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Licensed Practical Nurse - Acute Care/ER

@ Alberta Health Services

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Elk Point, Alberta

1+ years experience
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Overview

Alberta Health Services is hiring a temporary full-time Licensed Practical Nurse for Acute Care and Emergency Room work at Elk Point Healthcare Centre. The role runs from 09-NOV-2026 to 31-MAR-2027 on a rotating schedule of days, nights and weekends, with 11.25-hour shifts and pay between $33.16 and $43.42 per hour. The posting is closed.

Responsibilities:

  • Provide nursing care in acute care and emergency room settings
  • Initiate IV therapy and administer medications
  • Perform wound care
  • Work rotating day, night and weekend shifts

Requirements summary:

  • Completion of an accredited practical nurse education program
  • Active or eligible LPN registration and practice permit with CLHA
  • Current BCLS-HCP
  • Acute or emergency care, wound care, IV and medication experience in the last year

Tools & skills

LPNAcute careCritical thinkingAdvocate healthProblem solvingDecision makingOCTEmergency medicineWound careMedication administrationACLSCTAS
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Employer posting date
2026-10-20
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2026-10-21
Source record updated
2026-11-01

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Job details

SeniorityEntry level
DepartmentNursing & personal care
Experience1+ years
Scheduleday, weekends, overnight
Travelair: none · ground: none
Work settingHospital or clinic
PositionSitting and standing
Physical demandsphysical moderate · computer low
Licences & certificationsLPN registration, CLHA practice permit, BCLS-HCP
EducationTrade certificate (required)
Fields of studyPractical Nursing

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Alberta Health Services

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Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together.

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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life, and from all corners of the world. Our mission is to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans. Our five values – compassion, accountability, respect, excellence and safety – are at the heart of everything that we do.

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  • 10030 – 107 Street NW, Edmonton, Alberta T5J 3E4, CA
  • 1620 29 St NW, Calgary, AB T2N 4L7, CA
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Alberta Health Services (AHS) is proud to be part of Canada’s first and largest provincewide, integrated health system, responsible for delivering health services to more than 4.5 million people living in Alberta, as well as occasionally to some residents of other provinces and territories Our skilled and dedicated professionals, support staff and physicians come from numerous disciplines, from all walks of life…

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IndustryHospitals and Health Care
Company size10,001+ employees
HeadquartersEdmonton, Alberta
Organization typeNonprofit
Year founded2008
SpecialtiesHealth Support and Services
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Job description
Thanks for your interest in the Licensed Practical Nurse - Acute Care/ER position. Unfortunately this position has been closed but you can search our 1,859 open jobs by clicking here.

  • Classification:
    • Licensed Practical Nurse
  • Union:
    • AUPE AUX
  • Unit and Program:
    • Acute Care, Emergency Room
  • Primary Location:
    • Elk Point Healthcare Centre
  • Location Details:
    • As Per Location
  • Multi-Site:
    • Not Applicable
  • FTE:
    •  1.00
  • Posting End Date:
    • 30-OCT-2026
  • Temporary Employee Class:
    • Temporary Full Time
  • Date Available:
    • 09-NOV-2026
  • Temporary End Date:
    • 31-MAR-2027
  • Hours per Shift:
    • 11.25
  • Length of Shift in weeks:
    • 16
  • Shifts per cycle:
    • 56
  • Shift Pattern:
    • Days, Nights, Weekends
  • Days Off:
    • As Per Rotation
  • Minimum Salary:
    •  $33.16
  • Maximum Salary:
    •  $43.42
  • Vehicle Requirement:
    • Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:

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).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Experience in the last year with acute and/or emergency care, wound care, IV initiation, and medication administration.

Preferred Qualifications:

Previous Connect Care (Rural Nurse). Current certification: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), and Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS).

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