Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Experience the variety of rural nursing, work to your full scope of practice, and easily access big-city amenities less than an hour drive from Edmonton! Grow your nursing practice as part of the Acute Care and Emergency/Outpatients department in the welcoming community of Tofield. Every day, you’ll have the chance to use your critical thinking and problem-solving skills as you provide assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of direct patient-and family-centered care. You can quickly prioritize and respond to changes in patient status effectively with a professional, positive attitude. Your interpersonal and communication skills help you build strong relationships with your “work family” and patients alike, while your dedication to ongoing development shows in taking the initiative to sign up for courses and participate in continuous improvement activities. Our site offers a new enhanced orientation program to ensure competency in this unique working environment. The place of work is in a community designated for Canada Student Loan forgiveness as outlined in https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid/grants-loans/repay/assistance/doctors-nurses/amount.html. You may be eligible for the Rural Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Program if you meet other eligibility requirements.
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: Acute Care and Emergency Primary Location: Tofield Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.70 Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 29-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 26-NOV-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 42 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call 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:
As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Canadian Triage Acuity Scale. Cardiac Arrest Management Advanced & Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Pediatric Advanced Care/Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Trauma 101/Trauma Nurse Core Course. At least 1 year in the past 3 years Emergency experience. At least 1 year in the past 3 years Acute Care experience.
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Responsibilities
Provide direct, safe, high-quality patient- and family-centered care in the Acute Care and Emergency/Outpatients department. Use nursing processes, critical thinking, and clinical judgment to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care, while responding effectively to changes in patient status.
Requirements
Applicants must complete an accredited practical nurse education program, hold or be eligible for an Alberta LPN practice permit, and have current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Provider certification. Preferred qualifications include emergency and acute care experience, Canadian Triage Acuity Scale training, advanced cardiac and pediatric life support, and trauma nursing training.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Patient Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Clinical Decision Making
- Patient Prioritization
- Emergency Nursing
- Acute Care
- Interpersonal Communication
- Patient And Family-Centered Care
- Continuous Improvement
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Acute Care
- Emergency Nursing
- Outpatient Care
- Interprofessional Health Care Team
- Nursing Process
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Clinical Decision Making
- Patient And Family-Centered Care
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Canadian Triage Acuity Scale
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Trauma Nurse Core Course
- College Of LPNs And HCAs Of Alberta
- Continuous Improvement
