Job Description

Your Opportunity:

A nurse will provide services to individuals requiring opioid replacement therapy. The Registered Nurse will work with physicians and other health care professionals to deliver care to patients who have been prescribed Suboxone as well as other medications. Case management and collaboration with other allied health providers such as pharmacies, lab services and community partners is a critical component of the work. The RPN/RN will apply professional practice standards to the provision of quality care for patients and families and will work from the perspective of concurrent capable service delivery, a recovery-based model of care, patient-focused and community-based, and stress family engagement. Working in partnership with the Edmonton Metro City Clinic, the nurse will work collaboratively with the physician using telehealth to deliver patient care and document on the physician's electronic medical record TOAD (Treatment of Opioid Addiction and Dependency). This position reports to the Manager of Rural Community Addiction and Mental Health Clinics.

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
• Unit and Program: Addiction & Mental Health
• Primary Location: Cardston Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.84
• Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2022
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 14-NOV-2022
• Temporary End Date: 24-OCT-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 9
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $38.44
• Maximum Salary: $50.45
• 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). Additional Required Qualifications:

1 year experience working with clients dealing with addictions. Preferred Qualifications:

Completion of Suicide Prevention, Risk Assessment and Management, Non- Violent Crisis Intervention training. A minimum of three years of relevant clinical experience. Experience in addiction and mental health preferred. Experience using the Clinical Opiate Withdrawal Scale. Ability to speak Blackfoot is an asset. Knowledge of and previous experience working with Indigenous peoples, particularly Kainaiwa.

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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