Registered practical nurse (R.P.N.)

• Education: Degree in medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine or optometry


• Experience: Experience an asset

Tasks

• Administer medications
• Ensure infection control
• Provide pre-operative and post-operative personal and comfort care
• Provide nursing services, within defined scope of practice, to patients based on patient assessment and care planning procedures
• Monitor patients' progress, evaluate effectiveness of nursing interventions and consult with appropriate members of healthcare team
• Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse

Area of specialization

• Geriatrics
• Palliative care

Security and safety

• Criminal record check
• Immunization records
• Tuberculosis test

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation

Work conditions and physical capabilit...