Registered Nurse

Job title: Registered Nurse

Job description: Your Opportunity:

The Registered Nurse / Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) provides psychiatric nursing care to in-patients who experience addiction and mental health problems. The RN/RPN provides competent care utilizing theory-driven, research-based nursing knowledge, along with specialized addiction and mental health nursing skills and abilities to form therapeutic relationships with patients and their families.

Description:

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide a wide variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities and populations, while taking necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. In your role, you will utilize nursing processes, through critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, as well as teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and their families. You will play a leadership role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion and maintenance. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

• Classification: Registered Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Department: PCU Psychiatry/Addiction
• Primary Location: Medicine Hat Regional Hospital
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.84
• Posting End Date: 28-JUN-2021
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 11-AUG-2021
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 48
• Shift Pattern: day, evening
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $36.86
• Maximum Salary: $48.37
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications:

English language skills, both written and verbal required. Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor of Nursing degree and Experience on an Acute Care Addiction and Mental Health unit preferred. Computer skills using AHS computer applications/programs would be an asset (e.g. Netcare, Medworxx, Outlook, Meditech).

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 of the posting end date indicated.

Important:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) is committed to ensuring the safety of staff and patients and requires all NEW employees to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (CRC) and/or Vulnerable Sector Search(VSS) prior to the start of their employment. The CRC/VSS must be specific to the role at AHS and must be dated no more than 90 days prior to the date on your written offer from AHS.

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Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.

We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

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