Posted 2 months ago
Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse – Mental Health
@ HealthOPM
Victoria, British Columbia
Overview
HealthOPM is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse for a temporary full-time assignment in a correctional health setting in Victoria, BC, from September 28, 2026 to January 31, 2027. The role supports primary, urgent, mental health and substance-use care, on day or evening shifts with no overnights. Pay is $40.00 to $42.00 per hour, with travel support offered.
Pay:
$40–$42 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Provide primary and urgent care in a correctional setting
- Deliver mental health and substance-use care
- Work 5:00 AM–1:00 PM or 2:00 PM–10:00 PM shifts
- Cover the December and January holiday period
Requirements summary:
- Current BCCNM registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse
- Strong mental health and medical/acute care experience
- Current BCLS certification
- CPIC-VS required
- Correctional healthcare experience preferred
Tools & skills
Source and dates
Source type not verified · manatal
- Employer posting date
- 2026-09-10
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-12
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-02
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, holidays |
| Travel | air: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Licences & certifications | BCCNM LPN registration, BCLS, CPIC-VS, OFA2 |
| Background checks | vulnerable sector |
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HealthOPM
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Location: Victoria, British Columbia
Assignment Location: Victoria, BC – Correctional Health Setting
Pay: $40.00–$42.00/hour
Term: September 28, 2026 – January 31, 2027
HealthOPM is recruiting an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) for a temporary assignment within a correctional health setting in Victoria, BC. The role supports primary, urgent/emergency, mental health and substance-use care and is well suited to an LPN with strong mental health and medical/acute care experience.
The Assignment
Preferred start: September 28, 2026, with commitment through January 31, 2027
LPN shifts: 5:00 AM–1:00 PM or 2:00 PM–10:00 PM
No overnight shifts; overtime opportunities may be available
Full-term availability is preferred; ability to cover the December and January holiday period is required
Correctional healthcare experience is preferred
Travel Support
Approved mileage to the assignment and return home reimbursed at $0.61/km; daily commute mileage is not reimbursable
Travel time reimbursed at $40.00/hour, up to 7.5 hours each way to and from the assignment
Up to $500/month, prorated, toward a car rental may be considered
Other transportation expenses are subject to prior approval and applicable reimbursement rules
Requirements
Current BCCNM registration as a Licensed Practical Nurse
Strong mental health and medical/acute care experience
Current BCLS certification
Canadian Police Information Check with Vulnerable Persons Check (CPIC-VS) required
Intermediate OFA (OFA2) preferred and may be required
Interested?
Apply with your resume and include your earliest available start date and availability through January 31, 2027.
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