Job Description

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 a

full-time LPN

able to work

at our Kelowna

location, which is open on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Fridays and Saturdays. 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.

This is for a full-time position (35-36 hours) with a pay range of $34-36/hr depending on experience.

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
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 Type: Full-time

Pay: $34.00-$36.00 per hour

Benefits:

Casual dress Flexible schedule
Licence/Certification:

LPN license (required)
Work Location: In person