Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Vancouver Island Regional Correctional Centre (VIRCC), Correctional Health Services - Victoria, BC
Core
Provide hands-on nursing care and therapeutic support to incarcerated individuals with mental health challenges, substance use disorders, and chronic illnesses within a correctional facility.
Role type
Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in secure health care
Builds
Individualized care plans and therapeutic relationships for clients in correctional facilities
Domain
Healthcare + Corrections
Deliverable
physical/clinical work
Required skills
Nursing procedures (vitals, urine testing), medication administration review, care plan development, therapeutic relationship building, computerized record keeping, CPR techniques, knowledge of settler colonialism impacts on Indigenous health, anti-racism advocacy
Preferred skills
Experience working with offenders or in secure health care settings, knowledge of Truth & Reconciliation Commission Calls to Action and UNDRIP
Technologies
Computerized health record systems
Responsibilities
Assess client physiological, psychological, and social needs; monitor client status against anticipated outcomes; maintain accurate health records; communicate patient information to RNs, RPNs, and physicians; review medication administration records; establish therapeutic relationships.
Seniority
Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC