Job Description

Your Opportunity:

As a member of the multidisciplinary team, the primary focus of the Alberta Kidney Care North (AKC-N) Home Dialysis Registered Nurse is developing, implementing, revising and maintaining a program designed to focus on teaching patients with chronic renal failure to perform dialysis replacement therapy at home including home peritoneal dialysis (HD). This nurse will be responsible for the assessment of new patients, planning, educating and providing follow-up care of the home dialysis patients in Grande Prairie and Northern Alberta. This nurse will meet best practice standards, including algorithms for models of care; monitoring of home dialysis patients; and increasing the number of patients choosing home dialysis. The nurse will be responsible for patient education with a focus on patients who have had no dialysis education before starting dialysis; ensuring adherence to Qt indicators; and identifying the barriers specific to patients choosing home dialysis. The essential components of this position are education, clinical, and research and will be closely aligned with the vision of the program and the educational needs of staff and patients/families. 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 a basic rate of pay.

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. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit Holders shall be paid $35.87/hour - $43.82/hour. Upon being entered into the register of Registered Nurses, the rate of pay shall be adjusted to the rate of pay applicable to a Registered Nurse in accordance with AHS/UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii) as applicable. 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.

• Classification: Registered Nurse (2022.75)
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Home Peritoneal Dialysis; Alberta Kidney Care North
• Primary Location: Grande Prairie QE II Hsp/Mac
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 11-DEC-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 02-JAN-2024
• Temporary End Date: 19-FEB-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 48
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $39.21
• Maximum Salary: $51.46
• 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). If you have not practiced as a Registered Nurse within the last five (5) years, completion of the following free courses is required: CRNA Medication Management - Chapters 1 - 4 (https://connect.nurses.ab.ca/home/%2Flearning-and-development%2Flearning-modules%2F) and the NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification (https://courses.nextgenu.org/course/view.php?id=271#section-0) Additional Required Qualifications:

A minimum of three (3) years of recent acute care is required. On-call work required. Demonstrated excellent assessment, organizational and patient care skills. Ability to make sound clinical assessments and ability to communicate findings concisely. Strong interpersonal and problem-solving skills are essential. Orientation will be provided for applicants without peritoneal dialysis experience. Please note, that a successful candidate must be available to take Peritoneal Dialysis orientation in Edmonton. Orientation will take 6 weeks (full-time); 4 weeks on unit training and 2 weeks of buddy shifts (or equivalent hours) in Edmonton and/or Grande Prairie. A passing mark of 80% on the final exam and satisfactory performance during the clinical component are required to move on to buddy shifts which are assigned by the hiring manager. Preferred Qualifications:

BScN in nursing is preferred; however, skills and experience relevant to nursing practice in the community will be considered. Preference will be given to applicants with recent experience in home peritoneal dialysis and adult education, Connect Care, nephrology, and CNA Nephrology certification.

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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