Licensed Practical Nurse

Job summary

Provide nursing services and safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centred care as part of an interprofessional team. Use nursing processes and clinical judgment to educate, counsel, and advocate for patients and families, and provide cross-trained coverage in Emergency, Obstetrics, and Acute Care as operational needs require.

Job details

Your Opportunity: As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you will provide a wide variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities and populations, while taking necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. In your role, you will utilize nursing processes, through critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, as well as teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and their families. This dynamic role offers fully supported cross-training in Emergency, Obstetrics, and Acute Care. Once cross-trained, you will use your expanded skill set to provide vital nursing support and coverage across these applicable units as assigned to meet operational needs and changing patient volumes. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. 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: Medical Surgical Labour Delivery Combined Primary Location: Peace River Comm Hlth Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.79 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 25-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 11 Shift Pattern: Days, Nights 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: As required. Preferred Qualifications: As required.

What you’ll do

Provide nursing services and safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centred care as part of an interprofessional team. Use nursing processes and clinical judgment to educate, counsel, and advocate for patients and families, and provide cross-trained coverage in Emergency, Obstetrics, and Acute Care as operational needs require.

Requirements

Completion of an accredited practical nurse education program and active or eligible registration with a practice permit from the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta are required. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers (BCLS-HCP) is also required.

Benefits

• Remote Retention Allowance

Listed skills

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

Other relevant skills

Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.

• Nursing Care
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Patient Safety
• Patient- and Family-Centred Care
• Patient and Family Education
• Counselling
• Patient Advocacy
• Emergency Nursing
• Obstetric Nursing
• Acute Care
• Interprofessional Collaboration
• Basic Cardiac Life Support

Job areas

• Healthcare

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