Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) SCS - Casual
Casual Edmonton, AB, CA

Salary Range: CA$29.50 To CA$39.53 Hourly

About Radius Community Health & Healing (formerly Boyle McCauley Health Centre)

Radius Community Health & Healing provides interdisciplinary, team based, integrated, comprehensive, and person-centered primary health care for vulnerable Edmontonians with complex needs. Through primary care and health promotion, Radius Community Health & Healing improves the quality of life and well-being of populations and individuals who face multiple barriers to accessing health services. Radius achieves this by providing the highest standard of evidence-informed and client focused inter-qualified care. We collaborate with our clients to address the broad determinants of health.

Within Radius Community Health & Healing, the SCS (Supervised Consumption Service) is part of a range of evidence-based services that support prevention, harm reduction and treatment for Albertans living with substance use. SCS provides a place where people can use drugs in a monitored, hygienic environment to reduce harm from substance use while offering wrap-around services such as counselling, social work and referrals to housing and treatment (e.g., opioid‑dependency treatment, detox) and works collaboratively with the rest of Radius to provide individualized services to meet service user's needs.

Position: Casual
Job Description
Radius Licensed Practical Nurses are a vital component of the Team Based care at Radius. Clinical teams of nurses, physicians, nurse practitioners, medical office assistants, outreach workers, health advocates, mental health therapists, and other professionals offer comprehensive, wrap-around care to Edmonton’s most marginalized population. Nursing staff are required to work to full-scope of practice within a primary health care setting to serve all aspects of client needs. LPNs are leaders and independent practitioners at Radius, working collaboratively to ensure high quality care, continuity of health services, and all possible social and medical supports for clients.

Within the SCS, the LPN will provide direct client care to program participants accessing the consumption site. Emphasis will be placed on forming relationships with clients, establishing rapport, supervising and monitoring substance use, and assisting and treating potential signs of overdose as clinically indicated. The SCS LPN will also be responsible for medical interventions within SCS – primarily the reversal of drug poisonings,



but also incidental medical concerns that are brought up by SCS clientele. SCS staff will also facilitate the connection of clients between the SCS and all programs at Radius, with the goal of allowing the client to move along the spectrum of care towards recovery.

Key Responsibilities

Build relationships with service users

Provide referrals to support services

Provide education and counseling on safer drug use, harm reduction, and sexual health

Provide overdose prevention education, and Naloxone training for take home Naloxone kits

Manage drug poisoning emergencies within scope of practice for an LPN and Radius medical direction

Assist the nurse with monitoring of service users, and bring medical concerns to their attention

Qualifications

Current registration, in good standing, with CLPNA

Mandatory vulnerable sector check and suitable criminal record check

Knowledge and operation of Microsoft Outlook, Word and Excel

Able to balance numerous demands and conflicting priorities, strong problem-solving skills

Knowledge and experience working with both diverse and vulnerable populations

Working with a multidisciplinary team

Knowledge of trauma informed care and social determinants of health

A kind, non-judgmental approach to working with service users and ability to work within a harm reduction model of care

Ability to demonstrate patience and understanding for those with addictions and behavioral disorders

Preferred Qualifications

Experience applicable to the position (social work, psychology, sociology, addictions counseling, criminal justice, ext.)

Mental health, addictions, emergency and/or harm reduction experience

Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training

Mental Health First Aid and Applied Suicide Intervention Training

Knowledge of problems encountered by Indigenous people in using health care services

Knowledge and experience surrounding homelessness

Knowledge of social support services available in Edmonton and surrounding areas

Ability to lift up to 20kg may be required

Skills and Competencies





Able to balance numerous demands and conflicting priorities, strong problem-solving skills

Be able to work both co-operatively within a multidisciplinary team, and also independently in a self-directed and accountable manner

Ability to demonstrate patience and understanding for those with addictions and behavioral disorders

Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Has a good understanding of trauma-informed care, and must be able to operate within a harm reduction model of care

At Radius, we’re committed to enhancing our employees' well-being with a comprehensive benefits package designed to support both personal and professional growth. Radius offers:

Employee Assistance Plan (EAP): All employees have access to confidential counseling and access to a wide range of resources for personal and professional challenges. Our EAP is here to support your overall well-being.

Benefits available to all permanent, full-time employees after a defined waiting period:

Comprehensive medical, dental and vision benefits: Premiums are fully covered by Radius

Long-Term Disability, Life Insurance, Accidental Death and Dismemberment, and Critical Illness Coverage: Mandatory enrollment, employees are responsible to pay premiums.

Lifestyle Spending Account: Wide variety of options available to spend an annual allowance

Group Retirement Savings Plan

Equal Opportunity Employer
Radius Community Health and Healing is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive work environment where all employees are respected and valued. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, disability, religion, marital status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply and join our team, and we are committed to providing equal opportunities for all qualified applicants. Accommodations for applicants with disabilities will be provided upon request.

Land Acknowledgement
Radius respectfully acknowledge that we are located within Treaty 6 territory, and Metis Nation of Alberta Region 4. We acknowledge this land as the traditional home for many Indigenous Peoples including the Cree, Blackfoot, Metis, Nakota Sioux, Dene, Saulteaux, Anishinaabe, Inuit, and many others whose history, languages, and cultures continue to influence our vibrant community.

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📌 Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) SCS - Casual (Alberta)
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