Job Description

Your Opportunity:

If you are a Licensed Professional Nurse (LPN) who is looking for a quieter peaceful lifestyle with large urban centers just a short drive away, Bow Island may be the perfect quiet community to call home! The town (population about 2,040) is located in southern Alberta, approximately 100 km north of the US border, 320 km southeast of Calgary, and 51 km southwest of Medicine Hat. Enjoy the famous Blues at the Bow Live, an internationally renowned live blues venue that draws patrons from every corner of the province of Alberta and beyond. Bow Island is located in one of Canada's sunniest areas, with over 300 days of sunshine per year! Residents enjoy the wide range of fitness and recreational facilities, campgrounds and parks, as well as an extremely safe community. Bow Island offers the quality of life that people seek for raising families, starting a new career, retiring and more. Alberta Health Services (AHS) has several opportunities for Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) at Alfred Egan Home, Bow Island's Supportive Living Facility. You will provide nursing services to residents with a diverse range of developmental disabilities while taking necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. Utilizing your skills in critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making, you teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and their families. Working with an interprofessional health team, you play a key role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion and maintenance while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS. AHS is Canada's first and largest province-wide, fully integrated health system, and is among Alberta's Top 75 Employers and a top employer for young people and diversity. We offer comprehensive benefits, competitive pay, and much more!

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 AHS 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 AHS. PLEASE NOTE: In accordance with Article 14.01 in the AHS/AUPE Auxiliary Nursing Care Collective Agreement, Licensed Practical Nurses shall be paid $27.04/hour - $35.42/hour ($27.58/hour \xc2\xbf $36.13/hour effective April 1, 2023).

• Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
• Union: AUPE AUX
• Unit and Program: Supportive Living
• Primary Location: Alfred Egan Home
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.52
• Posting End Date: 09-JUN-2023
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 19-JUN-2023
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 22
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $27.58
• Maximum Salary: $36.13
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta (CLPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications:

As required. Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.

We're passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.

Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it's about putting patients\' and families\' experiences, priorities and trust first.

We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Alberta Health Services