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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.
Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Medicine 5A4 Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 19-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 16-APR-2028 Hours per Shift: 11.25 Length of Shift in weeks: 24 Shifts per cycle: 83 Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, 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:
Must the able to work to full scope of practice (physically, mentally and emotionally) on this very busy fast paced Nephrology Unit. Must be able to push, pull and lift at least 50 lbs. Recent acute care Medicine experience required. To ensure your skills and qualifications are considered, it is mandatory that you attach a resume and cover letter with your application.
Preferred Qualifications:
Peritoneal dialysis.
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Responsibilities
Provide safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered nursing care as part of an interprofessional health care team. Apply nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making in accordance with legislation, practice standards, and organizational policies.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed an accredited practical nurse education program, be registered or eligible for registration with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta, and hold current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers certification. Recent acute care medicine experience and the ability to work to full scope on a busy nephrology unit, including lifting at least 50 pounds, are required; peritoneal dialysis experience is preferred.
Skills
- Nursing Processes
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Acute Care Medicine
- Nephrology
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Practical Nursing
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Safe Patient Care
- Physical Stamina
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Practical Nursing Education
- College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta
- Practice Permit
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Acute Care Medicine
- Nephrology
- Peritoneal Dialysis
- Nursing Processes
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Interprofessional Health Care
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Standards of Practice
- Legislation
- Safe Patient Care
- Lifting 50 Pounds
