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LICENSED PRACTICAL NURSE - TFT

@ TIDAL VIEW MANOR

Yarmouth, Nova Scotia

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Tidal View Manor is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse for its 105-bed long-term care facility, The Meadows. The LPN attends to residents' medical and personal needs across all shifts, including days, nights, weekends and holidays, and leads and teaches care staff. The role is part of the CUPE bargaining unit and the employer offers HANS group benefits and NSHEPP pension.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide medical and personal care to residents across all shifts
  • Lead, guide and teach CCA and LPN staff
  • Collaborate with neighborhood team members
  • Administer medications and follow care policies
  • Care for facility pets as part of the care team

Requirements summary:

  • Current LPN licence in Nova Scotia (minimum)
  • Six months recent medication administration experience (preferred)
  • Pharmacology completed through LPN program or approved course
  • Experience with elderly and dementia care (preferred)
  • CPR certification or willingness to obtain it

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Employer posting date
2026-08-14
First seen by our source
2026-10-08
Source record updated
2026-11-06

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentNursing & personal care
Experience0+ years
Scheduleday, evening, holidays, weekends, overnight
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingCare home
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer low
LanguagesEnglish
Licences & certificationsCPR, Alzheimer's disease and Related Dementia Care course
Fields of studyPharmacology
Perks mentionedRetirement plan

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The Meadows Home for Special Care is a 105 single room licensed not-for-profit nursing care facility located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. We are registered as a Society in 1971 under Tidal View Manor. A new modern and homelike facility was built in 2011. Residential-scale ‘houses’ are complemented by larger public-scaled spaces with amenities and group activity rooms. Each house has access to its own open-concept kitchen/dining/living room and to landscaped courtyards.

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Reported office locations
  • Yarmouth Municipal District, CA
Business categories
  • Rehabilitation
  • Laundry and Dry-cleaning
  • Nursing and Residential Care
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  • TIDAL VIEW MANOR
  • The Meadows Home for Special Care
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The Meadows Home for Special Care is a 105 single room licensed not-for-profit nursing care facility located in Yarmouth, Nova Scotia. We are registered as a Society in 1971 under Tidal View Manor. A new modern and homelike facility was built in 2011. Residential-scale ‘houses’ are complemented by larger public-scaled spaces with amenities and group activity rooms. Each house has access to its own open-concept…

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care
Company size201-500 employees
HeadquartersYarmouth Municipal District
Organization typeNonprofit
Year founded1971
Open jobs on Jobsy5
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Job description

POSITION SCOPE:

The Meadows is a 105 bed Long Term Care Facility that is undergoing an exciting transformation in creating empowered neighborhood teams that focus on principles of resident centered care. The primary purpose of the position is to serve the Residents by attending to their medical needs and ensuring their physical, social, emotional and spiritual needs are met, throughout the day and night and to provide leadership, guiding and teaching to other roles (CCA/LPN) and work collaboratively with neighborhood team members.

The LPN will perform duties in accordance with the Mission Statement, Standards, Policies and Procedures of The Meadows (TVM). The position requires the successful candidate to be available for all shifts – days, nights, weekends and holidays and call-in’s. While our mask and Covid vaccination mandates have been lifted, you may be required to wear a mask for the duration of a shift in the event of an outbreak. The Meadows is a member of the HANS group benefits plan and NSHEPP pension plan. This position is part of the CUPE Bargaining Unit.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Minimum requirement – LPN currently licensed in the Province of Nova Scotia
  • Preferred Minimum 6 months recent relevant experience administering meds required.
  • Preferred Minimum 6 months nursing experience required where good nursing judgment and skills and leadership abilities have been demonstrated.
  • Demonstrated sincere willingness and passion to engage and participate with those who live in our home and lead others to enhance resident’s social, emotional, physical and spiritual needs.
  • Preferred experience in dealing with the elderly, including clients with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias.
  • Completed Pharmacology through the LPN Core Program or through a post-graduate course approved by the Practical Nurses Licensing Board.
  • Must be well organized and be able to initiate workload and work independently. To work within your scope of practice and work closely with the Supervisors team.
  • Must have or be willing to take CPR certification, the Alzheimer’s disease and Related Dementia Care course, and other courses that are offered or required.
  • Must have the ability to work in harmony as a member of the multidisciplinary team, be an example by promoting and upholding all policies and have the ability to take an active role in coaching staff while maintaining a positive attitude and be able to keep things in confidence.
  • Be reliable and available to attend work.
  • As a member of the Care Team, all individuals may be responsible for care duties of facility pets.
  • Promote and support a positive work environment.
  • The ability to use computers.
  • Ability to prioritize and work in a busy environment.

Announcement Date: Aug 14, 2026

Closing Date: OPEN

Competition Number: 32R-2026

Competition Number: 31R-2026

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