Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Wetaskiwin has an exciting opportunity for an LPN in their Emergency/Outpatients Department! Wetaskiwin Emergency Department (ED) is a brand new 24 bed department opening soon. As an LPN in our ED and member of our nursing care team, your Emergency Department experience will be valuable in our busy department. You will also demonstrate genuine interest and respect for our patients and utilize your knowledge, skills, and abilities to competently provide direct patient and family centered care. Wetaskiwin is located 70 km south of Edmonton in the heart of Central Alberta. The city name comes from the Cree word which means “the hills where peace was made”.
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 organization's shared vision and values.
Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Emergency Department Primary Location: Wetaskiwin Hospital & Care Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.60 Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 29-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 30-SEP-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:
One Year experience as an LPN in an Emergency Department. ACLS. Lead II. CTAS- Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale certification.
Preferred Qualifications:
PALS. NRP. TNCC. ENPC. ENPEP. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.
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Responsibilities
Provide direct, safe, high-quality patient- and family-centered care as part of the Emergency Department nursing team. Apply nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making in accordance with professional standards, legislation, policies, and procedures.
Requirements
Applicants must complete an accredited practical nurse education program and hold, or be eligible for, an active Alberta LPN practice permit, along with current BCLS-HCP certification. The role requires one year of LPN Emergency Department experience, ACLS, Lead II, and CTAS certification; PALS, NRP, TNCC, ENPC, ENPEP, and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention are preferred.
Skills
- Emergency Nursing
- Direct Patient Care
- Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Lead II
- Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale
- Interprofessional Collaboration
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Emergency Department
- Outpatients
- Nursing Care
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Interprofessional Health Care Team
- Nursing Processes
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- BCLS-HCP
- ACLS
- Lead II
- Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale
- PALS
- NRP
- TNCC
- ENPC
- ENPEP
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- CLHA Registration
- Professional Standards
