Acute Surgical Unit Practical Nurse

1 day ago

Edmonton AB, Edmonton Census Division, AB; Alberta, Canada Alberta Health Services Full-time

Support acute surgical patients and families at Royal Alexandra Hospital through patient-centred nursing, collaborative care, and sound clinical decision making.

Alberta Health Services is seeking a Licensed Practical Nurse for temporary part-time work on Unit 34 Inpatient Surgery. The 30-bed unit cares for orthopedic and ortho spine surgery patients from several care settings. This assignment requires nursing processes, problem solving, multidisciplinary collaboration, and reliable patient support.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Deliver safe, high quality patient and family centred care
  • Use nursing processes, critical thinking, and decision making
  • Collaborate with registered nurses and health care aides
  • Support patients with varying mobility statuses
  • Maintain surgery program care quality strategies

Requirements:

  • Practical nurse education from an accredited program
  • Registration or eligibility with Alberta’s College of LPNs and HCAs
  • Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
  • Basic computer skills and demonstrated reliability
  • Ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams

Bring practical nursing expertise, clinical judgment, and compassionate collaboration to acute surgical care at Royal Alexandra Hospital.

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