Licensed Practical Nurse
Your Opportunity:
As a Licensed Practical Nurse, you will report to the Site Manager at the Three Hills Health Centre. You will work in a fast-paced environment in Acute Care, Emergency Department and Labour & Delivery. This position will challenge your ability to balance varying patient acuity levels and priorities within a team environment. In this rural community you will serve a diverse patient population with a continual focus on the AHS Patient First and Our People strategies. 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 share vision and values of AHS while contributing to the interprofessional health care team in the delivery of patient care services. The Three Hills Health Centre has 21 Acute Care beds, a 24/7 Emergency Department and a 23 bed Long Term Care Unit. The Three Hills Health Centre also has an attached Community Health Centre wing, inclusive of Public Health, Home Care, Mental Health and Rehabilitation services. Three Hills is located in central Alberta, 102 km southeast of Red Deer, with a population of 3,200. The residents of the community take pride in providing a welcoming environment to both visitors and neighbors. There are excellent recreation facilities, numerous shopping, dining and financial conveniences, numerous service groups and community social events which all supports the quality of life for the local residents. Abundant green space can be found throughout the community with multiple parks and walking trails.
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.
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Acute Care/ED
- Primary Location: Three Hills Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 20-MAY-2025
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 30-MAY-2025
- Hours per Shift: Varies
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: Other
- 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:One year within the last two years’ Labor & Delivery experience. Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Certification. Cardiac Arrest Management Basic (CAM-B) . Completion of STORC modules. Completion of C-VAD training.
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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