Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Wetaskiwin has an exciting opportunity for an RN on their maternity unit. Wetaskiwin labor and delivery is a busy rural delivery site with approximately 350 deliveries per year and 1500 outpatients. As a combined L&D/ post-partum unit, your experience as a rural maternity nurse will be invaluable to the team. As an Obstetrics/Labour and Delivery Registered Nurse (RN) you will report to the Obstetric Care Manager. You will provide care to mothers, infants as well as support family focused care throughout the antenatal, intrapartum, and post-partum experience. This opportunity will allow you to utilize your excellent nursing skills while positively impacting the patient's perception of the care received. In your role you will be required to teach patients and families, as well as guide and mentor students and other health professionals. You will be providing support in the operating room during cesarean sections and other procedures. Wetaskiwin is located 70 km south of Edmonton in the heart of Central Alberta. The city name comes from the Cree word which means "the hills where peace was made". You can take a self-guided tour through the historic downtown and read about the peace cairn that commemorates sixty years of peace between the Blackfoot and the Cree. Wetaskiwin has an extensive trail system that leads you around the entire city with a direct connection to By-the-Lake Park. Year-round markets provide citizens and visitors with fresh fruit, produce and many different homemade items. The Manluk Centre offers swim lessons, Fitness programs and Aquatic Leadership courses, as well as party facilities. There's always something to do in Wetaskiwin!

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: Labour & Delivery; Postpartum; Medical/Surgical
• Primary Location: Wetaskiwin Hospital & Care Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.70
• Posting End Date: 22-SEP-2022
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 03-OCT-2022
• Temporary End Date: 29-MAY-2023
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 6
• Shifts per cycle: 14
• Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends
• 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:

As required. Preferred Qualifications:

Current obstetrical nursing education (MoreOB- Alberta Perinatal Health Program). Certification in Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS). Certification in Neonatal Resustiation Program (NRP). Certification in Acute Care of at-Risk Newborns (ACoRN). Completion of Fetal Health Surveillance Course. Minimum two years within the past five years pediatrics and/or obstetrics experience. Minimum two years within the past five years of acute care experience.

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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