Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Caring for nearly 220,000 patients each year, Rockyview General Hospital provides a full range of acute and outpatient services with more than 600 inpatient beds. Located in Southwest Calgary and overlooking the scenic shores of the Glenmore Reservoir, the hospital offers a dynamic and collaborative environment dedicated to exceptional patient care. If you are passionate about surgical services, innovation, and leading high-performing teams, the LPN - Perioperative position offers an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the health and well-being of Albertans.
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: LPN - Operating Room Tech Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Operating Room and Minor OR Primary Location: Rockyview General Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.50 Posting End Date: 09-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 19-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 01-AUG-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 30 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends, On Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $34.76 Maximum Salary: $45.56 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Active, or eligible for, registration and a practice permit as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses and Health Care Aides of Alberta (CLHA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Active registration and practice permit with CLPNA with Advanced Practice authorization for Perioperative Nursing. Operating Room experience within the past 2 years. Completion of a Peri-operative nursing course. Ability to wear lead and/or stand scrubbed for prolonged periods of time. Ability to work on-call and respond within 30 minutes.
Preferred Qualifications:
Connect Care experience - OpTime. 2 years continuous Operating Room experience in both the scrub and circulating role. Acute care experience within the past 5 years. Peri-operative Nursing Certification. PALS Certification. Ability to perform consistently in a highly organized, rapid moving, complex environment. Ability to collaborate within the expectations of a highly complex integrated team. Demonstrated advanced problem-solving skills integrating critical thinking and good judgement.
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Responsibilities
Provide safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centered nursing care as part of an interprofessional team in the operating room and minor operating room. Apply nursing processes, critical thinking, problem-solving, and sound decision-making in accordance with legislation, professional standards, and organizational policies.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse program, hold or be eligible for an Alberta LPN practice permit, and have current BCLS-HCP certification. Additional requirements include CLPNA registration with Advanced Practice authorization for Perioperative Nursing, a perioperative nursing course, recent operating room experience, and the ability to work on call and stand scrubbed for prolonged periods.
Skills
- Perioperative Nursing
- Operating Room Scrub and Circulating
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Team Collaboration
- Working in a Fast-Paced Environment
- On-Call Availability
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Operating Room
- Perioperative Nursing
- Advanced Practice Authorization
- CLPNA
- CLHA
- BCLS-HCP
- Perioperative Nursing Course
- Operating Room Scrub Role
- Operating Room Circulating Role
- Connect Care
- OpTime
- Acute Care
- PALS Certification
- Patient-Centered Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Interprofessional Team
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Clinical Decision-Making
- On-Call
- Lead Protection
- Surgical Services
