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Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) / Registered Practical Nurse (RPN)
@ Calian Group Ltd.
Sherbrooke, Quebec
Overview
Calian Group Ltd. is hiring a full-time Licensed or Registered Practical Nurse for a military backfill role at the Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre in Sherbrooke, supporting Department of National Defence healthcare services. The work covers patient assessment, triage, medication administration and clinical procedures, on a Monday to Friday day schedule of 37.5 hours per week with a comprehensive benefits package and strong possibility of extension.
Responsibilities:
- Provide practical nursing care within scope of practice
- Conduct patient assessments and take vital signs
- Perform triage for walk-in patients
- Administer medications, injections and wound care
- Maintain electronic and paper health records
Requirements summary:
- Graduate of an approved Practical Nursing Program
- Current provincial nursing licence in good standing
- Minimum one year recent primary or ambulatory care experience
- BLS or CPR/AED Level C certification
- Valid N95 fit test and WHMIS certifications
- Bilingual English and French
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Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-11-13
- First seen by our source
- 2026-11-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-13
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Job details
| Seniority | Entry level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 37.5 |
| Schedule | day |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Office |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English, French |
| Licences & certifications | Provincial nursing licence, BLS for Healthcare Provider, CPR/AED Level C, N95 Mask Fit Test, WHMIS |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | Practical Nursing |
| Security clearance | Reliability status |
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Calian Group Ltd.
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Calian helps the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives.
Full company description
We help the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives. Every day, our employees live our values of customer-centricity, integrity, innovation, respect, and teamwork to engineer reliable solutions that solve complex problems. That’s Confidence. Engineered. A stable and growing company for 40 years, we are headquartered in Ottawa with offices and projects spanning North American and international markets. Visit calian.com to learn about the diverse products, services and solutions we offer to healthcare, communications, learning and security sectors. In 2019, the company announced a four-segment structure: Advanced Technologies, Health, Learning and Information Technology and Cyber Solutions to better represent our diverse set of solutions. Calian has a long-standing history of financial stability – a feat that has been enabled by our corporate culture and overall commitment to exceeding customers’ expectations. Calian’s continued growth has been both organic and through acquisition. Calian was formed in Ottawa, Canada on September 27, 1982. The company went public in 1993 and became Calian Group Ltd. on April 1, 2016. The company stock is traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CGY.
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- Reported office locations
- 770 Palladium Dr, Ottawa, Ontario K2V, CA
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- 360 Albert St, 1700, Ottawa, Ontario K1R7X7, CA
- 2321 Fairview Street, 100, Burlington, Ontario L7R2E3, CA
- Other recorded names
- Calian Advanced Technologies
- Calian Group
- Specialties
- Health Services
- Training Services
- Information Technology
- Systems Engineering
- Engineering Services
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We help the world communicate, innovate, learn and lead safe and healthy lives. Every day, our employees live our values of customer-centricity, integrity, innovation, respect, and teamwork to engineer reliable solutions that solve complex problems. That’s Confidence. Engineered. A stable and growing company for 40 years, we are headquartered in Ottawa with offices and projects spanning North American and…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Strategic Management Services |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Headquarters | Ottawa, Ontario |
| Organization type | Public Company |
| Year founded | 1982 |
| Specialties | Health ServicesTraining ServicesInformation TechnologySystems EngineeringEngineering Servicesand Satellite Communications |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 213 |
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Position Overview
Calian is proud to continue its long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence to provide healthcare services to members of the Canadian Armed Forces across Canada.
The Canadian Forces Recruiting Centre (CFRC) in Sherbrooke is currently seeking a full-time Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) or Registered Practical Nurse (RPN) to support clinical operations and the growing needs of the healthcare team. This position is being offered as a military backfill with strong potential for extension.
We understand the importance of maintaining a healthy work-life balance and offer the unique opportunity to work in a collaborative military healthcare environment focused on professionalism, teamwork, and quality patient care.
Responsibilities
- Provide practical nursing care within scope of practice;
- Conduct patient assessments, collect medical histories, and take vital signs;
- Perform triage assessments for walk-in patients;
- Administer prescribed medications and treatments;
- Perform clinical procedures including specimen collection, injections, and wound care;
- Monitor patient conditions and document findings in medical records;
- Assist physicians and other healthcare professionals during examinations and treatments;
- Maintain electronic and paper health records;
- Provide patient education and health promotion activities;
- Monitor medical supplies and inventory.
Qualifications
- Graduate of an approved Practical Nursing Program;
- Current provincial nursing licence in good standing;
- Minimum one (1) year of recent nursing experience in a primary care or ambulatory care setting;
- Current BLS for Healthcare Provider or CPR/AED Level C certification;
- Valid N95 Mask Fit Test certification;
- Valid WHMIS certification;
- Bilingual (English/French);
- Eligible to obtain a Government of Canada Reliability Status security clearance.
Additional Information
- Full-time (37.5 hours/week)
- Monday to Friday, 8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
- No evenings or weekends
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Strong possibility of extension
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