Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Casual
About the role
Let us welcome you home at Oakwood Manor in Victoria, BC. Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Long Term Care and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.
Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.
This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” At Optima Living, we feel genuinely honoured to work with our residents and we advocate a person-centered approach where the resident is the focus of all our endeavours.
As the Licensed Practical Nurse, you will be responsible for providing professional nursing care to residents, including medication administration as well as mentoring and coaching unregulated staff.
Responsibilities
- Ability to develop care plans under the direction of the Director of Care or designate for the physical, psychological and social care of the residents.
- Ability to direct and assist care aides in the use of appropriate procedures ensuring the provision of a high standard of resident care
- Administer, monitor and record medication administration, educate resident as needed
- Assists in creating and managing nursing care plans and participate in the evaluation of the current and future medical needs
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care treatments and informs the Director of Care or designate and/or the resident’s physician of significant changes in the condition of any resident
- Provide personal care assistance, nursing procedures, and mentorship and coaching of Health Care Aides
- Working with residents to meet care requirements and communicate any concerns to the doctor and manager as needed
- Demonstrate ongoing competence utilizing knowledge, skill, judgment, and evidence-based practice in caring for aging adult is vital in this role
- Ensure accordance with provincial continuing care health service standards, legislation, codes, regulations, and employment and safety statutes
- Demonstrate awareness of accident and injury prevention, through safe work practices and procedures
Qualifications And Experience
- Completion of Nursing diploma
- Registered with provincial nursing regulatory body and in good standing
- Experience in a residential care setting is preferred
- Demonstrate infection control procedures
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners
- Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend, squat, kneel and lift 25 pounds
- Display compassion, education, proficiency, and experience while assisting residents
Conditions of Employment
- Completion of CPR and First Aid
- Clear Police Information Check
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
About Optima Living
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.
Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star.
Optima Living operates over 3,700 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca.
Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) - Casual
About the role
Let us welcome you home at Oakwood Manor in Victoria, BC. Optima Living operates Independent Living, Assisted Living, Supportive Living, Long Term Care and Memory Care communities in Alberta and British Columbia. Our communities are among the best places to live in Western Canada.
Our Vision: For every person to feel at home.
This is truly supported by our credo. “Let us welcome you home.” At Optima Living, we feel genuinely honoured to work with our residents and we advocate a person-centered approach where the resident is the focus of all our endeavours.
As the Licensed Practical Nurse, you will be responsible for providing professional nursing care to residents, including medication administration as well as mentoring and coaching unregulated staff.
Responsibilities
- Ability to develop care plans under the direction of the Director of Care or designate for the physical, psychological and social care of the residents.
- Ability to direct and assist care aides in the use of appropriate procedures ensuring the provision of a high standard of resident care
- Administer, monitor and record medication administration, educate resident as needed
- Assists in creating and managing nursing care plans and participate in the evaluation of the current and future medical needs
- Demonstrated ability to evaluate the effectiveness of nursing care treatments and informs the Director of Care or designate and/or the resident’s physician of significant changes in the condition of any resident
- Provide personal care assistance, nursing procedures, and mentorship and coaching of Health Care Aides
- Working with residents to meet care requirements and communicate any concerns to the doctor and manager as needed
- Demonstrate ongoing competence utilizing knowledge, skill, judgment, and evidence-based practice in caring for aging adult is vital in this role
- Ensure accordance with provincial continuing care health service standards, legislation, codes, regulations, and employment and safety statutes
- Demonstrate awareness of accident and injury prevention, through safe work practices and procedures
Qualifications And Experience
- Completion of Nursing diploma
- Registered with provincial nursing regulatory body and in good standing
- Experience in a residential care setting is preferred
- Demonstrate infection control procedures
- Exceptional interpersonal skills with peers, residents, visitors and operational partners
- Superior organizational skills with the ability to handle multi-resident requests
- Superior oral and written communication skills
- Demonstrate the ability to prioritize and problem solve
- Flexibility to work a variety of shifts
- Ability to stand for extended periods of time, bend, squat, kneel and lift 25 pounds
- Display compassion, education, proficiency, and experience while assisting residents
Conditions of Employment
- Completion of CPR and First Aid
- Clear Police Information Check
- Clear Vulnerable Sector Check
About Optima Living
Optima Living—founded in 2007—owns and operates innovative seniors’ living communities throughout Alberta and BC, taking an unprecedented approach to senior life. Their unique company culture is one where both residents and team members are family.
Optima Living’s North Star, Let us welcome you home, speaks to their underlying principles and the experience seniors discover in their communities. When residents are home, they feel safe, respected, and welcome. Home is where one’s voice is heard, their views matter, and they have freedom of choice. Optima Living’s mission, vision, and values—respect, dignity, teamwork, and doing the right thing—support and build upon their North Star.
Optima Living operates over 3,700 beds providing congregate living options for seniors. These options range from subsidized to luxury, Independent to Assisted Living, Long-term Care to Memory Care, and Residential Mental Health. For more information, visit optimaliving.ca.
Optima Living is also an approved service provider with both the interior Health Authority (IHA) and the Fraser Health Authority (FHA), is a licensed care provider under the BC Community Care and Assisted Living Act, and is registered as an approved Assisted Living (AL) Operator with the AL Registrar of BC.