{"id":4801,"date":"2023-06-09T12:45:00","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T16:45:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/?p=4801"},"modified":"2023-06-09T13:42:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T17:42:51","slug":"this-friendly-yet-notorious-city-in-saskatchewan-has-a-top-opportunity-for-an-lpn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/blog\/this-friendly-yet-notorious-city-in-saskatchewan-has-a-top-opportunity-for-an-lpn\/","title":{"rendered":"THIS FRIENDLY-YET-NOTORIOUS CITY IN SASKATCHEWAN HAS A TOP OPPORTUNITY FOR AN LPN"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of RPI Consulting Group&#8217;s clients in Saskatchewan is looking for a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to come work at their long-term care facility on a full-time basis, starting immediately &#8211; and we&#8217;ve already had a ton of interest in this position! Find out the full details below, and be sure to <a href=\"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/\">check out our blog on the regular<\/a> to see the latest hot jobs and healthcare news.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"a-city-of-many-names\">A city of many names<\/h2>\n<p>This opportunity is for our client based in Moose Jaw, which is known as both &#8220;the friendly city&#8221; and, more recently, &#8220;Canada&#8217;s most notorious city.&#8221; This second moniker refers to the long-standing rumours that the gangster Al Capone used Moose Jaw as a major route for his Prohibition schemes. In addition to this colourful past, the city is also home to historic buildings, a bustling downtown area, a casino, and much more!<\/p>\n<p>The chosen LPN candidate will be hired on a full-time basis, and be expected to work 40 hours per week, Monday to Friday, as well as one weekend per month. The hours will be 4:00pm to midnight daily, with the occasional different shift every now and then depending on vacations and absences. You will be paid $35 per hour for your work.<\/p>\n<p>Your regular duties will include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Helping patients with regular daily hygiene activities<\/li>\n<li>Assisting patients with day-to-day tasks (eating meals, getting dressed, using the bathroom, etc.)<\/li>\n<li>Monitoring patients and taking regular assessments of their physical and mental health<\/li>\n<li>Administering medications and injections with appropriate record-keeping<\/li>\n<li>Communicating with patients\u2019 families about the patient(s) and their ongoing care<\/li>\n<li>Updating patient charts accurately and efficiently<\/li>\n<li>Communicating concerns about patient\u2019s overall health, treatment, etc. to the medical team<\/li>\n<li>Other duties as assigned<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Qualifications:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Licensed Practical Nursing diploma from a two-year post-secondary program<\/li>\n<li>Registered with the Saskatchewan Association of Licensed Practical Nurses (SALPN)<\/li>\n<li>Current CPR\/First Aid certificate<\/li>\n<li>Two years of work experience as a Licensed Practical Nurse in a similar setting would be an asset<\/li>\n<li>Superb English-speaking abilities are required for this role<\/li>\n<li>Compassionate, hard-working, and able to work efficiently both individually and as part of a team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If living in Canada&#8217;s most notorious city and providing great care to the residents of an LTC home sounds great to you, we want to hear from you! <a href=\"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/ContactUs.aspx\">Contact our team today<\/a>, or send your resum\u00e9 to <a href=\"mailto:jobs@rpigroup.ca\">jobs@rpigroup.ca<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"One of RPI Consulting Group&#8217;s clients in Saskatchewan is looking for a licensed practical nurse (LPN) to come&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5911,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[13],"tags":[89,32,33,86,95,79,82,83,58,301,198,250,320,319,226,243,305,249,318],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4801"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4801"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4801\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5912,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4801\/revisions\/5912"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5911"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rpigroup.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}