Licensed Practical Nurse

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

EDUCATION

Graduation with a diploma from a recognized college in a Practical Nurse Program.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Registration or eligibility for registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the province of practice.

EXPERIENCE

Experience working in a health care environment, including Clinical fieldwork placements, such as medical and/or surgical and/or emergency and/or a psychiatric setting.
Experience with medication administration.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Certificate in basic and advanced foot care management.
Certification in diabetes education or certification as a Diabetes Educator.

EXPERIENCE

Experience working with offenders in a correctional environment.
Experience in venipuncture.
Experience in health promotion programs.
Experience in Mental Health Nursing, Community Health Nursing and/or Public Health Nursing and/or Occupational Health.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative BBC/BBC

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

COMPETENCIES

Demonstrating integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Initiative and action oriented.
Working effectively with others.

ABILITY

Ability to communicate orally.

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Shift Work, overtime and/or variable hours.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

Registration or eligibility for registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse in the province of practice.
Valid CPR certificate (level C) including Automated External Defibrillator.
Valid Medical Clearance through Health Canada.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.