Job Description

Your Opportunity:

The Assistant Head Nurse in Home Care is a program wide position is responsible for the primary triage of client unmet need across the Calgary Zone. Assignments can include urban and rural clients, collaborating with teams located on the same or different site as the coordinator. Reporting to the Area Manager, key responsibilities include facilitating client referrals and managing staff day to day workload flow/assignments, and assignments as needed. The Assistant Head Nurse is a key clinical in-scope leadership position providing direction and guidance to multi-disciplinary clinical staff, clients and their families. Expert understanding and knowledge of Home Care program, strong collaborative skills and the ability to liaise with Transition Services, other Home Care Assistant Head Nurses and Community Care Coordinators to facilitate timely care to clients is required. The Assistant Head Nurse will communicate any appropriate clinical concerns and or staffing issues to the most appropriate management team either operational manager or assigned workload manager.

Description:

As an Assistant Head Nurse, you will be responsible for staff assignments, patient flow and acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff. In addition to providing frontline nursing care, as required, you will take a leadership role in the promotion of quality patient care and the implementation of operational priorities. Your in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience, will assist in providing solutions for complex health care issues at all levels with patients, interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

• Classification: Assist Head Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Integrated Home Care - Consult and Treat Team
• Primary Location: Northwest Centre 1
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 29-AUG-2023
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 08-SEP-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $40.52
• Maximum Salary: $53.91
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). PLEASE NOTE: This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses their interest by the deadline, the vacancy shall be filled under the provisions of Article 14: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies. Please be advised this posting may be used to fill multiple identical vacancies arising as a result of the administration of the Trial of Modified Posting Provisions. Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum 5 years current nursing experience with 5 years in a Home Care and / or Community setting required. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Strong understanding of McMaster Case Management Model of Care and community service delivery. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Excellent organizational and time management skills. Ability to monitor financial accountabilities. Demonstrated critical thinking and decision making skills. Demonstrated assessment skills. Demonstrates ability to work with electronic methods of communication including electronic health record(s), MS office suite, MS Teams, computer and multi-line telephone/fax. Preferred Qualifications:

Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred; however, skills and experience relevant to nursing practice specifically within the Home Care community sector will be considered.

Please note:

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

Security Screening:

A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

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