada's Top 100 Employers in 2024.

Only short-listed applicants will be contacted for this posting.


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Thank you for your interest in Vancouver Coastal Health.