Licensed Practical Nurse - Renal Dialysis
About the role
Your Opportunity:
The Vascular Access (VA) nurse 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. This position is at or out of the Grande Prairie Dialysis Unit but will also be required to cover multiple sites with some visits to rural units. Key responsibilities may include assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. The VA nurse is responsible for the coordination of access creation (both vascular and peritoneal), surveillance monitoring to minimize access failure, as well as staff/patient education. The VA nurse will support clinical competencies, organizational standards/practices/guidelines in collaboration with the leadership team. The VA nurse collaborates with the heath care team at the unit, department, site, zone and provincial level as necessary. 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:
- Classification: LPN - Renal Dialysis
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Vascular Access - Alberta Kidney Care North
- Primary Location: Grande Prairie QE II Hsp/Mac
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 25-AUG-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 8
- Shifts per cycle: 40
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.89
- Maximum Salary: $36.48
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
- Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program.
- Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA).
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years (0.5 – 1.0 full time equivalency) of recent experience as nurse in Hemodialysis required (within the last 5 years).
- Time management skills with the ability to organize and prioritize competing demands.
- Leadership skills, including excellent analytical skills, a demonstrated ability and comfort with decision-making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and ability to build confidence in others.
- Effective communicator with strong organization skills and commitment to providing quality services.
- Knowledge of practice-related education resources to support staff.
- Demonstrated knowledge of case management.
- Must be able to lift 40 lbs. (18 kg).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Teaching/facilitation skills to patients/staff utilizing knowledge of adult learning principles.
- Connect Care experience an asset.
- Experience as a vascular access nurse.
- Involvement in developing/delivering and implementing educational programs or initiatives an asset.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.
Licensed Practical Nurse - Renal Dialysis
About the role
Your Opportunity:
The Vascular Access (VA) nurse 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. This position is at or out of the Grande Prairie Dialysis Unit but will also be required to cover multiple sites with some visits to rural units. Key responsibilities may include assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. The VA nurse is responsible for the coordination of access creation (both vascular and peritoneal), surveillance monitoring to minimize access failure, as well as staff/patient education. The VA nurse will support clinical competencies, organizational standards/practices/guidelines in collaboration with the leadership team. The VA nurse collaborates with the heath care team at the unit, department, site, zone and provincial level as necessary. 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:
- Classification: LPN - Renal Dialysis
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Vascular Access - Alberta Kidney Care North
- Primary Location: Grande Prairie QE II Hsp/Mac
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 25-AUG-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 08-SEP-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 8
- Shifts per cycle: 40
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.89
- Maximum Salary: $36.48
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
- Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program.
- Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA).
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 3 years (0.5 – 1.0 full time equivalency) of recent experience as nurse in Hemodialysis required (within the last 5 years).
- Time management skills with the ability to organize and prioritize competing demands.
- Leadership skills, including excellent analytical skills, a demonstrated ability and comfort with decision-making responsibilities, coaching and teaching, and ability to build confidence in others.
- Effective communicator with strong organization skills and commitment to providing quality services.
- Knowledge of practice-related education resources to support staff.
- Demonstrated knowledge of case management.
- Must be able to lift 40 lbs. (18 kg).
Preferred Qualifications:
- Teaching/facilitation skills to patients/staff utilizing knowledge of adult learning principles.
- Connect Care experience an asset.
- Experience as a vascular access nurse.
- Involvement in developing/delivering and implementing educational programs or initiatives an asset.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
About Alberta Health Services
Alberta Health Services (AHS) is Canada’s first and largest province wide, fully-integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to the over four million people living in Alberta.
Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world.
Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.
Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.