Registered Nurse - Emergency

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, and patient-centered care, health promotion, and maintenance.

Job details

Your Opportunity: PLEASE NOTE: This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if an Employee who holds a position within this unit/program/office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, as per the LOU with Sturgeon Community Hospital, Emergency Department and Local 85. In the event that no Employee from this unit/program/office 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. 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: Emergency Primary Location: Sturgeon Community Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 0.74 Posting End Date: 29-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 08-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 42 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends 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. Additional Required Qualifications: Successful completion of NCLEX exam. Experience as a Registered Nurse in an Emergency Department within the last 2 years. Minimum 5 years acute medicine / surgery experience may be considered. Completion of Emergency Nursing Provincial Education Program (ENPEP) modules or equivalent certification. Routinely demonstrate strong prioritization and assessment skills. Basic computer skills, familiarity with Connect Care, Netcare and PYXIS. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good command of the English language. Ability to work as part of a team and with minimal supervision. Physical capability of performing all aspects of the role (bending, crouching, kneeling, overhead lifting, and mobilization of bariatric patients). Up to date N95 Mask Fitting. Preferred Qualifications: ACLS, ACCN, TNCC, ENPC, PALS certification. Cardiac Monitoring/ECG Interpretation.

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, and patient-centered care, health promotion, and maintenance.

Requirements

Requires completion of an accredited nursing education program, successful NCLEX completion, and active or eligible registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, plus current BCLS-HCP certification. Applicants need recent Emergency Department RN experience or qualifying acute medicine/surgery experience, ENPEP modules or equivalent, strong assessment and prioritization skills, relevant computer-system familiarity, communication and teamwork abilities, physical capability for the role, and current N95 mask fitting.

Listed skills

• Prioritization · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred
• Problem solving · Preferred
• Decision Making · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Teamwork · Preferred
• basic computer skills · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Nursing
• Emergency Nursing
• Patient Assessment
• Prioritization
• Critical Thinking
• Problem Solving
• Decision Making
• Patient Advocacy
• Patient Education
• Communication
• Interpersonal Skills
• Teamwork
• Basic Computer Skills
• Cardiac Monitoring
• ECG Interpretation
• Patient Mobilization

Job areas

• Healthcare

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