Job Title: Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) Department: Medical
Location: Cobble Hill, BC Direct Report: Medical Director
Shifts: AM/PM/Overnights, 8 or 12 hour shifts Salary Range: $31.89 - $43.65 +shift premiums
Contact Email: [email protected] (mailto:
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Cedars Recovery is a vibrant, growing organization with opportunities to suit your professional skills in a diverse and rewarding work environment. We believe employees are our greatest asset and are dedicated to helping you develop and maximize your professional skills. Built by family for family – we are committed to setting you up for success as a part of our team.
Cedars Recovery is dedicated to the prevention and treatment of addiction. Our commitment is to provide connection, recovery, and healing for everyone - enhancing the quality of life for individuals, families and communities. Cedars specializes in the treatment of alcohol and other drug addictions along with process addictions and mental health disorders. We offer a full continuum of recovery-oriented programs designed to provide a foundation for achievable, sustainable recovery. Cedars is located in Cobble Hill, British Columbia and situated on 60 acres of forested, private land, which provides a picturesque landscape and tranquil therapeutic setting. Vancouver Island is renowned for spectacular West Coast scenery, and also features a rich network of recovery communities.
OUR MISSION:
“To inspire, facilitate, and foster lifelong recovery and healing from the effects of addiction for individuals, families, and communities.”
POSITION SUMMARY :
In collaboration with the Medical Director, the Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) is responsible for dispensing medications and providing appropriate medical care to meet patients’ needs and address patients’ concerns. The LPN performs these duties and monitors departmental activities in accordance with the treatment plan, established standards, regulations, policies, and procedures. The Nurse is responsible for ensuring prudent communication and documentation of nursing staff between the shifts.
DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
The duties listed below are representative of the role and are not exhaustive. The Licensed Practical Nurse may be required to perform other related duties consistent with professional scope of practice and the operational needs of Cedars Recovery.:
This position operates within a 24-hour residential setting and requires flexibility to work day, evening, overnight, weekend, and holiday shifts.
Patient Care and Clinical Monitoring
- Conduct focused nursing assessments and provide patient-centred care within the LPN scope of practice and BCCNM standards.
- Monitor patients’ physical and psychological condition, withdrawal symptoms, vital signs, medication response, and overall wellbeing.
- Recognize and promptly escalate signs of medical instability, complicated withdrawal, or changes in patient condition.
- Support patient admissions, discharges, transfers, medical appointments, and continuity-of-care planning.
Medication Administration and Safety
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments safely and accurately in accordance with physician orders, BCCNM standards, and Cedars policies.
- Complete MAR documentation, PRN administration, reassessment, medication reconciliation, and controlled-substance procedures as required.
- Monitor for medication effectiveness, side effects, adverse reactions, and medication-related concerns.
- Report and document medication errors, near misses, and discrepancies in accordance with established procedures.
Documentation and Communication
- Maintain accurate, objective, timely, and confidential nursing documentation in the patient health record.
- Provide clear handovers and communicate relevant clinical information to physicians, nursing staff, counsellors, Community Support Workers, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
- Participate in case conferences, treatment planning, and clinical consultation as required.
Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Work collaboratively with physicians, nurses, counsellors, Community Support Workers, Admissions, Continuing Care, pharmacy providers, and external healthcare professionals.
- Coordinate patient appointments, laboratory services, prescriptions, referrals, and follow-up care.
- Contribute nursing observations and recommendations to support safe, coordinated treatment.
Safety, Crisis Response, and Recovery Support
- Respond calmly and professionally to medical concerns, emotional distress, behavioural escalation, withdrawal complications, and emergencies.
- Use trauma-informed and culturally safe communication while maintaining appropriate structure and professional boundaries.
- Provide patients with education regarding medications, withdrawal, health concerns, wellness practices, and treatment routines.
- Support a recovery-oriented environment that promotes dignity, accountability, safety, and patient engagement.
Professional and Operational Responsibilities
- Practice within the limits and conditions of the LPN scope of practice and seek consultation or escalation when required.
- Maintain current knowledge of relevant BCCNM standards, Cedars policies, emergency procedures, medication practices, and confidentiality requirements.
- Ensure clinical equipment, medication areas, emergency supplies, and nursing materials are stored, maintained, and monitored appropriately.
- Participate in training, competency review, quality improvement, and other professional development activities
QUALIFICATIONS :Required:
- Graduate of an approved Practical Nursing program.
- Current practising registration in good standing with BCCNM.
- Current CPR-C and First Aid certification.
- Demonstrated competence in medication administration, clinical assessment, patient monitoring, and documentation.
- Ability to recognize and respond appropriately to changes in physical or psychological condition.
- Strong verbal and written communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
- Strong professional boundaries and commitment to trauma-informed, culturally safe, and recovery-oriented care.
- Satisfactory Criminal Record Check (Vulnerable Sector).
- Ability to meet the physical and psychological demands of the role.
- Candidates identifying as being in Recovery must have maintained one-year of continuous sobriety.
Preferred
- Experience in addiction treatment, withdrawal management, mental health, residential care, acute care, or community health.
- Experience working with substance use disorders, concurrent disorders, trauma, or complex psychosocial needs.
- Experience with CIWA, COWS, electronic medical records, and medication administration records.
- Training in de-escalation, crisis intervention, overdose response, or suicide-risk awareness.
- Knowledge of recovery-oriented care, relapse prevention, harm reduction, and community resources.
- Valid Class 5 BC driver’s license and clean driver’s abstract.
