Posted 22 days ago
Licensed Practical Nurse
@ Recovery Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Recovery Alberta is hiring a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse for the Calgary Remand Centre, a secure correctional facility. The role involves patient assessment, medication administration, IV therapy and clinical monitoring on rotating days, evenings, nights and weekends. The posting states a wage of $33.16 to $43.42 per hour and a 12-week rotation; the posting is now closed.
Responsibilities:
- Assess and monitor patients in a secure correctional facility
- Administer medications and IV therapy
- Respond to medical emergencies and code responses
- Escalate changes in patient condition
- Document care in electronic health records
Requirements summary:
- Practical nursing education program completion
- CLHA registration or eligibility
- Current BCLS-HCP
- One year recent acute or correctional experience
- Electronic health record experience
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-15
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-18
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 38.75 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CLHA registration, BCLS-HCP |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Practical Nursing |
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Recovery Alberta
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Recovery Alberta provides mental health & addiction and correctional health services for all Albertans.
Full company description
Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Page not monitored 24/7. Call 211 to reach 24/7 confidential mental health and addiction helplines. Dial 911 in case of emergency.
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- Recovery Alberta
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Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Page not monitored 24/7. Call 211 to reach 24/7 confidential mental health and addiction helplines. Dial 911 in case of emergency.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mental Health Care |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 397 |
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- Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Calgary Remand Centre
- Primary Location: Calgary Remand Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 26-OCT-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 60
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $33.16
- Maximum Salary: $43.42
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of an accredited practical nurse education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum one (1) year recent experience within the last three (3) years in acute care, medical/surgical nursing, emergency, urgent care, correctional health, or another setting caring for patients with complex medical conditions. Demonstrated proficiency in patient assessment, medication administration, IV therapy, clinical monitoring, and escalation of changes in patient condition. Experience managing acute and chronic medical conditions. Experience responding to medical emergencies/code responses. Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and function effectively in a fast-paced environment. Experience working within interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Experience with electronic health record documentation.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience working in secure facility and/or environments with frequent admissions, transfers, and discharges. Experience with CIWA/COWS and monitoring and withdrawal treatment. Experience with mental health, substance use, harm reduction, or concurrent disorders. Experience with intake/receiving assessments, triage, urgent assessment, and neurological monitoring. Connect Care experience. ACLS, CTAS, CPI/NVCI, ASIST, Mental Health First Aid, wound care, or other relevant specialty education.
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