Job Description

Your Opportunity:
The Peter Lougheed Centre (PLC) is an acute care hospital offering both inpatient and outpatient services with over 600 inpatient beds, including Medical, Surgical, Pediatrics, Women's Health and Critical Care. The PLC is often the busiest Emergency Department in the province and the quaternary Vascular Centre for Southern Alberta, Southwestern Saskatchewan and Southeastern British Columbia. PLC Diagnostic Imaging (DI) is an interdisciplinary team that provides people-centered care with an emphasis on working together. The PLC DI Team takes pride in our high quality service to the City of Calgary and surrounding area and in all we do for our patients, colleagues, and community. As a PLC DI LPN you will have the unique opportunity of working together with team of high preforming Technologists, Radiologist and RN's supporting established workflows managing inpatient, outpatient and Emergency patient examinations. The role will entail obtaining patient history, applying screening criteria, starting IV's, regulating patient movement throughout the department, assisting with patient positioning and transfers, and much more. These positions are most suited for physically fit candidates that can handle stressful lifesaving situations and undetermined outcomes.
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.

Classification:

Licensed Practical Nurse

Union:

AUPE AUX

Unit and Program:

Diagnostic Imaging

Primary Location:

Peter Lougheed Centre

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.50

Posting End Date:

06-OCT-2025

Employee Class:

Regular Part Time

Date Available:

16-OCT-2025

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

6

Shifts per cycle:

15

Shift Pattern:

Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call)

Days Off:

As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary:

$27.58

Maximum Salary:

$36.13

Vehicle Requirement:

Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited 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:

Recent Experience as an LPN in an Urgent or Acute Care setting (2 years). Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Diagnostic Imaging experience. Direct IV push medications. Skilled in IV Sedation Administration and subsequent monitoring of patient and adverse reaction management. Proficient phlebotomist. Level 1 CVC Certification. Experience in Invasive Interventional Procedures (Chest Tube insertions, Biopsies, Abscess drains, Paracentesis).

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous Diagnostic Imaging experience. ACLS certification. N95 Fit Test. Completion of It's Your Move training. Experience with electronic documentation using Connect Care.