Job Description

Your Opportunity:

Red Deer Regional Health Centre has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse/ Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RN/RPN) in their very busy Adult Psychiatry Unit! The RN/RPN is a pivotal front line Nursing role which provides clinical intervention and treatment to patients experiencing mental health crisis. The RN/RPN is required to work collaboratively with physicians, staff and management, other departments within RDRHC, community of Red Deer and rural sites within Central Zone. In this role you can expect a variety of experiences and work within a multidisciplinary team to provide clinical leadership, direction, supervision, and mentoring to other professionals and unregulated staff. You will be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of quality care following policies and guidelines of Alberta Health Services. You will also demonstrate genuine interest and respect for our patients and utilize your knowledge, skills, and abilities to competently provide direct patient and family centered care. Your in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment, and clinical experience and exemplary communication skills will be essential to making you successful in this role. Relevant professional development opportunities are available to successful candidates. Red Deer is located in Central Alberta near the midpoint of the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor and is surrounded by Red Deer County. It is Alberta\'s third-most-populous city - after Calgary and Edmonton with just over 100,000 citizens. The Red Deer area has one of the fastest growing economies in North America and is consistently ranked as a prime location for doing business.

Description:

As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), you will provide leadership through a wide variety of nursing services to patients (clients, residents) for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, mental health and preventing mental illness, injury and disability. You will teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and take necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. 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 Psychiatric Nurses, the rate of pay shall be adjusted to the rate of pay applicable to a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in accordance with AHS/UNA Article 25.02(a)(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 Psychiatric Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Unit 34/36 Adult Inpatient Psychiatry
• Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.63
• Posting End Date: 05-SEP-2023
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 15-SEP-2023
• Temporary End Date: 17-OCT-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 12
• Shift Pattern: Days, Nights
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $39.21
• Maximum Salary: $51.46
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of an accredited Psychiatric nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum 2 years\' experience in the past 5 years in Adult Psychiatry. Preferred Qualifications:

Recent experience working as Charge Nurse.

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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