Original job description
Your Opportunity:
The High River General Hospital Auxiliary Term Care Centre (LTC) is home to 50 Elderly Residents. Nestled 66.5 kms south of Calgary in the beautiful community of High River, Alberta. The vibrant High River Hospital offers an excellent rural nursing opportunity in a unique and diverse Alberta health services care facility. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) in LTC works in a Resident Family Centered Care environment that focuses on meeting the comprehensive and complex care needs of the Residents and their families in a home like setting. The LPN will work collaboratively with a variety of disciplines including Registered Nurses (RN) Health Care Aides (HCA), Rehabilitation Staff, Recreation Therapy, Pharmacy and the Physicians group with the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health. The LPN works to their full scope of practice including assessment, planning, implementation and ongoing evaluation of Resident care. The LPN actively engages in health promotion, chronic disease management and enhancing the Residents activities of daily living.
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.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Long Term Care Primary Location: High River Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 13-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 23-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 16-MAY-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 10 Shifts per cycle: 60 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $33.16 Maximum Salary: $43.42 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
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:
Successful completion and graduation from an accredited Licensed Practical Nursing Program required. Current and active CLPNA registration required. Current and active BCLS-HCP certification required.
Preferred Qualifications:
2-5 years Nursing Experience in an Adult Acute Care or LTC setting preferred. Experience and current competency with the Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI). Completion of Supportive Pathways or equivalent dementia care education or experience will be considered a preferred asset. Time management and organizational skills, strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as member of a care team. Palliative Care experience will be considered a preferred asset.
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Responsibilities
Provide safe, high-quality, resident- and family-centered nursing care in a long-term care setting, using the nursing process to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care. Collaborate with an interprofessional team to promote health, manage chronic conditions, and support residents’ daily living needs.
Requirements
Applicants must graduate from an accredited practical nursing program, hold active or eligible Alberta LPN registration and a practice permit, and maintain current BCLS-HCP certification. Two to five years of adult acute care or long-term care experience is preferred, along with RAI competency; dementia care education or experience, palliative care experience, and strong organizational and interpersonal skills are assets.
Skills
- Resident Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Ongoing Care Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Health Promotion
- Chronic Disease Management
- Activities Of Daily Living Support
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Time Management
- Organization
- Interpersonal Communication
- Dementia Care
- Palliative Care
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Long-Term Care
- Resident-Family-Centered Care
- Nursing Process
- Resident Assessment Instrument
- Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- CLPNA Registration
- College Of LPNs And HCAs Of Alberta
- Chronic Disease Management
- Health Promotion
- Dementia Care
- Supportive Pathways
- Palliative Care
- Activities Of Daily Living
- Interprofessional Care Team
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Time Management
- Organizational Skills
- Interpersonal Skills
