Job Description

Your Opportunity:
If you are interested in an opportunity to work in a fast-paced operating room at Red Regional Hospital this is your opportunity. The Perioperative training line will provide you with the education at MacEwan University and the orientation hours to complete your certificate all while in a temporary line with benefits. This training is fully funded, and the only requirement is a desire to expand your nursing knowledge by becoming an operating room Nurse. Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre serves the community of Central Alberta. Our Operating Room consists of 9 OR theatres that specialize in General Surgery, Orthopedic - Trauma and Total Joints, Plastics, Gynecology, ENT, and Urology. Our multidisciplinary team includes Surgeons, Anesthesiologists, Perioperative Registered Nurses, ORTs, Respiratory Therapists II, and support staff. As an ORT in the operating room, you will be responsible for providing nursing care in the intraoperative phase. You will be responsible for both the scrub and circulating role. Strong communication and collaboration skills are important; problem-solving skills using critical thinking, time management and adaptability or imperative; leadership and conflict resolution skills are essential to this role.
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:

OR Technician

Union:

AUPE AUX

Unit and Program:

Operating Room, Perioperative Training Line

Primary Location:

Red Deer Regional Hospital

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

1.00

Posting End Date:

27-OCT-2025

Temporary Employee Class:

Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available:

19-JAN-2026

Temporary End Date:

20-JUL-2026

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

12

Shifts per cycle:

60

Shift Pattern:

Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call

Days Off:

As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary:

$28.93

Maximum Salary:

$37.90

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:

Minimum of two years medical/surgical experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.