Your Opportunity:The Vascular Access (VA) nurse 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. This temporary position is at or out of West Edmonton Kidney Care Hemodialysis but will also be required to cover multiple sites with some visits to rural units. Key responsibilities may include assessment, planning, intervention and evaluation. The VA nurse is responsible for the coordination of access creation (both vascular and peritoneal), surveillance monitoring to minimize access failure, as well as staff/patient education. The VA nurse will support clinical competencies, organizational standards/practices/guidelines in collaboration with the leadership team. The VA nurse collaborates with the heath care team at the unit, department, site, zone and provincial level as necessary. This position works primarily days and evenings, 1200h - 2015h.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.
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