Job Description

Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Recovery Alberta Manager, the LPN works as a key member of the newly formed Recovery Response Team at Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH). The team will consist of Licensed Practical Nurses, Peer Support Workers and Protective Services. Our team is committed to providing Mental Health and Addiction care to persons recovering from and living with Addiction. We work with other teams to alleviate stigma, create safety and timely access to care. We respond to urgent calls on campus and provide critical intervention as it relates to drug poisonings and other unmet care needs. The LPN collaborates with interdisciplinary team members to provide patient-centered, trauma-informed care grounded in a recovery-oriented philosophy. The primary goal of the Recovery Team is to respond with expertise and compassion to situations involving substance use, offering immediate support, connection, and pathways to recovery. Together, the team works to foster a safer, more supportive hospital environment where all individuals are treated with dignity, respect, and understanding. The role includes responding to drug poisonings and providing follow-up care, overdose prevention, naloxone administration, general health and wellness screening, and outreach and engagement. The LPN will collaborate with the RAH Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic, Emergency Department, Acute Care Addiction Recovery Program (ACARP), and Protective Services to ensure seamless care and coordinated connections. This role emphasizes recovery-focused interventions and compassionate engagement with individuals affected by substance use. This job is very dynamic, diverse and involves a lot of movement both indoors and outdoors on a large campus. We are looking for an effective and hard worker; a nurse who is passionate about caring for and engaging with patients & families at an acute care hospital.
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.

Transition Company:

Recovery Alberta

Classification:

Licensed Practical Nurse

Union:

AUPE AUX

Unit and Program:

Recovery Response Team

Primary Location:

Royal Alexandra Hospital

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

0.70

Posting End Date:

22-DEC-2025

Employee Class:

Regular Part Time

Date Available:

01-JAN-2026

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

12

Shifts per cycle:

42

Shift Pattern:

Days, Evenings, Weekends

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:

Experience working with inner city and with marginalized and vulnerable populations. Minimum 2 years working in acute care. Demonstrated ability to practice within a Recovery Orientated framework. Active listening skills. Ability to maintain a calm and tactful composure under a broad range of challenging circumstances and think clearly and stay focused under pressure. Experience and interest in working with persons recovering from and living with Addiction. This work requires critical thinking, problem solving and decision making. Training and familiarity with suicide prevention and intervention, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, BLS/CPR. Knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Alberta's Recovery Model, mental status exams, stages of change, trauma-informed care and the DSMV are assets. The nurse is patient centered, solution focused and is concurrent capable. Proficient with computers and Connect Care. Great communication and documentation skills. Ability to work in and outdoors as well as perform the full range of physical activities related to nursing care. Takes pride in quality work and values time integrity. Can respond to new needs in the role as they arise with initiative and self-directedness. Desire to help plan and adjust as a new role and team is developed. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

Preferred Qualifications:

Demonstrated interpersonal, organizational and assessment skills. Ability to grow and maintain effective working relationships with colleagues. Demonstrated ability to work independently while maintaining collaboration. Demonstrated ability to adapt quickly to changing workload and conditions. Comfortable with numerous providers and liaising with community supports. Knowledge of resources and familiarity with RAH Site.