Licensed Practical Nurse

Job title: Licensed Practical Nurse

Job description: Your Opportunity:

High River Hospital is a rural community located just south of Calgary. Hospital services include 24 hour Emergency Department, Surgical Services, Obstetrical Department, Cancer Care, and Medical Inpatients Unit. The LPN at the Emergency Department works as a member of the health care team, collaborating on the delivery of holistic, comprehensive care to meet the needs of the patients, families, & community. The LPN is responsible for assessment planning, implementation, and evolution of care delivered. As the LPN, you will provide a wide variety of nursing services while taking the necessary steps to ensure the safety and wellbeing of the population served. The LPN will work to full scope in supporting an integrated approach to patient care, families, and health care team. To be successful, you will have good communication skills, strong critical thinking skills and the ability to work independently and maintain effective interpersonal relationships. You must have competence in relevant technical nursing skills and a willingness to learn new skills as required, with demonstrated ongoing responsibility for maintaining your continuing competence through professional development activities.

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.

• Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Unit 100, Emergency
• Primary Location: High River
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.70
• Posting End Date: 20-NOV-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 02-JAN-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 14
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $27.58
• Maximum Salary: $36.13
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

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:

The LPN requires the ability to tolerate constant walking, standing, kneeling, bending, reaching, and sustaining posture within a fast-paced unit requiring lifting, pushing, pulling of objects greater than 50lbs. The LPN will demonstrate AHS’s values when working at High River Hospital. Preferred Qualifications:

Emergency experience greater than 6 months. Effective communication skills required, and self initiated career growth. Able to work independently and collaboratively. Demonstrated strength in working collaboratively with diverse cultural populations and marginalized populations with socio-economic diversities. Connect care access and experience. Previous medical inpatient experience. Recent NVCI training 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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