Job Description

Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists for Registered Nurses looking to work to their full scope of practice in Northern Alberta Acute settings. The North Zone RN Locum Program provides the opportunity to work on short-term assignments up to full-time hours in Communities across the North Zone. As a RN/RPN Travel Nurse, you will be responsible for the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions for a diverse patient population, be responsible for collaboration as a member of the health care team, be able to balance numerous demands and conflicting priorities, and have a proven ability to work independently or within a multi-disciplinary team environment to effectively contribute to client care planning, implementation, and evaluation. If you enjoy working autonomously within a supportive office environment, this job may be for you. Locum Nurses receive an extra incentive such as: A premium payment (temporary pilot until Sept 29, 2025) of $25.00 per hour for hours worked. A flat daily payment (temporary pilot until Sept 29, 2025) of $50.00 per day for each assignment in the North Zone outside of Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray. A daily per diem of $25.40 on all assignments. A daily meal allowance of $47.50 on all assignments. Reimbursement for travel costs/per diem expenses. Accommodations are provided by AHS. Alberta\xe2\x80\x99s north offers exceptional lifestyle opportunities, and there are great benefits beyond your career \xe2\x80\x93 discover a different pace of life, meet new people, and find new recreational activities. Extra-long summer days deliver opportunities to enjoy the outdoors: hiking, biking, fishing, swimming, and so much more. Winter sports are also popular, like skiing, skating, and more. From prairie grasslands to dense boreal forests, you\xe2\x80\x99ll find yourself immersed in communities with unique cultures that are all their own.

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: RN Locum (1920.75)
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Locum Program, Home Care
• Primary Location: North Zone RN Locum Program
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Multi Site - At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 31-MAR-2023
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 10-APR-2023
• Hours per Shift: Varies
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $38.44
• Maximum Salary: $50.45
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver\'s License, Vehicle Provided

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). Minimum of one year nursing experience. Experience in at least one of the following departments is required; acute care, emergency, intensive care, operating room, obstetrics, continuing care, home care, public health and psychiatry. Additional Required Qualifications: Experience in at least one of the following departments is required; acute care, emergency, intensive care, operating room, obstetrics, continuing care, home care, public health and psychiatry. Preferred Qualifications: Minimum of one year of current nursing practice hours (1920.75) in a Home Care setting.