Licensed Practical Nurse - Long Term Care

Overview

You're a team-oriented, efficient, and critical thinker who puts the patient first. Working in long term care brings its own set of unique challenges and rewards. As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you’ll be a critical part of the healthcare team as you support patients, families, and other health professionals, adapt to changes in patient needs, and help uphold the personhood and dignity of the people you care for.

Wainwright Continuing Care is located in a rural setting where the LPN works within an interdisciplinary team environment, collaborating on the delivery of care to meet the needs of the patient/clients. The Town of Wainwright, rated one of the most affordable communities twice in past Alberta-wide surveys, is a peaceful prairie home to about 6,200 people. The community and area, known for being home to the Canadian Forces Base Wainwright and their excellent hunting locations, offer a unique country lifestyle with urban amenities all within a two-hour drive from Edmonton.

Assisted Living Alberta (ALA) provides Albertans with the support they need through a comprehensive assisted living system that offers a full range of services, including medical and non-medical supports, continuing care homes, home care, community care, and social services. ALA is focused on delivering care more effectively and consistently across the province by enhancing home and community services, expediting access to supportive living environments and continuing care homes, and ensuring Albertans and their caregivers are well-informed.

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, and demonstrated skill level, in alignment with applicable legislation, standards of practice, policies, and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, high quality, patient and family centred care while reflecting the shared vision and values of the organization.

• Completion of an accredited practical nurse education program.
• Active or eligible for registration and a practice permit as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA).
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

• Connect Care training is an asset.

• Salary: $33.16–$43.42 per hour.
• Location:
  
  Wainwright Health Centre, Wainwright, Alberta.
• Shift Pattern:
  Days, Evenings, Weekends. Hours per shift: 7.75; 20 shifts per cycle, 4 weeks per cycle.
• FTE: 1.00.
• Union: AUPE AUX.
• Temporary Employee Class:
  Temp F/T Benefits;
  Temporary End Date: 15‑NOV‑2027.