Licensed Practical Nurse
Your Opportunity:
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: KEC 3D GIM
- Primary Location: U of A Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 24-AUG-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 03-SEP-2026
- Temporary End Date: 01-JUN-2027
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $33.16
- Maximum Salary: $43.42
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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:Previous LPN experience within the last 2 years. Previous ambulatory/outpatient care experience within the last 3 years. Connect Care experience. Previous experience working in a busy ambulatory/outpatient clinic environment. Demonstrated ability to independently manage multiple competing demands and changing priorities within a fast-paced clinic setting. Ability to provide hands-on patient care within the scope of the LPN role, including assisting with patient positioning, mobility and transfers as required. Ability to regularly lift and carry up to 10–15 kg as required for patient care and clinic activities. Ability to frequently stand, walk and move throughout the clinic during the workday. Ability to perform routine clinical activities requiring bending, reaching, twisting and sustained periods of standing and walking. Ability to safely assist patients with mobility needs, including bariatric patients, within the ambulatory clinic environment. Strong organizational, communication and prioritization skills are required.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience with patient teaching and education. Experience assisting physicians with minor procedures. Previous experience in General Internal Medicine or a specialty ambulatory clinic. Experience working collaboratively within an interdisciplinary ambulatory care team. Familiarity with outpatient clinic workflows and patient flow.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
