Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Drayton Valley Hospital and Care Centre has an exciting opportunity for a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) to provide care to emergency patients and acute care medical inpatients on a 30 bed unit. This combined unit fosters a strong collaborative team environment with Nurses, Physicians, Unit Clerks, and Health Care Aides. Reporting to the Unit Manager, the LPN will be committed to providing open communication and feedback with respect for colleagues, care providers, patients, and families. The LPN will also work as a member of a health care team, collaborating on the delivery of care to meet the needs of the patients/clients. The LPN participates in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care and should expect to work to their full scope of practice. This position offers the opportunity for both personal and professional development within a variety of teams.
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: Medical Nursing / Emergency Primary Location: Drayton Valley Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.74 Posting End Date: 23-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 03-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 31 Shift Pattern: 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:
As required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Education in CTAS, Cardiac Arrest management (CAM) Basic and Advanced or ACLS, Trauma 101 or TNCC, Pediatric Building Blocks or PALS, and ENPEP. IV and CVAD competency. Other courses and training applicable to the rural acute care and emergency setting an asset.
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Responsibilities
Provide nursing care to emergency patients and acute care medical inpatients as part of an interprofessional team. Participate in assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating patient care while working to the full scope of practice and supporting safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centred care.
Requirements
Applicants must complete an accredited practical nurse education program, hold or be eligible for an active Alberta LPN practice permit, and have current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers. Preferred qualifications include relevant emergency and acute care courses and training, such as CTAS, cardiac arrest management, ACLS, trauma, pediatric emergency care, and IV and CVAD competencies.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Patient- and Family-Centred Care
- Open Communication
- Emergency Nursing
- Acute Care Nursing
- IV Therapy
- Central Venous Access Device (CVAD) Care
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- LPN
- Emergency Nursing
- Acute Care
- Medical Inpatients
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Interprofessional Health Care Team
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Patient- and Family-Centred Care
- CLHA Registration
- Practice Permit
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- CTAS
- Cardiac Arrest Management
- ACLS
- Trauma 101
- TNCC
- Pediatric Building Blocks
- PALS
- ENPEP
- IV Competency
- CVAD Competency
- Rural Health Care
