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Set dramatically between prairies and peaks, Calgary is a chic urban landscape surrounded by natural grandeur. It’s a place where you can savour the Rocky Mountain wilderness by day and world class cuisine and entertainment by night, a place buzzing with entrepreneurial energy while embracing its rich western heritage. The Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is an acute care hospital offering both inpatient and outpatient services with over 600 inpatient beds, including Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics, Women’s Health and Critical Care. The PLC is often the busiest Emergency Department in the province and the quaternary Vascular Centre for Southern Alberta, Southwestern Saskatchewan and Southeastern British Columbia. PLC Diagnostic Imaging (DI) is an interdisciplinary team that provides people-centered care with an emphasis on working together. The PLC DI Team takes pride in our high-quality service to the City of Calgary and surrounding area and in all we do for our patients, colleagues, and community. As a PLC DI LPN you will have the unique opportunity of working together with team of high preforming Technologists, Radiologist and RN’s supporting established workflows managing inpatient, outpatient and Emergency patient examinations. The role will entail obtaining patient history, applying screening criteria, starting IV’s, regulating patient movement throughout the department, assisting with patient positioning and transfers, and much more. We are looking for independent and team skills and desire to apply their critical nursing skills. Success in this role will be determined by an individual with a strong work ethic and superb communication across a multidisciplinary team. If you are a skillful phlebotomist, this is your opportunity to shine.
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: Diagnostic Imaging Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.75 Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 22-FEB-2027 Temporary End Date: 06-SEP-2028 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 8 Shifts per cycle: 37 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:
Recent Experience as an LPN in an Urgent or Acute Care setting (2 years). Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Diagnostic Imaging experience. Direct IV push medications. Skilled in IV Sedation Administration and subsequent monitoring of patient and adverse reaction management. Proficient phlebotomist. Level 1 CVC Certification. Experience in Invasive Interventional Procedures (Chest Tube insertions, Biopsies, Abscess drains, Paracentesis).
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous Diagnostic Imaging experience. ACLS certification. N95 Fit Test. Completion of It’s Your Move training. Experience with electronic documentation using Connect Care.
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Responsibilities
Provide safe, patient- and family-centred nursing care in Diagnostic Imaging, including obtaining patient histories, applying screening criteria, starting IVs, administering and monitoring IV sedation, and managing adverse reactions. Coordinate patient movement and examinations, assist with positioning and transfers, and collaborate with technologists, radiologists, nurses, and other team members.
Requirements
Requires completion of an accredited practical nursing program, active or eligible Alberta LPN registration and practice permit, and current BCLS-HCP certification. Applicants must have two years of recent LPN experience in urgent or acute care, Diagnostic Imaging experience, IV push and sedation skills, phlebotomy proficiency, Level 1 CVC certification, and experience with invasive interventional procedures.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Intravenous Therapy
- IV Push Medication Administration
- IV Sedation Administration
- Patient Monitoring
- Adverse Reaction Management
- Phlebotomy
- Patient Positioning and Transfers
- Patient Screening
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Electronic Documentation
- Invasive Interventional Procedures
- Communication
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Acute Care
- Urgent Care
- Patient-Centred Care
- Interprofessional Team
- Patient History
- Screening Criteria
- Intravenous Therapy
- IV Push Medications
- IV Sedation
- Patient Monitoring
- Adverse Reaction Management
- Phlebotomy
- Level 1 CVC Certification
- BCLS-HCP
- ACLS
- N95 Fit Test
- Connect Care
- Electronic Documentation
- Invasive Interventional Procedures
- Chest Tube Insertions
- Biopsies
- Abscess Drains
- Paracentesis
- Patient Positioning
- Patient Transfers
