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Edmonton Office 13163 146 Street NW Edmonton, AB T5L4S8, CAN The College of LPNs and HCAs of Alberta (CLHA) is a nonprofit regulatory organization. The CLHA exists to protect Alberta healthcare users. Our first responsibility is to the public. We regulate the professions of Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) and Health Care Aides (HCAs), setting and maintaining standards to ensure the public receives safe, competent, and ethical healthcare services. Our focus on and commitment to public protection and regulatory excellence underscores everything we do. bEmployment Term This is a fulltime permanent position. The position is eligible for hybrid work with a requirement to work in our Edmonton office on a regular basis. bThe Role The Registration ManagerLPN, as delegated by the Deputy Registrar, leads the LPN Registration Team overseeing the daily and ongoing application, registration, and renewal processes for the CLHA. The Registration Manager ensures processes and decisions are sound, defensible, and meet the requirements of the Health Professions Act (HPA), LPN and HCA Profession Regulation, Fair Registration Practices Act, Labour Mobility Act, standards of practice, and relevant policies. The Registration Manager is responsible for overseeing registration referral processes of the Canadian Practical Nurse Registration Examination (CPNRE). The Registration Manager provides coaching, mentorship, and supervision to the LPN Registration Team. bKey Responsibilities Leadership of the LPN Registration Team: Coach, direct, mentor, and lead matters affecting applicants and registrants by setting expectations for performance and providing supervision, mentorship, and guidance to the Registration Assistants and Registration Officer, including the recruitment, selection, and orientation of new team members to ensure operational effectiveness and collaboration. The Registration ManagerLPN will also set, resource, and implement department initiatives and assist the LPN Registration Team in reaching their goals. Quality Registration Standards: Ensure the maintenance, review, and revision of application, registration, and renewal information and processes align with relevant legislation, regulation, standards, and policies to support transparent, impartial, procedurally fair, and safe registrant practices in Alberta. Oversee the registration and renewal application evaluation processes within the department to ensure issued decision letters are defensible and only those meeting the regulatory requirements to practice as an LPN in Alberta are approved for registration. Oversee the examination referral processes for the CPNRE to ensure transparent, impartial, and procedurally fair practices for registration examinations. Recommendations for Operational Improvements: Advise and support the Deputy Registrar/Director, Registration & Competence, and other internal partners on matters pertaining to the daily and ongoing operations of applications and registrations through communication, recommendations, and providing input into current processes and future initiatives to facilitate a positive experience for applicants and registrants. Other: Provide subject matter expertise and support to substantial equivalence assessments for internationally educated and outofprovince LPNs to ensure that only those applicants meeting the regulatory requirements to practice in Alberta are approved for registration. Participate in special projects as requested, including any regulatory initiatives. bSkills & Abilities You are a professional with honed skills in achieving service standards as well as conducting thorough analysis and review of objectives within established guidelines. You have exceptional knowledge and translation skills, including the ability to interpret legislation and regulations and explain complicated legal concepts in a concise manner using plain language. You have a strong understanding of healthrelated trends, political issues, and concerns that may impact LPNs and HCAs, nursing, and/or healthcare on a provincial and national level. You are wellversed in the HPA, Health Professions Restricted Activities Regulation, Health Information Act, and their application to the professions regulated by the CLHA. You are experienced in analytical roles and have strong critical thinking skills making sound decisions and recommendations in your work. You are comfortable working with legislation, standards of practice, and policies and possess a broad, systemthinking approach, considering impacts both internal and external to an organization. You are a strong leader, providing guidance, mentorship, and development to a group of professionals. You conduct your work autonomously, collaborating and communicating with colleagues appropriately and effectively. bExperience University degree (Bachelors or Masters) in leadership, public administration, nursing, business, communication, education, or other related fields. Minimum of three years of supervisory experience leading direct reports. Minimum of five years of relevant experience (i.e. application assessments, application of legislative requirements, etc.). Experience in healthcare regulation is required. Experience in nursing, education, health administration, or notforprofits sectors may be an asset. Experience in change management and/or implementation of new processes within a regulatory framework would be an asset. bOther Qualifications Must speak, read, and write English fluently. Ability to travel provincially and nationally. Satisfactory professional and criminal reference checks. Must be eligible to work in Canada. bFurther Information For further information on this opportunity, please contact Human Resources at . Applications will be accepted until end of day on March 8, 2026. The CLHA is an equal opportunity employer. We thank all applicants for their interest; only those shortlisted applicants will be contacted. Note: If you are selected to proceed through the recruitment process, you will be contacted by email from a CLHA email address. Please ensure you regularly monitor your inbox, including your junk or spam folders, to avoid missing important communications regarding your application. #J-18808-Ljbffr