Licensed Practical Nurse – Permanent, Casual

Job Description

As a member of the Kamloops Hospice Team, this individual, a Registered Health Care Assistant, preferably with palliative care experience, provides direct care to patients and families under the guidance of the Registered/Licensed Practical Nurse. The Health Care Assistant will work as part of the clinical team to provide excellence in palliative care in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards.

Duties:

• Collaboration with other team members to provide high-quality patient-centred hospice/palliative care for patients and their families
  
• Cooperatively participating with the patient, family and Hospice team to develop and implement patient and family plans of care
  
• Provides ongoing patient assessment and evaluation of physical, psychosocial and spiritual needs
  
• Supervising Health Care Assistants
  
• Administration of medications, managing basic to complex wounds, catheter
  insertion and managing feeding tubes, ostomies and other medically provided devices at times
  
• Consulting and collaborating with other health care professionals and participating in patient review rounds with multidisciplinary team members
• Active role in the upkeep of Hospice Home – e.g. Laundry, meal preparation, cleaning
  
• Documenting relevant information in a timely and accurate manner
  
• Being a positive role model for other staff, patients and families
  
• Actively participating in direct patient care and housekeeping duties alongside other members of the care team
  
• Other related duties as assigned by the Clinical Leads

Requirements:

• Active BCCNM registration or able to receive the same
  
• Current knowledge of best practice requirements for basic nursing tasks and skills, including but not limited to medication administration, foley catheters, prevention and maintenance of pressure and other wounds
  
• Knowledge about and commitment to the Hospice philosophy of care
  
• Willingness to participate in educational advancement within the palliative care field
  
• Availability to actively participate in team meetings and quality improvement activities
  
• Awareness of own strengths, limitations and biases in emotionally sensitive situations, and able to react calmly and effectively
  
• Flexible, able to work in a new and changing environment, and to promote progressive and innovative thinking as well as team-based patient-centred care
  
• Have knowledge of and be sensitive to religious, ethnic, cultural and personal diversity
  
• Excellent verbal and non-verbal communication skills, and the ability to deal with people in crisis in a calm, mature and non-judgemental manner
  
• Able to maintain the feeling of peace and comfort in the Hospice Home
  
• Preference will be given to individuals with hospice/palliative care experience