Licensed Practical Nurse
- Lethbridge, AB, Canada
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- Posting language
- English
Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Join our team in helping young people build hope, resilience, and brighter futures. The Lethbridge Youth Treatment Centre is an eight-bed residential treatment program supporting youth with mental health and substance use challenges. As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you'll join a dedicated interdisciplinary team providing trauma-informed, person-centered care. You'll build meaningful therapeutic relationships, facilitate groups, and engage youth in community-based and outdoor activities that foster confidence and healthy coping skills. If you're passionate about supporting youth and families, we invite you to apply.
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, demonstrated skill level and Recovery Alberta policies and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of Recovery Alberta.
- Classification:
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- Union:
- AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program:
- Youth Addiction Treatment Centre, Mental Health and Addiction
- Primary Location:
- Youth Addiction Treatment Cntr
- Location Details:
- As Per Location
- Multi-Site:
- Not Applicable
- FTE:
- 0.70
- Posting End Date:
- 19-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class:
- Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available:
- 30-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date:
- 28-NOV-2027
- Hours per Shift:
- 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks:
- 12
- Shifts per cycle:
- 42
- Shift Pattern:
- Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off:
- As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary:
- $33.16
- Maximum Salary:
- $43.42
- Vehicle Requirement:
- Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
Completion of an accredited practical nurse education program.
Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA).
Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:Maintain registration in good standing with their college. Class IV driver's license required within 3 months of hiring. Non-Violent Crisis Intervention.
Preferred Qualifications:Any outdoor, watersport or climbing certification. One year experience providing care to Youth in a bed-based care setting. One year experience providing care to individuals with addictions.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Licensed Practical Nurse at Recovery Alberta will provide trauma-informed, person-centered nursing care to youth in a residential treatment centre. The role also builds therapeutic relationships, facilitates groups, and leads community and outdoor activities that support youth coping skills.
Requirements
Candidates need completion of an accredited practical nurse program and registration with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta, plus current BCLS-HCP certification. A Class IV driver's licence within three months of hire and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training are also required.
Skills
- Nursing process
- Critical thinking
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Trauma-informed care
- Person-centered care
- Therapeutic relationship building
- Group facilitation
- Mental health care
- Addiction care
- Youth care
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- Interprofessional teamwork
- Outdoor activity leadership
- Family-centered care
Categories
- Healthcare
- Social Services
Keywords
- Licensed Practical Nurse
- LPN
- practical nurse
- youth mental health
- addiction treatment
- residential treatment
- trauma-informed care
- CLHA
- BCLS-HCP
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
- group facilitation
- outdoor activities
- healthcare
- nursing
- Alberta
Seniority
Entry level
Licences and certifications
- CLHA registration
- BCLS-HCP
- Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
Fields of study
- Practical nursing