Licensed Practical Nurse
Your Opportunity:
Join the healthcare team at Calgary Remand Centre (CRC) within a secure correctional environment. CRC provides healthcare services to more than 700 individuals and experiences frequent admissions, transfers, court movements, and releases, creating a fast-paced clinical setting where no two shifts are the same. As an LPN, you will provide care to a diverse patient population with complex medical, mental health, and substance use needs. Working to full scope of practice, responsibilities include health assessments, admission screening, medication administration, withdrawal management and treatment, discharge planning, chronic disease management, wound care, and urgent clinical interventions. LPNs play a key role in operating nursing clinics that provide primary care, episodic care, and assessment of emergent health concerns. You will also respond to medical emergencies and code situations throughout the facility, requiring strong assessment skills, sound clinical judgment, and the ability to act decisively in dynamic situations. This position is ideal for nurses who enjoy variety, autonomy, clinical complexity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the opportunity to positively impact the health outcomes of a vulnerable population. PLEASE NOTE: This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 on the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee holding a position within this unit or program expresses interest by 23:59 on the 5th calendar day following the posting date. If no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses interest by the deadline, the vacancy will be filled in accordance with the collective agreement.
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, demonstrated skill level and Recovery Alberta policies and procedures. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of Recovery Alberta.
- Classification: Licensed Practical Nurse
- Union: AUPE AUX
- Unit and Program: Calgary Remand Centre
- Primary Location: Calgary Remand Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 16-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 30-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date: 30-SEP-2027
- Hours per Shift: 11.05
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 42
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $33.16
- Maximum Salary: $43.42
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Completion of an accredited practical nurse education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:Minimum one (1) year recent experience within the last three (3) years in acute care, medical/surgical nursing, emergency, urgent care, correctional health, or another setting caring for patients with complex medical conditions. Demonstrated proficiency in patient assessment, medication administration, IV therapy, clinical monitoring, and escalation of changes in patient condition. Experience managing acute and chronic medical conditions. Experience responding to medical emergencies/code responses. Ability to work independently, prioritize competing demands, and function effectively in a fast-paced environment. Experience working within interdisciplinary healthcare teams. Experience with electronic health record documentation.
Preferred Qualifications:Experience working in secure facility and/or environments with frequent admissions, transfers, and discharges. Experience with CIWA/COWS and monitoring and withdrawal treatment. Experience with mental health, substance use, harm reduction, or concurrent disorders. Experience with intake/receiving assessments, triage, urgent assessment, and neurological monitoring. Connect Care experience. ACLS, ITLS, CPI/NVCI, ASIST, Mental Health First Aid, wound care, or other relevant specialty education.
