Registered Nurse

Job title: Registered Nurse

Job description: Your Opportunity:

Fairview is a thriving community located in beautiful northern Alberta. If you enjoy the small town feeling being a short drive from the city of Grande Prairie which is an hour away and Peace river being 40 minutes away, this could be the opportunity for you. With a population of over 3,500 and serving approximately 10,000 people from the surrounding areas that boasts a bustling economy of agriculture, construction, oil and gas. Fairview offers great education and recreational opportunities include an aquatic center, fitness center, curling, and skating rinks as well as hiking, skiing, horseback riding, and ATVing. We also have the Grand Prairie Regional Collage in Fairview. Rural Northern Alberta is beautiful, peaceful, and provides a great backdrop for a fulfilling career and clean living, with access to rolling hills and the magnificent Peace River with provincial and municipal parks and lakes. If you like the feeling of making a difference in the lives of families in your community then Fairview could be the place for you. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. Please note, this facility provides Long Term Care (LTC) or Designated Supportive Living (DSL) services and by Order of the Chief Medical Officer of Health, many AHS employees are restricted to work only at a single LTC/DSL site for the remainder of the pandemic. Speak to the hiring manager who will confirm if, as the successful candidate in this position, you will be restricted to work at only one LTC/DLS site in Alberta.

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: Medical Nursing Unit
• Primary Location: Fairview Health Complex
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.60
• Posting End Date: 10-AUG-2021
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 20-AUG-2021
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 24
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• 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:

Preferred 3 years Rural nursing experience, CTAS, TNCC or equivalent, ACLS and BLS. Rural Emergency Nursing courses Preferred Qualifications:

As required

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.

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