Job Openings Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse – Mental Health

About the job Correctional Licensed Practical Nurse – Mental Health

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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