Licensed Practical Nurse
Your Opportunity:
We are looking for an LPN who loves a challenging, fast-paced supportive environment and wants an opportunity to maximize their nursing skills in the Hinton Emergency Department. The LPN’s role is to provide thorough assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, or restoring health, preventing illness, injury, and disability. Your duties include triaging patient care and assessing admissions, managing safe discharges or transfers to other units, and prioritizing care needs for the Emergency Department population while working closely within professional interdisciplinary and interdepartmental teams. This is an outstanding opportunity to work to a full scope of practice. We offer educational and experiences with interdisciplinary and simulation exercises, and a position where you can play an integral role in the delivery of patient care for Albertans. If you are passionate about providing excellence in quality patient care, want to grow your nursing career and skillset, we invite you to apply today.
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, demonstrated skill level and AHS policies and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Emergency, Medical/Surgical
- Primary Location: Hinton Healthcare Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.42
- Posting End Date: 03-MAR-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 13-MAR-2025
- Hours per Shift: 4.5
- Length of Shift in weeks: 6
- Shifts per cycle: 22
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $27.58
- Maximum Salary: $36.13
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of an accredited 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:As required.
Preferred Qualifications:CTAS, ACLS, TNCC, PALS preferred.
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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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.
