Posted 14 days ago
Licensed Practical Nurse
@ Recovery Alberta
St. Paul, Alberta
Overview
Recovery Alberta is hiring a casual/relief Licensed Practical Nurse for its Acute Psychiatry unit at St Therese-St. Paul Health Centre, starting 12 November 2026. The work covers nursing care on an acute in-patient psychiatric unit across days, evenings, nights, weekends and on-call shifts. Pay is $33.16 to $43.42 per hour, and the posting closes 2 November 2026.
Responsibilities:
- Provide nursing care on acute in-patient psychiatry unit
- Assess and manage suicide, homicidal and violent risk
- Administer medications and monitor psychotropic effects
- Use verbal de-escalation during crises
- Demonstrate clinical leadership and collaborate with the team
Requirements summary:
- Graduate of accredited practical nurse program
- Registered or eligible with CLHA
- Current BCLS-HCP certification
- Minimum 2 years recent acute psychiatric nursing experience
- Knowledge of Mental Health Act and psychotropic medications
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-24
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 2+ years |
| 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 |
| Licences & certifications | CLHA registration, BCLS-HCP, Practice permit |
| 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 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: Acute Psychiatry
- Primary Location: St Therese-St. Paul Hlth Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.00
- Posting End Date: 02-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Casual/Relief
- Date Available: 12-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 11.25
- Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
- Shifts per cycle: Varies
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
- Days Off: Other
- 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:Knowledge of the Addiction and Mental Health related resources across the North Zone required. Demonstrated leadership, organizational and clinical skills in addition to being self-directed and able to work collaboratively in a team environment required. Computer proficiency required. Knowledge of verbal de-escalation techniques required. Minimum 2 years recent nursing experience in an acute in-patient psychiatric setting required. Working knowledge of Psychotropic medications required. Experience in administering the Mental Status examination. Knowledge of the Mental Health Act. Experience in various risk assessments (i.e. Suicide risk, Homicidal risk, violent risk). Knowledge of the addiction and mental health continuum of care.
Preferred Qualifications:Certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) preferred. IV Certification preferred. Working knowledge or experience about the various therapeutic modalities (i.e. CBT, DBT, Supportive therapy, Motivational interview). Knowledge/understanding of DSM-IV and 5 preferred.
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