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Average starting payCAD / hour: $40.79Across 1,738 listings
Average starting payCAD / year: $88,983Across 68 listings
Average starting payCAD / week: $1,781Across 18 listings

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Hybrid: 1%165 listings
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Alberta Health Services

Licensed Practical Nurse - Perioperative Education Program

AB, Canada
Greater Edmonton Metropolitan Area, Canada

Temporary

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Job type: Temporary
Apply by: Dec 4, 2026
Posting language: English
Posted: Nov 4, 2026

Original job description

Your Opportunity:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is committed to increase and improve Albertans access, quality and safety of surgical services across the province with the Alberta Surgical Initiative (ASI). AHS is looking for Licensed Practical Nurses to help make this initiative a success and are offering a funded educational opportunity to receive you Operating Room Technician certification to enhance your career in Perioperative Nursing. AHS is partnered with Macewan University to provide the Perioperative Nursing Program which consists of 10 weeks of in-class/online theory learning, 60 hours of labs, 420 hours of clinical practicums. This multi-site position provides clinical placements at one or more of the following surgical sites: Sturgeon Community Hospital, Royal Alexandra Hospital, University of Alberta Hospital (inclusive of the Mazankowski Heart Institute and Stollery Children’s Hospital). With a Perioperative Nursing Certificate, you will have the knowledge and skills to provide safe, perioperative patient care in accordance with CLPNA, Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) and CSA standards of practice. As an OR Technician, you are monitoring the patient during surgery and coordinating care throughout the perioperative experience. In this role, you will provide a link between the OR and the patient care units and will act as a patient advocate while delivering safe, effective and efficient care in both a scrub and a circulating role. The scope of practice is a continuum ranging from basic to advanced clinical nursing activities using evidence-based measures and outcomes. Upon successful completion of the program and the conclusion of this 6-month temporary position, there will be the opportunity to apply on vacant OR positions within the Edmonton Zone. Note: There are 4 LPN positions available.

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: Licensed Practical Nurse - Perioperative Education Program Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 13-NOV-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 22-FEB-2027 Temporary End Date: 03-SEP-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, 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:

Current experience in an acute care setting, including surgical and/or exposure to or experience in an operating room environment. Demonstrate a strong interest in working in a surgical suite (Operating Room) environment. Shows readiness and dedication to engage fully in a structured six-month perioperative education course. Commitment to the Perioperative Specialty area upon completion of the program and orientation period. Willing and able to travel to designated sites, campuses, and clinical practice areas as required. Ability to meet the physical demands of the role while consistently performing in a fast-paced, highly organized clinical environment. Proficiency in collaborating within the expectations of an integrated team. Displayed advanced problem-solving skills integrating critical thinking and good judgment. Demonstrated communication skills promoting respect and team engagement.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

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Responsibilities

Provide safe, effective perioperative care, including monitoring patients during surgery and coordinating care across the perioperative experience in scrub and circulating roles. Advocate for patients and collaborate with the operating room and patient care units while completing the funded perioperative education program.

Requirements

Applicants must complete an accredited practical nurse education program, be active or eligible for registration and a practice permit with Alberta’s nursing regulator, and hold current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers. They also need acute-care experience, a strong interest in operating room work, readiness to complete the six-month education program, and the ability to travel and work effectively in a fast-paced team environment.

Skills

Perioperative Nursing
Operating Room Care
Patient Monitoring
Patient Advocacy
Scrub and Circulating Roles
Acute Care
Surgical Care
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Clinical Judgment
Interprofessional Collaboration
Communication
Evidence-Based Practice
Patient- and Family-Centred Care
Basic Cardiac Life Support

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Keywords

Licensed Practical Nurse
Perioperative Nursing
Operating Room Technician
Perioperative Nursing Certificate
Operating Room
Surgical Services
Alberta Surgical Initiative
MacEwan University
Clinical Practicum
Clinical Placement
Acute Care
Patient Monitoring
Patient Advocacy
Scrub Role
Circulating Role
Interprofessional Health Care Team
Evidence-Based Practice
CLPNA Standards
ORNAC Standards
CSA Standards
Basic Cardiac Life Support
BCLS-HCP
College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta
Practice Permit
Patient- and Family-Centred Care
Critical Thinking
Problem Solving
Clinical Judgment
Surgical Suite
Perioperative Education Program

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