Posted 29 days ago
Licensed Practical Nurse
@ Recovery Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Recovery Alberta is hiring a Licensed Practical Nurse for the NCR Treatment Unit at the Southern Alberta Forensic Psychiatry Centre. The role is a full-time, temporary position on a rotating schedule of day and night shifts, with benefits. The posting states the pay range and requires CLHA registration and two years of recent adult mental health inpatient experience. The posting itself is closed.
Responsibilities:
- Provide nursing care on a forensic psychiatry treatment unit
- Work rotating day and night shifts
- Support recovery-focused practice
Requirements summary:
- Practical nurse education and CLHA registration
- Two years recent adult mental health inpatient experience
- BCLS-HCP and nonviolent crisis intervention
- Connect Care training and N95 fit test
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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 | 2+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Care home, Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CLHA registration, BCLS-HCP, Nonviolent Crisis Intervention, N95 Fit Test, Connect Care |
| 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: Southern AB Forensic Psychiatry Centre - NCR Treatment Unit
- Primary Location: SA Forensic Psychiatry Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 29-OCT-2026
- Temporary End Date: 31-AUG-2027
- Hours per Shift: 11.08
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 42
- Shift Pattern: Days, Nights
- 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 of two years in the last five years’, with an FTE, in an adult general mental health inpatient setting. Solid interpersonal communication skills, organization skills and critical thinking skills. Demonstrated knowledge of mental health diagnosis, treatment, and decompensation. Understanding of secure recovery focused practice. Demonstrated knowledge of psychotropic medications and their side effects. Current Nonviolent crisis intervention is required. Current N95 Fit Test. Connect Care training.
Preferred Qualifications:1 year of recent experience in an inpatient or community forensic setting and experience in a correctional setting would be considered. Training in Collaborative Problem Solving. Knowledge of the Not Criminally Responsible due to Mental Disorder (NCR-MD) Legislation and the Criminal Code Review Board (CCRB).
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