Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Where the Pace Is Fast and the Work Matters. Join Our Emergency Team. Are you an experienced Licensed Practical Nurse looking for a role that challenges you, grows your skills, and surrounds you with a team that thrives on collaboration? Our tertiary care Level I Emergency Department offers exactly that, and so much more. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, our department is a fast paced, dynamic environment As an LPN in our state of the art facility, you’ll use advanced technology, including an electronic patient tracking system, as you assess, plan, implement, and evaluate care for emergency patients. Decisions are made together, in a strong, supportive, multidisciplinary team where collaboration is at the heart of everything we do. Depending on patient flow and departmental needs, you may work in any area of the Emergency Department, giving you exposure to highly specialized, skill building experiences. Working with us means stepping into a role that is meaningful, challenging, and deeply rewarding. You’ll end each shift knowing you contributed to our mission to provide a patient focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Here, your expertise is valued, your growth is supported, and your impact is felt every day. Apply now and join a team committed to caring for Albertans at their most critical moments. https://youtu.be/eIs564AiVh8
Description:
As an Orthopaedic Technician (Ortho Tech), you will apply, adjust, and remove casts, splints and traction equipment utilized in the care of orthopaedic patients (clients, residents). You will observe, monitor, report and document changes in the patient's physical, mental and emotional state, while providing safe and effective, quality care. 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 - Orthopaedic Tech Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Emergency Primary Location: U of A Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.74 Posting End Date: 19-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 29-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 20-JUN-2027 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 31 Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $42.91 Maximum Salary: $56.52 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). Completion of an accredited specialty Orthopaedic Technician program. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Candidates must have completed the Medication Administration via Central Line module (CVC, PICC, or IVAD) within the CLPNA Restricted Activities and Advanced Authorizations framework. Demonstrated strong assessment, organizational, and patient care skills. The ability to communicate clinical findings clearly and accurately. Strong interpersonal and problem solving abilities, along with the capacity to identify their own learning needs and seek guidance in areas where additional knowledge or support is required. In this position, you will be on your feet for an extended period of time (both walking and standing), and you must be able to assist in transporting, lifting and positioning of patients. You will also be required to bend, lift, push, and pull equipment.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preferred candidates will have a minimum of one year of LPN experience in an Emergency Department, with additional preference given to those who have worked in a tertiary care setting or who have recent acute or critical care experience within the past two years. Candidates with at least two years of relevant medical surgical experience may also be considered.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Apply, adjust, and remove casts, splints, and traction equipment for orthopaedic patients. Monitor and document changes in patients’ physical, mental, and emotional condition while providing safe, high-quality, patient- and family-centred care.
Requirements
Requires completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse program and Orthopaedic Technician program, eligibility for or active Alberta LPN registration, current BCLS-HCP, and completion of the central-line medication administration module. Strong assessment, organizational, communication, patient-care, interpersonal, and problem-solving skills are required; emergency or acute-care experience is preferred.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Orthopaedic Casting
- Splint Application
- Traction Equipment Management
- Patient Monitoring
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient Care
- Communication
- Organization
- Problem Solving
- Interpersonal Skills
- Patient Lifting and Positioning
- Emergency Nursing
Visa sponsorship
Not detected in the job text
Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Orthopaedic Technician
- Emergency Department
- Orthopaedic Patients
- Cast Application
- Splint Application
- Traction Equipment
- Patient Assessment
- Patient Monitoring
- Clinical Documentation
- Patient-Centred Care
- Family-Centred Care
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Electronic Patient Tracking System
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- CVC
- PICC
- IVAD
- CLHA Registration
- Acute Care
- Critical Care
- Tertiary Care
- Patient Lifting and Positioning
