At a Glance
- Tasks: Provide essential nursing care and support to military personnel at a dynamic health clinic.
- Company: Join Calian Group, a trusted leader in innovative solutions across various sectors.
- Benefits: Earn $37-$44/hour with full-time hours and a supportive work environment.
- Other info: Work Monday to Friday, 7:30am to 4pm, with opportunities for growth.
- Why this job: Make a real difference in the lives of military members while advancing your nursing career.
- Qualifications: Must be a licensed Practical Nurse with relevant experience and certifications.
The predicted salary is between 44 - 44 $ per hour.
Calian Group Ltd is opening a vacancy for the job of a Licensed Practical Nurse or Registered Practical Nurse at its facility at the Canadian Forces Base in Wainwright. Nurses are employed on a full-time basis, and they are paid $37 – $44 per hour. Applications are open year-round, or until the space is filled. There is only one position available.
The applicants must have the following qualifications:
- Graduate from a Practical Nursing Program and licensed and in good standing as a Licensed Practical Nurse with the College of Licensed Practical Nurses of Alberta
- Current BLS for Health Provider or CPR Level C Certification
- 1 year of full-time experience in the last 3 years in nursing practice conducting patient assessment and providing direct nursing care for a broad range of diseases in an adult population in a primary care setting or ambulatory care setting
Additional Requirements:
- You must be able to obtain a Government of Canada Security Clearance (Enhanced Reliability)
This opportunity is ideal for individuals who have always wanted to work in a military health clinic and support the health of military men and women. Clinic hours are Monday to Friday, 7:30 am to 4 pm.
The job description includes the following responsibilities:
- Perform triage assessments of patients during walk-in hours and patient assessments, which include medical or incident history, physical examinations, vital signs measurement, and vision acuity testing
- Perform nursing interventions such as taking vital signs, applying aseptic techniques such as sterile dressing, ensuring infection control, and conducting specimen collection
- Develop a nursing care plan based on the results of the assessments, communicate any changes or abnormal findings of the patients' condition or status, and refer to a physician or other health care provider as required
- Administer medications as per doctor's orders and provincial scope of practice while observing and documenting therapeutic effects, assist in treatments and procedures with physicians or other health care providers
- Perform therapeutic injections and wound care, administer, and monitor established respiratory therapy and IV therapy, and prepare patients for minor surgery procedures
- Provide health education to patients including pre-operative and post-operative patient teaching such as clinical and procedural instructions and comfort care
- Perform administrative tasks such as written or telephone responses to patient queries, preparation of medical files for physicians or other health care providers, and return of the medical files to the health record department
- Monitor all medical supplies and inventory including ordering and replenishing
- Clean all patient care areas between patients, and clean, sterilize, and package surgical instruments
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