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Alberta Health Services

Licensed Practical Nurse

Alberta Health Services
Posted 19 days ago
Cold Lake, Alberta, CA

Key Details

Top Skills Required

Nursing ProcessNeonatal ResuscitationPediatric Advanced Life Support +12 more

Top Benefits

Description

Your Opportunity:

Acute care is a diverse unit caring for adult, pediatric, post-surgical, obstetric, post-partum, newborn, and stable unformed mental health patients. Cold Lake is considered a rural or remote community. Employees who have been employed a full year for a minimum of 400 hours in “an under-served rural or remote community” will qualify for Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (if loan is in good standing). The place of work is in a community designated for Canada Student Loan forgiveness as outlined in https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid/grants-loans/repay/assistance/doctors-nurses/amount.html. You may be eligible for Canada Student Loan forgiveness if you meet other eligibility requirements. Eligible professionals include: RN, RPN, LPN, and NP.

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: Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Union: AUPE AUX
  • Unit and Program: CLHCC-Acute Care-Combined Medical Surgical-OBS
  • Primary Location: Cold Lake Hlthcare/Mental Hlth
  • Location Details: As Per Location
  • Multi-Site: Not Applicable
  • FTE: 1.00
  • Posting End Date: 11-SEP-2026
  • Employee Class: Regular Full Time
  • Date Available: 05-OCT-2026
  • Hours per Shift: 11.08
  • Length of Shift in weeks: 12
  • Shifts per cycle: 42
  • Shift Pattern: Days, 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:

1-3 years in the past 5 years of Acute care experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

Labor and delivery experience is an asset but not required; training in obstetrics is to be expected and is offered on site. Neonatal resuscitation is an asset but not required; training in NRP is to be expected and is offered on site. Cross training to other nursing departments within CLHCC may be necessary. ACLS and PALS, would be considered an asset.

Job Details

Job Type
full time
Salary Range
$33.16 - $43.42
Experience
1+ years

Required Skills

Nursing ProcessNeonatal ResuscitationPediatric Advanced Life SupportPractical NursingObstetric NursingClinical Decision-MakingTeamworkProblem-solvingAcute Care NursingBasic Cardiac Life SupportAdvanced Cardiovascular Life SupportCritical ThinkingCross-TrainingLabor and DeliveryLicensed Practical Nurse Registration

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