Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse

Job summary

Conduct triage and patient assessments, develop nursing care plans, and provide direct nursing interventions, including medication administration, wound care, injections, and respiratory or IV therapy. Educate patients, maintain medical records and supplies, and clean and sterilize patient-care areas and instruments.

Job details

About Calian At Calian, we help organizations overcome obstacles, manage risks, and drive progress. Since 1982, we’ve grown from a small consulting firm into a trusted global company across defence, space, health, nuclear energy, public safety, and government. We create innovative solutions that tackle complex challenges and help organizations and communities stay resilient, informed, and connected. If you’re driven by purpose and energized by solving real-world challenges, we want you on our team. Job Type: Full Time Location2: Victoria, BC Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members. Position Overview Calian is seeking to hire a full time time Licensed Practical Nurse/Registered Practical Nurse interested in joining the Health Services team at the Canadian Forces Base in Esquimalt. This opportunity is ideal for individuals who have always wanted to work in a military health clinic and support the health of military men and women. Clinic hours are Friday, 7:30am to 4pm and if available casual coverage during mornings. Responsibilities Perform triage assessments of patients during walk-in hours and patient assessments, which include medical or incident history, physical examinations, vitals signs measurement, and vision acuity testing Perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques such as sterile dressing, and ensuring infection control, and conducting specimen collection Developing a nursing care plan based on the result of the assessments, communicating any changes or abnormal findings of the patients’ condition or status, and referring to a physician or other health care provider as required Administering medications as per doctor’s orders and provincial scope pf practice while observing and documenting therapeutic effects, assist in treatments and procedures with physicians or other health care providers Perform therapeutic injections and wound care, administer, and monitor established respiratory therapy and IV therapy, and prepare patients for minor surgery procedures Provide health education to patients including pre-operative and post-operative patient teaching such as clinical and procedural instructions and comfort care Perform administrative tasks such as written or telephone responses to patient queries, preparation of medical files for physicians or other health care providers, and return of the medical files to the health record department Monitor all medical supplies and inventory including ordering and replenishing Clean all patient care areas between patients, and clean, sterilize, and package surgical instruments Qualifications Graduate from a Practical Nursing Program and licensed and in good standing as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta Current BLS for Heath Provider or CPR Level C Certification 1 year of full-time experience in the last 3 years in nursing practice conducting patient assessment and providing direct nursing care for a broad range of diseases in an adult population in a primary care setting or ambulatory care setting Additional Requirements You must be able to obtain a Government of Canada Security Clearance (Enhanced Reliability) Compensation $39 – $46 hourly (approximately) Vacancies We have two available position AI Usage Disclosure At Calian, we do not use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to screen or evaluate candidates. AI tools may support backend administrative tasks, but they do not influence hiring decisions. All evaluations and decisions are made by real people on our recruitment team and hiring managers. All applicants are reviewed and only those chosen for an interview will be contacted by our recruiting team. Related Careers Nurse Practitioner Esquimalt, BC Victoria, BC Full Time Health Nursing 2026-09-25

What you’ll do

Conduct triage and patient assessments, develop nursing care plans, and provide direct nursing interventions, including medication administration, wound care, injections, and respiratory or IV therapy. Educate patients, maintain medical records and supplies, and clean and sterilize patient-care areas and instruments.

Requirements

Graduate from a practical nursing program and hold an active license in good standing as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta. Required qualifications include current BLS for Healthcare Providers or CPR Level C, at least one year of recent adult primary or ambulatory care experience, and eligibility to obtain Government of Canada Enhanced Reliability security clearance.

Listed skills

• Inventory management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Patient Triage
• Patient Assessment
• Vital Signs Measurement
• Vision Acuity Testing
• Nursing Care Planning
• Medication Administration
• Wound Care
• Therapeutic Injections
• Respiratory Therapy
• Intravenous Therapy
• Specimen Collection
• Infection Control
• Aseptic Technique
• Patient Education
• Medical Records Management
• Inventory Management

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector

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