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Job Description / Duties

Job Summary:

Assists with the preparation and distribution of medications and performs a variety of administrative support functions such as word processing, composing and signing correspondence, typing medical and legal reports and documents from notes and/or recording devices, as required and answering general inquiries related to programs and policies. The Licensed Practical Nurse is part of the integrated service team and works directly with clients, staff, external medical agencies, and health care professionals to provide exceptional care to the clients we serve. The position reports directly to the Clinical Program Manager, Kinghaven, Valley House. In summary, this position is accountable for but not limited to:

· Health assessments
· Administer medication and document their effects
· Wound care
· Collect specimens as required
· Monitor and document client progress
· Do required weight and height monitoring/notation as per Licensing
· Assist on-site GP consultations for client care
· Conduct individual client orientation sessions to the Pharmacy
· Booking offsite medical appointments
· Psychoeducational group facilitation

Key Duties & Responsibilities:

· Develops a therapeutic nurse-client relationship
· Adheres to legal requirements of LPN practicing, and scope as dictated through CLPNBC
· Operates office equipment, including voice mail messaging systems, photocopiers, fax machines, and document scanners
· Screens clients, schedule medical appointments and complete health history forms.
· Attends GP/psychiatrist-client clinical appointments on site or virtually
· Completes insurance and other claim forms
· Performs administrative support duties such as establishing office procedures and routines, scanning & inputting client information, maintaining relevant registers, updating manuals, and preparing medical files
· Reviews medications, prepare weekend medications and communicates with the clinic
· Works with the pharmacist, booking medical appointments, and arranging for transportation
· Transcribes relevant documents, inputs and files patient data
· Communicates relevant information to the medical and clinical teams
· Processes payments for medications
· Sets up and maintains records management systems including ensuring that all Medication Administration Records are accurately recorded in compliance with Community Care Facilities Licensing Standards
· Maintains inventory of medical supplies, order supplies and monitor expenditures
· Prepares and sanitizes rooms for medical staff
· Performs cleaning duties such as cleaning and sanitizing equipment and supplies, keeping examination areas clean, orderly and stocked
· Transports clients to appointments
· Trains clients and staff on Naloxone
· Performs other related duties as assigned

Qualifications / Required Skills

Skills and Abilities:

· Excellent organizational and time management skills
· Mature attitude toward the human body, wellness and disease
· Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
· Ability to work independently and in cooperation with others
· Ability to type at 60 wpm
· Ability to maintain accuracy while doing multiple tasks or working under pressure
· Ability to maintain patient confidentiality
· Ability to organize and prioritize
· Ability to establish and maintain rapport with clients
· Ability to deal effectively with difficult behaviors of clients in distress
· Knowledge of medical terminology, medical forms, medications and their affects

Qualifications & Requirements:

· Grade 12
· Requires a diploma in Nursing accompanied by registration in College of Licensed Practical Nurses of BC
· First Aid – CPR
· Satisfactory Tuberculosis Screening Certificate
· Valid BC Driver’s License (Class 5 – Not an N)
· 2 years recent related experience preferred
· Or equivalent in training and experience

Salary: CA$32.84-CA$41.35 per hour

Contact Information

Send a copy of your RESUME & COVER LETTER to mghosh@kinghaven.va

Employer Profile

About Kinghaven Peardonville House Society:

Kinghaven Treatment Centre was established in 1971 as MSA Halfway House. Over the past 45 years it has evolved into one of the country’s premier intensive residential treatment centers having served in excess of 28,000 adult men who present with problematic use of mood-altering substances. Located in the tranquil Fraser Valley of British Columbia, our campus also includes the new George Schmidt Centre, a 31 unit second-stage housing facility.

Peardonville House Treatment Centre was founded in 1987 as an adult women’s treatment facility to serve the ever-increasing demand of services for women in addiction. In 1990, at the request of the provincial government, the “Moms and Kids” program was launched to allow women struggling with addiction to bring their under-school-age children to treatment with them and have them share in the residential recovery experience.