Registered Nurse

Job summary

Provide nursing care to patients, families, and communities, ensuring safety and well-being through assessment, critical thinking, problem solving, and clinical decision making. Teach, counsel, and advocate for patients and families while supporting integrated, holistic, high-quality care and health promotion.

Job details

Your Opportunity: 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. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit holders will be paid $40.76 to $55.79 per hour. Upon obtaining a full practice permit, the rate of pay will be adjusted to the applicable Registered Nurse rate in accordance with UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii), as applicable. Classification: Registered Nurse Union: United Nurses of Alberta Unit and Program: Acute care, ER, infusion clinic Primary Location: Barrhead Healthcare Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 23-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 02-NOV-2026 Temporary End Date: 28-JUN-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 57 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $44.56 Maximum Salary: $60.98 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) certification. If you have not practiced as a Registered Nurse within the past five (5) years, completion of the following free courses is required prior to employment: CRNA Medication Management (Chapters 1-4): https://connect.nurses.ab.ca/home/learning-and-development/learning-modules NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification: https://courses.nextgenu.org/course/view.php?id=271. Additional Required Qualifications: CTAS IV initiation and infusion certification or proof of competency Rural nursing experience Charge nurse experience in rural acute/ER setting Preferred Qualifications: Rural nurse CCT ACLS TNCC or equivalent

What you’ll do

Provide nursing care to patients, families, and communities, ensuring safety and well-being through assessment, critical thinking, problem solving, and clinical decision making. Teach, counsel, and advocate for patients and families while supporting integrated, holistic, high-quality care and health promotion.

Requirements

Applicants must complete an accredited nursing education program, be active or eligible for a practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, and hold current BCLS-HCP certification. CTAS IV initiation and infusion certification or proof of competency, rural nursing experience, and rural acute care or emergency charge nurse experience are also required; rural nursing CCT and ACLS or TNCC are preferred.

Listed skills

• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Nursing
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Patient Education
• Counseling
• Patient Advocacy
• Patient Safety
• Patient-Centered Care
• Health Promotion
• Rural Nursing
• Acute Care
• Emergency Nursing
• Infusion Therapy
• Charge Nursing
• CTAS IV Initiation

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership
• Security & Safety

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