Your Opportunity:
The Stollery Day Ward & Surgical Short Stay unit is a fast-paced unit located within the Stollery Operative Services Program and is focused on the care and recovery of our pediatric pre-op and post-surgical patients within the Stollery Surgical Short Stay Unit and at the RAH Day Surgery Program 2 days a month. This position involves a high degree effort for the planning and the successful implementation of pediatric surgical care plans to ensure patient readiness and a smooth surgical journey. The Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) will work closely within a multidisciplinary for patient collaboration on education needs and will also work to ensure seamless patient care from preop to discharge. It is vital for the LPN to hold a wide breadth of clinical knowledge from pediatric ambulatory, inpatient and operative areas and perform a high degree of clinical patient advocacy.
Description:
As a Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), you are part of an interprofessional health care team, utilizing nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making skills. You will be guided by your education, experience, and demonstrated skill level, in alignment with applicable legislation, standards of practice, policies, and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, high quality, patient and family centred care while reflecting the shared vision and values of the organization.
- Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
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Union: AUPE AUX
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Unit and Program: Stollery Day Ward and Surgical Short Stay Unit - 1A2
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Primary Location: Stollery Children's Hospital
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: Not Applicable
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FTE: 0.60
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Posting End Date: 13-JUL-2026
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Employee Class: Regular Part Time
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Date Available: 23-JUL-2026
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Hours per Shift: 11.08, 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 12
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Shifts per cycle: 36
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Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
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Days Off: As Per Rotation
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Minimum Salary: $33.16
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Maximum Salary: $43.42
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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:
The successful candidate must have a minimum of 1-2 years recent acute pediatric medicine-surgery experience in a Tertiary Care hospital. Must also be familiar with the process for pediatric surgical recovery and nurse led discharges in a family centered environment. Will demonstrate proficiency for both verbal and written communication, critical thinking skills and can prioritize patient care in a fast-paced environment and time manage appropriately. The candidate will accept responsibility for maintaining skills through ongoing professional development, participation in unit training & maintain skills through annual recertification, participate in unit quality improvement activities. Must be able to perform all manner of patient & equipment handling up to 50lbs and perform the role of a primary responder in times CPR is required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Preference may be given to those with recent pediatric Surgical Short Stay or Acute Surgical experience in a High Acuity or Step-Down environment.
