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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 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
Required Qualifications:

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 safe, person- and family-centred nursing care to young people in residential treatment. The role also involves building therapeutic relationships, running groups and taking part in community and outdoor activities with youth.

Requirements

Candidates need completion of an accredited practical nurse program and eligibility for registration with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta, plus current BCLS-HCP certification and Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training. A Class IV driver's licence is required within three months of hiring. One year of youth or addictions care experience is preferred.

Skills

  • Nursing process
  • Critical thinking
  • Problem solving
  • Decision making
  • Trauma-informed care
  • Person-centred care
  • Therapeutic relationship building
  • Group facilitation
  • Family-centred care
  • Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS-HCP)
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
  • Interprofessional collaboration
  • Youth engagement
  • Mental health support
  • Addictions care
  • Medication administration
  • Documentation
  • Outdoor activity facilitation

Categories

  • Healthcare
  • Social Services
  • Government & Public Sector

Keywords

  • Licensed Practical Nurse
  • LPN
  • practical nurse
  • youth mental health
  • addiction treatment
  • residential treatment
  • trauma-informed care
  • nursing
  • mental health nursing
  • CLHA
  • BCLS
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention
  • group facilitation
  • interdisciplinary team
  • Alberta
  • outdoor activities
  • youth care
  • shift work

Seniority

Entry level

Licences and certifications

  • CLHA registration
  • BCLS-HCP
  • Non-Violent Crisis Intervention

Languages

  • English

Fields of study

  • Practical nursing

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