Licensed Practical Nurse - PAC / SDA / ADS

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Nursing - Practical Nurse
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ALB00070426 Requisition #
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  • Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Union: AUPE AUX
  • Department: UA SameDayAdmitAdultDaySurg
  • Primary Location: U of A Hospital
  • Multi-Site: Not Applicable
  • FTE: 1.00
  • Posting End Date: 08-NOV-2018
  • Employee Class: Regular Full Time
  • Date Available: 18-NOV-2018
  • Hours per Shift: 7.75
  • Length of Shift in weeks: 6
  • Shifts per cycle: 30
  • Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
  • Days Off: As Per Rotation
  • Minimum Salary: $26.45
  • Maximum Salary: $34.63
  • Vehicle Requirement: N/A
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:

Required certification and current experience with IV initiation and phlebotomy. Demonstrated excellent assessment, organizational leadership, and patient care skills. Ability to communicate findings (verbal and written) in a concise and accurate manner. Strong interpersonal, problem solving skills, and conflict resolution skills. Proven reliability/dependability. Capable of working in a fast-paced and rapidly changing environment with patients of varying mobility and high acuity. Must have the ability to deal with patients who are acutely ill in an unpredictable and stressful environment. Must be able to work in a physically demanding environment as part of a multidisciplinary team. Physical demands and requirements include: prolonged, extensive, or considerable standing/walking; lifting, positioning, pushes and/or transfers patients; considerable reaching, stooping, bending, kneeling, and crouching. Ability to see, hear, and stand (continuously for 5.5-7 hours per shift). Walking (continuously for 5.5-7 hours per shifts) and lifting up to fifty pounds. Must have advanced knowledge of caring for patients who have had procedures where regional anesthesia and neuroaxial anesthesia has been utilized. Participated in patient care quality improvement and quality assurance programs. Responsible to provide proof of active registration with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA) and to maintain registration throughout the duration of employment.

Preferred Qualifications:

5 years of current adult surgical nursing experience and caring for patients in phase II recovery (within the past 3 years). Advanced knowledge of multi-modal analgesia and chronic pain is an asset. Advanced knowledge regarding ERAS (Enhanced Recovery After Surgery), STOPBang/OSA Screening, Nicotine Replacement, Infection Control, and Health Promotion strategies are an asset. Computer literacy and experience with MS Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel), Tandem, NetCare, and e-Clinician is an asset.

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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