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Provide safe, high-quality, patient-centered care within an interprofessional healthcare team in the operating room. Perform scrub and circulating functions in a surgical suite setting while adhering to legislation and standards of practice.
Requirements
Requires completion of an accredited LPN program, active registration with CLHA, and BCLS-HCP certification. Candidates must have a perioperative course or at least 2 years of current experience in a scrub/circulatory role.
Working hours
39 hours per week
Skills
- Scrubbing
- Circulating
- Patient Positioning
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Interpersonal Skills
- Communication
- Organization
- Coordination
- Leadership
- Emergency Response
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Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- LPN
- Operating Room
- Perioperative Nursing
- Surgical Suite
- BCLS-HCP
- CLHA
- General Surgery
- Orthopedics
- OB/GYN
- Patient Care
- Scrub Nurse
- Circulating Nurse
- Healthcare
Original job description
Your Opportunity:
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 Primary Location: Sturgeon Community Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 24-SEP-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 04-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 60 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: Other 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:
Previous operating room experience including scrub and circulating functions in a Surgical Suite setting is required. Perioperative course is required or a minimum of 2 years current experience in the scrub/circulatory role within a Surgical Suite. Current experience is defined as working in a OR setting within the past 2 years. The ability to cope and effectively perform in stressful and/or emergency situations is essential. The incumbent must possess leadership and decision-making ability and be able to exercise sound judgement and use initiative. Good interpersonal and public relations skills as well as good communication skills, oral and written are essential. Good organization and coordination skills required. The position is very physically demanding. Must be able to lift, pull, and push more than 25 lbs. There is a lot of above shoulder requirement for prepping and positioning of patients.
Preferred Qualifications:
Recent peri-operative nursing experience with General Surgery. Orthopedics and OB /GYN is an asset.
