Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Are you tired of the long commute and traffic and looking for a simpler and quieter way of life? An exciting opportunity awaits you in Valleyview! Alberta Health Services’ (AHS’) Valleyview Home Care, has an exciting opportunity available for a Registered Nurse. You provide excellent assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for the purpose of promoting, maintaining, or restoring health, preventing illness, injury, and disability. This is an outstanding chance to work to an advanced scope of practice. We offer educational opportunities and a position where you play an integral role in the delivery of patient care for Albertans. New Graduate Nurses are welcome to apply! Known as the “Portal to the Peace”, Valleyview is a community of about 2,000 located at a highway junction leading from central Alberta to the famous Mackenzie and Alaska Highways. Peace River is located 140 km to the north of Valleyview while Edmonton is located 345 km to the south of Valleyview. This warm friendly community of Valleyview has a beautiful natural setting and offers easy access to fishing, camping, hunting, skiing, snowmobiling and other outdoor recreation, as well as ample community recreation facilities and schools in town, making it an attractive place to work, live, and play. 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. If you’re passionate about providing excellence in quality patient care and want to grow your nursing career, apply today!

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: Valleyview Home Care
• Primary Location: Valleyview Public/Mental Hlth
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 12-SEP-2022
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 22-SEP-2022
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 8
• Shifts per cycle: 38
• Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $37.97
• Maximum Salary: $49.83
• 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: Knowledge of nursing standards/protocols as required in home care. Knowledge of basic nursing care procedures. Knowledge of scope of practice as defined by the college. Computer proficiency, with experience with Meditech, Connect Care and Microsoft programs. Relevant nursing experience - home care 3 years experience. Preferred Qualifications: As Required.