Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Healthy Albertans, Healthy Communities. Together Come join our team and make a difference in the lives of patients and families at the Peter Lougheed Hospital. The Emergency Department at the Peter Lougheed Centre is entering an exciting new chapter. With our state-of-the-art expansion nearing completion, we’re preparing to open at full capacity in early 2026 - marking a major milestone in Calgary’s healthcare landscape. To support this growth, we’re seeking skilled and passionate Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) to join our team. As one of Calgary’s largest urban emergency departments, we care for patients across the full spectrum of acuity. Our interdisciplinary team thrives in a fast-paced, collaborative environment, delivering high-quality, compassionate care. We’re looking for LPNs who are clinically strong, resilient, and adaptable - ready to excel in high-pressure situations. Ideal candidates will bring excellent communication, assessment, and prioritization skills, along with flexibility and a commitment to patient-centered care. Reporting to the Unit Manager, LPNs are essential members of our emergency team, providing care to patients of varying acuity. You’ll be accountable to the public for your own practice, ensuring it meets legislative requirements, and the standards set by the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA).
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: PLC Emergency Department Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.71 Posting End Date: 16-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 12-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 03-OCT-2027 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 30 Shift Pattern: days, nights and 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:
2-4 years’ experience as an LPN. Minimum one (1) year nursing experience obtained within the past 2 years working greater than 0.70 FTE
Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience in emergency or urgent care setting. Ability to work as a member of a team and to request and accept direction. Demonstrates critical thinking skills, within scope of practice, including clinical judgment, problem solving skills and strong decision-making ability. Demonstrates professional interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrates effective time management. Demonstrates understanding of Family Centred Care philosophy. Up to date ACE Modules.
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Responsibilities
Provide safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered nursing care to emergency patients with varying levels of acuity as part of an interprofessional team. Apply nursing processes and sound clinical judgment while ensuring practice complies with applicable legislation, professional standards, policies, and procedures.
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 Providers certification. The role requires 2–4 years of LPN experience, including at least one year of nursing experience within the past two years while working above 0.70 FTE; emergency or urgent care experience and up-to-date ACE modules are preferred.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Clinical Judgment
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision-Making
- Communication
- Prioritization
- Time Management
- Teamwork
- Adaptability
- Resilience
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Emergency Nursing
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Emergency Department
- Practical Nurse Education
- Alberta Practice Permit
- College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Emergency Care
- Urgent Care
- Interprofessional Team
- Nursing Process
- Clinical Judgment
- Patient Assessment
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision-Making
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Scope of Practice
- Professional Standards
- ACE Modules
- Patient Acuity
