The Village Langley - CASUAL LPN
Job No:
VSL4574258
Location:
Langley
Come join us and help make a difference in the lives of older adults! Our employees thrive on collaboration and have a passion for excellence, achieving multiple awards including the Order of Excellence in Quality, from Excellence Canada. As part of our team, the things you do are key to helping us achieve our shared vision of helping seniors live longer, better. Oh, and you’ll also have a lot of fun doing it. Want to join us?
** THE VILLAGE LANGLEY IS A SINGLE SITE EMPLOYER, FOLLOWING CURRENT MEDICAL HEALTH OFFICER CLASS ORDERS SUPPORTING BEST PRACTICE IN MANAGING COVID-19 **
POSITION TITLE: LPN Health and Wellness Nurse LOCATION: The Village Langley
REPORTS TO: Health & Wellness Manager
PHILOSOPHY
Simply put, the purpose of The Village Langley, and all those who work here, is to enable the well-being of those we serve.
The Village aspires to be much more than a community that supports and cares for people living with a dementia diagnosis. We strive to be a place where, through the dedicated service of our team members, each Resident has an enriched living experience and lives their own best life, each-and-every day.
The role of a Village team member is to facilitate an enriched living experience for each Villager by fostering and nurturing relationships; enabling Villagers to control and manage their day; enabling feelings of safety, security & connectedness to people and things that matter to each person; establishing trusting relationships with families; enabling learning of new things, and; making meaningful contributions within The Village and surrounding communities. Our success is largely determined by the amount of joy, love and laughter experienced by each of those we serve – Villagers, staff, volunteers and local community.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
The primary role of a LPN Health and Wellness Nurse is to empower each Villager to achieve and sustain health and well-being, live life to the fullest, flourish and thrive, regardless of cognitive or physical limitations. This is achieved through the delivery of health care services in accordance with the requirements of registered Assisted Living and licensed Complex Care in British Columbia and BCCNP standards of professional nursing practice.
Reporting to the Health and Wellness Manager, a Health and Wellness Nurse is a licensed practical nurse, eligible for registration with the BCCNP. As a key member of The Village’s skilled and confident interdisciplinary team, they are accountable for the following activities and outcomes in a registered Assisted Living and licensed Complex Care community.
HOW YOU MAKE A DIFFERENCE
- Wellness Promotion
Our goal is to help each Villager remain as independent and autonomous as possible, for as long as possible. A Health and Wellness Nurse promotes wellness in the following ways:
- Supporting Household teams by providing direct health care to Residents within a registered Assisted Living and licensed Complex Care household.
- Monitoring and assessment of each Villager’s health, ensuring appropriate services are organized and provided as necessary, according to professional nursing standards.
- Health Care
Our goal is to ensure that each person receives the health care they need, when and where they need it, in a manner that facilitates their enriched living experience. A Health and Wellness Nurse will provide health care by:
- Performing nursing procedures in accordance with BCCNP standards.
- Following routine practices in all aspects of care and compliance with infection control protocols.
- Monitoring and evaluating the outcome of specific nursing interventions.
- Communicating high risk concerns or situations to the Health and Wellness Manager.
- Performance of other related tasks as delegated by a Registered Nurse.
- Household Team Support
At The Village, dedicated Household Teams provide Residents with appropriate ongoing assistance, monitoring, supervision and care in such areas as activities of daily living, medication management and direct health care. A Village Health and Wellness Nurse supports household teams by:
- Providing nursing care in support of each person’s Personal Service or Care Plan in accordance with The Community Care and Assisted Living Act.
- Maintaining health records in compliance with relevant legislation.
- Scheduling and leadership of interdisciplinary care conferences.
- Exemplifying a Resident-directed culture, consistent with industry, professional and regulatory standards.
- Supporting and participation in the Household model of care
- Other Responsibilities:
- Compliance with the Occupational Health and Safety Act, WorkSafe BC and Workplace Hazardous Material Information Systems. This includes recognizing health and safety hazards, reporting incidents and/or any changes to resident’s daily life, fulfilling responsibilities under the applicable legislation, as well as participating in in-services and fire drills.
- Compliance with all relevant corporate policies and procedures.
- Commitment to the promotion and completion of continuous education and professional development.
- Participation in The Village Quality Improvement program.
Values:
Demonstrates service excellence by living Verve’s values
- Integrity
- Collaboration
- Empathy
- Passion for Excellence
- Flexibility
Leadership Competencies:
Continued growth and development
- Interpersonal Intelligence
- Intrapersonal Intelligence
- Teaching, Learning, Teamwork
- Service Excellence
BACKGROUND/QUALIFICATIONS
Necessary Qualifications, Skills, and Experiences
A Village Health and Wellness Nurse will have demonstrated the following in previous endeavors and will be evaluated on the following:
Leadership Characteristics
- Honest, truthful and ethical
- Inspiring, dynamic, enthusiastic, positive and optimistic
- Competent, capable and effective
- Fair, open minded and flexible
- Cooperative and team oriented
- Caring and committed
- Organized and determined
Professional Abilities & Qualifications
- A licensed practical nurse (LPN) eligible for registration with the BCCNP.
- Minimum 3 years clinical experience, 2 years supporting older adults with a dementia diagnosis.
- Excellent knowledge of The British Columbia Community Care and Assisted Living Act and Residential Care Regulations.
- Demonstrated leadership excellence and organizational skills
- Demonstrated commitment to and understanding of the concepts of shared leadership and team empowerment, and person-directed care.
- Excellent communication skills in English, both orally and in writing.
- Computer literacy.
We accommodate persons with disabilities in the recruitment and hiring process
* The Village Langley is a pet friendly community
All offers of employment are subject to a Criminal Background Check. We thank all who apply; however, only candidates under consideration will be contacted.