Job Description

Your Opportunity:An exciting opportunity await you in Innisfail. Continuing Care is a 78-bed unit, including some medically Complex Care Beds, that provides personal care to residents, within an interdisciplinary team environment. Using your strong assessment, organizational and nursing skills you will identify care needs within your scope of practice. You will provide client centered care to individuals in all developmental stages and contribute to the nursing diagnosis, interventions and 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: Long Term Care
• Primary Location: Innisfail Health/MH Care Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 22-AUG-2024
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 01-SEP-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• 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:To be a self-directed individual with demonstrated organizational and excellent interpersonal skills. Knowledgeable in meeting care requirements of a geriatric population. Demonstrate ability to provide quality care to residents and to report appropriate observations. Medication administration is required and to have I.V. monitoring skills. Must be a team player. Preferred Qualifications:Connect Care experience an asset. Having experience in a Long-Term Care setting within the last three years is preferred. Supportive Pathways and Understanding Responsive Behaviors are considered an asset.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.

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