Original job description
Your Opportunity:
The SHC is an innovative concept that is more than a “hospital.” It is built in a campus environment and includes inpatient, outpatient, and wellness services, as well as prevention and public health education and learning opportunities for community members. The campus also includes wellness facilities with partners such as a YMCA, as well as retail and commercial partnerships. The hospital adheres to four key pillars of service: Collaborative Practice, Wellness, Patient and Family Centred Care and Innovation. These pillars are the key philosophical principles used in the development and service of all care to patients and families at SHC. Within the Women’s Health program, SHC has implemented a new and exciting approach to family centered and maternity care: Single Room Maternity Care (SRMC). We are currently recruiting Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to be part of our SRMC multidisciplinary team. As an LPN in a SRMC model, in addition to providing postpartum and newborn care, they will also have the opportunity to support the team in providing Antepartum and Labour and Delivery care. The Women’s Health LPN provides nursing assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation across a continuum of care, with the purpose of providing safe, quality care for women and families while reflecting the shared vision of SHC. The LPN will be guided by their education, experience, demonstrated skill level and Alberta Health Services policies, procedures, and position description. The successful candidate will participate in a comprehensive 1 month orientation.
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: Family Maternity Place Primary Location: South Health Campus Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.60 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 25-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 01-MAY-2027 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 25 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:
Recent acute care LPN experience required (Minimum 1-year full-time equivalent in the last 5 years).
Preferred Qualifications:
Recent maternal-child nursing experience preferred. 2 years recent experience in a Postpartum unit preferred. Evidence of knowledge and skill related to infant nutrition and breastfeeding preferred. NRP certification preferred. Demonstrated effective communication and organizational skills. Demonstrated effective patient/family teaching skills. Demonstrated skill in the principles of patient and family centered care.
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Responsibilities
Provide nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation across the maternity care continuum, including postpartum and newborn care, with opportunities to support antepartum and labor and delivery care. Work as part of an interprofessional team to deliver safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered care.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed an accredited practical nursing program, be active or eligible for registration and a practice permit with Alberta’s College of LPNs and HCAs, and hold current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers certification. Recent acute-care LPN experience of at least one full-time-equivalent year within the past five years is required; maternal-child or postpartum experience, infant nutrition and breastfeeding knowledge, and NRP certification are preferred.
Skills
- Nursing Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Postpartum Care
- Newborn Care
- Antepartum Care
- Labor and Delivery Care
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Patient and Family-Centered Care
- Infant Nutrition
- Breastfeeding Support
- Patient and Family Education
- Communication and Organization
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Women’s Health
- Maternity Care
- Single Room Maternity Care
- Postpartum Care
- Newborn Care
- Antepartum Care
- Labor and Delivery
- Acute Care
- Maternal-Child Nursing
- Infant Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- NRP
- Interprofessional Health Care Team
- Nursing Process
- Patient and Family-Centered Care
- Patient and Family Teaching
- Nursing Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Alberta Health Services
- CLHA
