Job Description

Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists for a Registered Nurse looking to work in all areas of a healthcare centre, keeping a variety of skills up-to-date. As a Registered Nurse (RN) working at the Whitecourt Healthcare Centre, you will utilize the nursing processes, critical thinking and problem solving skills to provide care to patients across the lifespan. As this is a rural RN position, you will be required to work in all areas of the healthcare centre, such as: Emergency, Medical/Surgical, Operating Room, Labour and Delivery, along with a potential opportunity to work in the Hemodialysis Unit or Endoscopy. On Call hours may be required. You will ensure the development, implementation and ongoing administration of the client care plans. You will assess, coordinate, supervise, administer and evaluate the provision of health services and healthcare resources. You will accept responsibility for continuing competencies through ongoing professional development, including participation in education programs, research and continuous quality activities. As the RN, you will demonstrate the ability to accurately and effectively assess client status and to take appropriate intervention measurers that have significant impact on the client’s medical condition, safety, as well as ultimate recovery. Whitecourt, a bustling town of approximately 11,000 is situated 180km northwest of Edmonton and offers big city advantages and amenities but the friendly, down-to-earth lifestyle accustomed to rural Alberta. Life in Whitecourt will keep you active with their multiple recreation facilities, four rivers, and their outdoor trail system, earning them the title of the Snowmobile Capital of Alberta. If you’re looking for the chance to work to your full scope of practice all the while having work-life balance, the position of a Registered Nurse in Whitecourt is for you.

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: Acute Care
• Primary Location: Whitecourt Healthcare Centre
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 22-AUG-2022
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 01-SEP-2022
• Temporary End Date: 01-MAR-2023
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 40
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, 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: As required. Preferred Qualifications: Additional education courses related to rural nursing preferred. At least one - two years relevant nursing experience desired. Labour & Delivery experience an asset.