Job Description

Interior Health is seeking an experienced and dynamic Licensed Practical Nurse to join our Home Health team at Castlegar Home Support in Castlegar BC. If Practical Nursing in community care is your passion and you are a reliable, flexible and motivated individual interested in working in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, apply today!

Who We Are

Interior Health (IH) is committed to achieving a culturally diverse and inclusive workforce that is representative of the communities we serve, and where you are encouraged to bring your whole self to work. Well-being and work life balance is promoted within the IH team, and our commitment to environmental sustainability supports our primary goal of increasing the health and well-being of everybody in the Interior Health region from our employees to the population we serve.

What We Offer

We offer a range of employee benefits and services for eligible positions, to support you at every stage of your career:

Employee & Family Assistance Program Employer paid training/education opportunities Generous Vacation Entitlement Employer Paid Health Benefits Municipal Pension Plan Shift Premiums Competitive wages

About the Job

The Licensed Practical Nurse:

Assesses and monitors client/family's actual and potential strengths and limitations including physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual needs. Where appropriate, encourages client participation in activities of daily living. Establishes, maintains and ends a therapeutic relationship with the client and significant others through the use of interpersonal and interviewing techniques ensuring client choice and autonomy in decision-making and care planning. Provide direction to other staff by collegially sharing information, demonstrating and/or providing guidance on clinical or health related tasks, providing incidental or ad hoc input into staff performance, ensuring staff are aware of assignments developed by the Employer, reassigning clinical/health related tasks if necessary. Contributes to the development and ongoing changes to the individualized plan of care, including attending and providing input into interdisciplinary care planning meetings and family conferences. Advocates for the interest of the client and significant others. Collaborates with Community Care Clinician as required. Provides maintenance of peripheral intravenous infusions by assessing the intracath insertion site, monitoring flow rate and discontinuing peripheral IV access with an order. Performs nursing activities and monitors/evaluates the outcomes. Performs head to toe assessments, airway management, nutrition management, infusion management, catheterizations, applying and changing simple sterile and/or non-sterile dressings, colostomy care, taking/recording vital signs, administering suppositories and enemas. Documents nursing decisions and outcomes and reports problems and/or changes to designated nursing staff. Performs unit specific nursing procedures and interventions as required. Diagnoses conditions and communicates client status changes to the designated Community Care Clinician. Provides personal care to client including assisting with bathing, dressing, care of skin and hair; changing beds; assisting with toilet needs; and overseeing exercise routines. Assists client with meals and maintains intake and output records as required. Assists with admissions, discharges, and transfers of clients according to operating policies and procedures. Documents and updates all relevant information about care and procedures to achieve client safety and comfort according to unit specific policy and procedure. Performs related clerical duties such as answering the telephone, making appointments, ordering supplies and initiating diagnostic requisitions. Assists in the orientation and sharing information with new staff, students, and other members of the interdisciplinary team. Participates in continuous quality improvement and program evaluation activities, education sessions, team conferences, meetings and committees. Maintains a safe environment for client, significant others and staff by adhering to established safety policies, standards and procedures including emergency procedures and infection control guidelines. Reports unsafe conditions and malfunctioning equipment. Performs other related duties as assigned.

This is a Relief Full Time opportunity until October 17, 2026, or the return of the incumbent.

Shifts of work will be scheduled days rotating from 08:00 to 16:14 hours.

About this Location

The friendly and growing community of Castlegar is located in the scenic Columbia Valley where the Kootenay and Columbia Rivers meet. Situated in the Rockies region of British Columbia between Vancouver and Calgary, it is a hub for commercial activity in the area. The amicable climate and breathtaking scenery of Castlegar contribute to an enjoyable lifestyle with unlimited recreational activities year round. Just a short distance from the town are championship golf courses, two world-class alpine ski resorts and groomed cross-country ski trails.




Come join our team and see why we're one of Canada's Top 100 Employers as well as one of B.C's Top Employers!


Explore our extensive benefits, career growth opportunities, and lifestyle in one of the most beautiful and diverse regions of Canada. Ready to love where you live and work?

Apply Today!

Graduation from a recognized program for Practical Nurses and one (1) year of recent, related community, acute care or long-term care experience; or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience Current full practicing licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives * Current valid BC Driver's License