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The LPN provides inpatient burn dressing support and direct patient care for adult and pediatric patients within the Firefighters’ Burns Treatment Unit. They act as a liaison within the interdisciplinary team, perform minor procedures, and mentor students while ensuring high-quality, holistic patient care.
Requirements
Candidates must have completed an accredited practical nurse education program and hold active registration with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta. Current BCLS-HCP certification and the ability to perform physical tasks like lifting and transferring patients are also required.
Working hours
40 hours per week
Skills
- Wound care
- Patient assessment
- Critical thinking
- Infection prevention
- Patient teaching
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
- BCLS-HCP
- Electronic medical records
- Connect Care
- Microsoft Office
- Pediatric care
- Adult care
- Problem solving
- Communication
- Mentoring
- Debridement
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- LPN
- Burn treatment
- Wound care
- Inpatient care
- Patient assessment
- Infection prevention
- Skin graft management
- BCLS-HCP
- Connect Care
- Microsoft Office
- Interdisciplinary team
- Pediatric
- Adult
- Debridement
- Laser Doppler Imaging
- Clinical environment
- Patient teaching
- Healthcare
- Nursing process
Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Unit Manager of the Firefighters’ Burns Treatment Unit at the University of Alberta Hospital, the LPN provides site inpatient burn dressing support for adult and pediatric patients. The LPN must be able to work independently, demonstrate strong communication skills, and function effectively as part of an inter professional health care team. This role requires the use of nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and sound decision making to deliver high quality care to patients and their families. Working with multiple specialties, the LPN is responsible for the initial assessment of patients, minor procedure provision and patient teaching. As an LPN, you are an important part of an interdisciplinary team that ensures appropriate patient care in an inpatient setting. The LPN plays a key role in the support of an integrated and holistic approach to the patient's healthcare and health promotion. Strong assessment and critical thinking skills are required as well as the ability to adapt to different situations quickly. The LPN acts as the liaison between the interdisciplinary team and other providers to support the patient. This is a front-line direct patient care position and includes sitting, standing, heavy lifting, pushing, pulling (up to 50 lbs.), and transferring or transporting of supplies, equipment and patients with varying degrees of mobility, including our bariatric population. The LPN mentors, teaches, coaches and acts as a preceptor to students. Must be adaptive, flexible and willing to embrace change in a rapidly expanding program as well as to cross train in all programs within the portfolio.
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: Edmonton Firefighter's Burn Treatment Unit Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 28-SEP-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 08-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends Days Off: Other 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:
Excels in critical thinking and adapts communication verbal, written, and interpersonal to support patients and families from diverse backgrounds. Proficient in delivering essential patient updates to the most responsible physician while navigating high pressure, rapidly changing clinical environments. Ability to work independently and confidently in adult and pediatric inpatient burn dressing care. Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Outlook, Excel, MS Teams) and experience with electronic medical record systems, including Connect Care. Exhibits effective communication and collaboration to support coordinated care within multidisciplinary teams. Brings advanced wound care expertise, including dressing changes, infection prevention, and management of skin graft and donor sites. Strong assessment abilities with a focus on infection recognition, evaluation of wound healing stages, and adjustment of care plans as needed.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certified in Level 1 Debridement and Laser Doppler Imaging (LDI) preferred.
