About the Job :
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Orthopaedic Technician :
Performs assessments and plans, implements and provides personal and nursing care to patients in collaboration with the multidisciplinary team;
the scope or extent of the skills that the LPN performs varies according to the predictability of the outcome for a given client population
- Under the direction and supervision of a physician / nurse practitioner (NP), provides orthopaedic care by performing duties such as assessing and evaluating patient condition;
- reviewing x-rays to confirm plan of care; applying casts and splints; removing externally exposed pins, wires, staples and sutures;
setting up traction equipment and performs related orthopaedic duties
Operates in accordance with the competency guidelines and full scope of practice within the Standards of Practice as outlined by the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and according to organizational policies, procedures, standards and unit specific protocols
This is a CASUAL OPPORTUNITY. Casual means hours are not guaranteed and may vary and shifts may be at short notice. Casual employees are eligible to apply for internal postings including permanent and temporary positions.
There are many opportunities with Interior Health that begin with casual employment and lead to regular employment.
Shifts of work will be Monday through Friday, with shift times of 08 : 00 to 16 : 00 hours.
About this location / unit :
Penticton Regional Hospital (PRH) acts as a referral centre to three community hospitals and one diagnostic centre in the South Okanagan and includes a regional population of 85,000.
It has an operating capacity of 158 acute beds and 102 extended care beds. A full range of services are provided with the exception of open heart surgery, neuro surgery, and recent spinal cord injury care.
This is a great place to experience a variety of medical and surgical nursing units and build and expand your nursing skills.
Interior Health is an organization where you have room to grow and where life outside of work is just as important to us as it is to you.
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