Health Care Job Licensed practical nurse 080509 in Calgary

Title: Licensed practical nurse 

Terms of Employment: Permanent, Full Time, Shift, Weekend, Day, Evening

Salary: To be negotiated, As per collective agreement

Anticipated Start Date: As soon as possible

Location: Calgary North West, Alberta (3 vacancies ) 

Skill Requirements:


Education: Completion of college/CEGEP/vocational or technical training


Credentials (certificates, licences, memberships, courses, etc.): Eligible for licensure as a practical nurse by the province/territory of work


Experience: No experience


Languages: Speak English, Read English, Write English


Work Setting: Home for the aged, Nursing or convalescent home


Area of Specialization: Geriatrics, General duty


Registered Nursing Assistant Specific Skills: Take patients' blood pressure, temperature and pulse, Distribute medication to patients, Change patients' dressings, Provide safety and health education to individuals and their families, Bathe and dress patients, Assist registered nurses with various medical procedures


Additional Skills: Monitor patients' progress and report any changes


Security and Safety: Bondable


Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities: Repetitive tasks, Physically demanding, Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Ability to distinguish between colours, Sound discrimination, Standing for extended periods


Transportation/Travel Information: Own transportation


Essential Skills: Reading text, Document use, Numeracy, Writing, Oral communication, Working with others, Problem solving, Decision making, Critical thinking, Job task planning and organizing, Significant use of memory, Finding information, Computer use, Continuous learning


Employer: Extendicare (Canada) Inc.

How to Apply:


Please apply for this job only in the manner specified by the employer. Failure to do so may result in your application not being properly considered for the position.


Contact Name: Marilyn Wood
By Mail: 
8657-51st Ave, suite 306Edmonton, AlbertaT6E 6A8
In Person between 9:00 and 17:00: 

8657-51st Ave, suite 306
Edmonton, Alberta
T6E 6A8
By Phone: between 9:00 and 17:00: (780) 468-7210 ext. 227
By Fax: (780) 462-9356
By E-mail: RecruitmentWest@extendicare.com
Online: http://www.extendicare.com
Web Site: http://www.extendicare.com

Advertised until: 2009/05/31