Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN)

TravelVAX believes in continuity of care for diverse clients, with options to enhance accessibility to our services through Telehealth consultations. We accompany clients from the initial consultation, vaccine administration, and any follow-ups post-travel. Along the way, clients are in contact with an interdisciplinary team of healthcare providers, including Licensed Practical Nurses, Registered Nurses, Physicians and Pharmacists, to ensure that the clients’ travel health needs are met.

We are a travel vaccination clinic with locations throughout the Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island. We are looking to hire friendly, enthusiastic Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to help us at our Travel Vaccination Clinics. We are looking for casual LPNs able to work weekdays and Saturdays at our Vancouver and Richmond locations. Prior experience in providing travel vaccination services is not required, but would be an asset. Full training (virtual training and shadow shifts) would be provided to ensure competency.

*Ability to speak Mandarin fluently is an asset*

Days of Work

• Depending on which clinic, shifts usually start between 11am-1pm on weekdays and Saturdays are from 9am-3pm.
• Can also pick up at other clinic locations if wanting more hours

This is for casual positions with a pay of $32/hr.

The responsibilities of a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) would include:

· Assess and provide vaccines and travel medicines to our patients based on the travel assessment from our Virtual Nurse and Doctor
· Provide vaccination injection intramuscularly and subcutaneously
· Communicate with our health team which includes nurses, pharmacists and doctors to provide travel health
· Assist with patient assessments and contribute to the development of appropriate nursing interventions
· Communicate with patients through email and phone
· maintaining and managing patient records in the EMR
· Write post-consultation documentations and travel immunization record
· Provide support and comfort to patients and their families
· Maintain a safe and clean healthcare environment
· Adhere to all relevant healthcare policies, procedures, and regulations

The candidate must:

· Have strong communication skills and be comfortable providing vaccination recommendations and providing injections

· Ability to speak Mandarin fluently is an asset
· Be comfortable working under pressure and be efficient to a reasonable extent
· Be able to provide friendly customer service
· Be willing to learn travel medicine and become knowledgeable in this area
· Excellent verbal and written communication skills
· Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
· Must be a proactive team player
· Must be able to time manage priorities and be very organized
· Basic knowledge of Word and Excel

Minimum Education and Experience

· Registration to practice as a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) with BCCNM
· Current First Aid/CPR certificate

We thank all interested applicants, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Job Types: Part-time, Casual

Pay: $32.00 per hour

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Flexible schedule

Flexible language requirement:

• French not required

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday
• Weekends as needed

Language:

• Mandarin (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• LPN Certificate (preferred)
• CPR/First Aid Certification (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Application deadline: 2024-04-01