Licensed Practical Nurse - Orthopaedic Technician - Emergency

Job summary

Apply, adjust, and remove casts, splints, and traction equipment for orthopaedic patients. Monitor and document patients’ physical, mental, and emotional status, and provide safe, high-quality emergency care.

Job details

Your Opportunity: Description: As an Orthopaedic Technician (Ortho Tech), you will apply, adjust, and remove casts, splints and traction equipment utilized in the care of orthopaedic patients (clients, residents). You will observe, monitor, report and document changes in the patient's physical, mental and emotional state, while providing safe and effective, quality care. You will play a key role in providing safe, high quality, patient and family centred care while reflecting the organization's shared vision and values. Classification: LPN - Orthopaedic Tech Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Emergency Primary Location: Sturgeon Community Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.45 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 26-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 27 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.91 Maximum Salary: $56.52 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable Required Qualifications: Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Active, or eligible for, registration and a practice permit as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses and Health Care Aides of Alberta (CLHA). Completion of an accredited specialty Orthopaedic Technician program. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications: Experience as an Orthopaedic Technician/Licensed Practical Nurse in an Emergency Department within the last 2 years. Ability to fulfill the role of LPN in the ER, which includes caring for a wide range of patient presentations separate from Orthopaedic concerns. Ability to balance numerous demands and conflicting priorities is essential. Basic computer skills, familiarity with Connect Care, Netcare and PYXIS. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good command of the English language. Ability to work as part of a team and with minimal supervision. Physical capability of performing all aspects of the role (bending, crouching, kneeling, overhead lifting, and mobilization of bariatric patients). Up to date N95 Mask Fitting. Preferred Qualifications: Acute care experience. Connect Care training.

What you’ll do

Apply, adjust, and remove casts, splints, and traction equipment for orthopaedic patients. Monitor and document patients’ physical, mental, and emotional status, and provide safe, high-quality emergency care.

Requirements

Requires an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse program, eligibility for or active Alberta LPN registration, an accredited Orthopaedic Technician program, and current BCLS-HCP certification. Also requires recent Emergency Department experience as an Orthopaedic Technician/LPN, broad ER care capability, strong communication and prioritization skills, basic computer familiarity, physical ability to perform the role, and current N95 mask fitting.

Listed skills

• Prioritization · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• basic computer skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Cast, Splint, and Traction Application
• Orthopaedic Patient Care
• Emergency Department Nursing
• Patient Monitoring
• Clinical Documentation
• Patient and Family-Centred Care
• Prioritization
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Teamwork
• Independent Work
• Basic Computer Skills
• Connect Care
• Netcare
• PYXIS
• Bariatric Patient Mobilization

Job areas

• Healthcare

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