Posted 29 days ago
Licensed Practical Nurse
@ Recovery Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Recovery Alberta is hiring a part-time Licensed Practical Nurse for the Calgary Remand Centre. The role provides assessment, medication administration and clinical care for physical and mental health and substance use concerns in a correctional setting. The posting states a 0.70 FTE, rotating days, evenings, nights and weekends, and a salary of $33.16 to $43.42 per hour. This posting is closed.
Responsibilities:
- Assess and manage physical health, mental health and substance use concerns
- Administer medications and provide IV therapy
- Recognize and escalate clinical deterioration
- Provide patient-centred, trauma-informed care
- Document clinical care
Requirements summary:
- Accredited practical nurse education program
- Eligible for CLHA registration and practice permit
- Current BCLS-HCP
- Minimum one year recent LPN experience
- Strong communication and teamwork
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-08
- 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 | 30.75 |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CLHA practice permit, BCLS-HCP, ACLS, CPI, NVCI, ASIST |
| 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: 0.70
- Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 42
- 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 year of recent LPN experience in acute care, medical/surgical, emergency/urgent care, corrections, or another relevant clinical setting. Demonstrated strength in assessment, prioritization, medication administration, IV therapy and clinical judgment, including recognizing and escalating clinical deterioration. Experience with wound care, chronic disease management, withdrawal monitoring and infection prevention. Ability to assess and manage physical health, mental health and substance use concerns while working independently within scope. Strong communication, documentation, teamwork and professional boundaries, with the ability to provide patient-centred, trauma-informed care to diverse and vulnerable populations in a high-volume, rapidly changing environment.
Preferred Qualifications:Recent acute care, urgent care, emergency, medical/surgical or correctional experience. Withdrawal and neurological monitoring; mental health, substance use, harm reduction or concurrent disorders; intake screening, triage or urgent assessment. ACLS, CPI/NVCI, ASIST, Mental Health First Aid, wound care or other relevant specialty training. Connect Care proficiency.
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