Licensed Practical Nurse

Job summary

The LPN provides high-quality, patient-centered care to critically ill newborns and their families within a Level II NICU. Responsibilities include utilizing nursing processes and critical thinking to manage fluctuating health statuses in a fast-paced environment.

Job details

Your Opportunity: An exciting opportunity exists for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary neonatal team in the delivery of care to neonates and their families in a level II Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) at Peter Lougheed centre (PLC) in Calgary, Alberta. PLC supports a wide variety of patients throughout the city of Calgary and surrounding areas. Neonatal nursing is a subspecialty of nursing that works with critically ill newborn infants born with a variety of issues ranging from prematurity, birth defects, infection, cardiac malformations and surgical. Caring for the youngest and smallest of patients, attention to detail and critical thinking are essential to the neonatal nurse’s role. A high level of competency and proficiency is also required to work within this highly technical area. Nurses should be able to evaluate challenging situations and make quick judgments in a fast-paced environment based on the fluctuating health status of NICU patients. Additionally, they need to be able to maintain a level-head when faced with ethical and emotional situations, and care for families with an empathetic understanding of their situation. Description: As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you are part of an interprofessional health care team, utilizing nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills. You will be guided by your education, experience, and demonstrated skill level, in alignment with applicable legislation, standards of practice, policies, and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, high quality, patient and family centred care while reflecting the shared vision and values of the organization. Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: PCU 34 Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 21-SEP-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 05-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 48 Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $33.16 Maximum Salary: $43.42 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable Required Qualifications: Completion of an accredited practical nurse education program. Active or eligible for registration and a practice permit as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications: Recent experience (in the past year) in medical/surgical inpatients at an acute care urban site. Must work to full scope of practice including but not limited to IV initiation certification required. Must be able to perform repetitive physical duties that include walking long distances, pushing, pulling, bending, and reaching, assisting with patient transfers and other duties related to patient care. Must convey and demonstrate AHS’ core values. Preferred Qualifications: Recent experience (in past year) in NICU at an acute care urban site. Final focus NICU students will be considered. Completion of the post-LPN NICU course required or currently enrolled in NICU orientation. Recent (within last year) experience with care and assessment of the newborn. Current NRP 1-9 preferred. Preceptor/mentorship experience preferred. Critical care experience preferred. Proficiency with adult/peds inpatients Connect Care preferred. Completion of AHS Breast feeding modules.

What you’ll do

The LPN provides high-quality, patient-centered care to critically ill newborns and their families within a Level II NICU. Responsibilities include utilizing nursing processes and critical thinking to manage fluctuating health statuses in a fast-paced environment.

Requirements

Candidates must have an accredited practical nurse education, a valid CLHA practice permit, and BCLS-HCP certification. Recent experience in acute care medical/surgical settings and IV initiation certification are required.

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Neonatal Care
• Critical Thinking
• IV Initiation
• Patient Assessment
• BCLS-HCP
• NRP 1-9
• Connect Care
• Patient Transfers
• Multidisciplinary Collaboration
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Breastfeeding Support
• Acute Care
• Medical/Surgical Nursing
• Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)

Job areas

• Healthcare