Job Description

As a member of the Kamloops Hospice team, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), preferably with palliative experience, provides direct care and support to patients and families. The LPN works as a key member of the clinical team in providing excellence in palliative care in accordance with established policies, procedures and standards.

Duties

• Collaboration with other team members to provide high quality patient-centered hospice/palliative care for patients and their families
• Cooperatively participating with the patient, family and the Hospice team to develop and implement patient and family plan 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 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 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 committed 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 centered 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