Licensed Practical Nurse - Operating Room Technician

Résumé du poste

The LPN/ORT provides safe and compassionate perioperative care to patients before, during, and after surgery within a rural hospital setting. They collaborate with an interprofessional healthcare team to deliver evidence-based care guided by professional standards.

Détails du poste

Your Opportunity: This role offers the opportunity to provide meaningful perioperative care in a close-knit rural hospital setting, where teamwork, adaptability, and community connection truly matter. Collaborating with an experienced surgical team, the LPN/ORT delivers safe, efficient, and compassionate care throughout the patient’s surgical journey. Practice is guided by CLPNA, Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC), and CSA Standards of Practice, with a strong emphasis on hands-on skill, accountability, and evidence-based care. In a rural environment, the LPN/ORT plays an essential role supporting patients before, during, and after surgery and contributing to a culture of safety, respect, and collaboration. This position offers a broad and rewarding scope of practice from foundational nursing skills to advanced clinical activities, allowing to grow professionally while making a visible impact in the community. Ongoing learning, self-reflection, and pride in professional practice are strongly supported. Stettler is located in the “Heart of Alberta”, just 179km southeast of Edmonton and 101km east of Red Deer. It serves as a regional hub with a main trading area involving over 11,000 people. The town has a wide assortment of community facilities including an elementary/junior high school, a composite high school, a library, twin arenas, an aquatic center, a performing arts theatre, and much more. The area also has a few golf courses and is close to Buffalo Lake. 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: LPN - Operating Room Tech Union: AUPE AUX Unit and Program: Acute, Emergency Room, Operating Room Primary Location: Stettler Hosp and Care Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.40 Posting End Date: 25-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 19-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 15-MAY-2028 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 24 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $34.76 Maximum Salary: $45.56 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable Required Qualifications: Completion of an accredited Licensed Practical Nurse education program. Active, or eligible for, registration and a practice permit as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses and Health Care Aides of Alberta (CLHA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications: Post-Grad Perioperative Certification required. Or completion of a CLPNA approved perioperative course. Preferred Qualifications: Experience with orthopedic, urology, gynecological, obstetrical - delivery/c-sections. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment. Ability to lift up to 20 lbs. Ability to stand for long periods.

Ce que vous ferez

The LPN/ORT provides safe and compassionate perioperative care to patients before, during, and after surgery within a rural hospital setting. They collaborate with an interprofessional healthcare team to deliver evidence-based care guided by professional standards.

Exigences

Candidates must be a Licensed Practical Nurse with an active practice permit in Alberta and hold a current BCLS-HCP certification. Post-graduate perioperative certification or completion of a CLPNA approved perioperative course is required.

Compétences indiquées

• Résolution de problèmes · Souhaitée
• Critical Thinking · Souhaitée

Autres compétences pertinentes

Relevées dans la description du poste. Confirmez les exigences importantes ci-dessus.

• Perioperative Care
• Surgical Nursing
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Patient Centred Care
• Orthopedic Nursing
• Urology Nursing
• Gynecological Nursing
• Obstetrical Nursing
• BCLS-HCP
• Clinical Decision Making

Domaines d’emploi

• Healthcare