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- Employment type
- Part-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
- Seniority
- Entry level
Job summary
Provide safe, high-quality nursing care to clients in the community, working with clients, families, and the interprofessional health care team. Coordinate timely referrals and support early hospital discharge and prevention of hospital admissions, while providing direct care as needed.
Job details
Your Opportunity: Reporting to the Area Manager, Red Deer Home Care, you will interact with the team and clients/families to provide quality care to clients in the community. As part of the Intensive Home Care and Community Response team you will work closely with clients/families and members of the health care team to facilitate early hospital discharge and to prevent hospital admissions when appropriate. The successful candidate will play a key role in timely and appropriate referrals to stakeholders as relevant and/or provide direct care as needed. You may be required to cover other assignments as workload dictates. 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 organization's shared vision and values. Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Intensive Home Care Primary Location: Red Deer Bremner Ave Comm Hlth Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 26-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 14-NOV-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 48 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $33.16 Maximum Salary: $43.42 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required 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: Connect Care. Minimum 2 years’ experience in Home Care or related experience required. Preferred Qualifications: I.V certification preferred. Experience in HPT, wound care, palliative care and client teaching is an asset. Excellent communication skills and the ability to work independently in a team environment are needed.
What you’ll do
Provide safe, high-quality nursing care to clients in the community, working with clients, families, and the interprofessional health care team. Coordinate timely referrals and support early hospital discharge and prevention of hospital admissions, while providing direct care as needed.
Requirements
Requires completion of an accredited practical nurse education program, active or eligible Alberta LPN registration and practice permit, current BCLS-HCP certification, Connect Care, and at least two years of home care or related experience. I.V. certification is preferred; experience in HPT, wound care, palliative care, and client teaching is an asset, along with strong communication skills and the ability to work independently within a team.
Listed skills
- Critical Thinking · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
- Decision Making · Preferred
- Communication · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Nursing Care
- Home Care
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Interprofessional Teamwork
- Client And Family-Centred Care
- Referral Coordination
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Connect Care
- Intravenous Therapy
- Wound Care
- Palliative Care
- Client Teaching
- Communication
- Independent Work
Job areas
- Healthcare
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