Community Health Licensed Practical Nurse

Job Information

Located within the Deninu Kue Health Centre and reporting directly to the Nurse in Charge (NIC), the Community Health Licensed Practical Nurse (CHLPN), delivers core community health services to residents in Fort Resolution. The Health Centre is the sole health facility in the community. The Health Centre also provides services to a visiting transient population and out of territory clients.

Community Health Services include providing non-emergency medical care; -deliver core community health programs designed to promote community health and wellness (i.e. including but not limited to Well-Child / Adult clinics, pre and post-natal clinics, school health program, chronic disease clinic, immunization programs, communicable disease surveillance, sick clinic, emergency care, and home care / home support services.)

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by :

This level of knowledge is commonly acquired through the successful completion of a Licensed Practical Nursing Diploma, 2 years recent nursing experience in an acute care setting or within a northern health center.

Community Health Licensed Practical Nurses must be License with the GNWT Registrar Valid Class 5 Driver’s License