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- Employment type
- Part-time
- Minimum education
- Professional degree
- Posting language
- English
Job summary
Provide nursing services to patients, families, and communities, ensuring their 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 high-quality patient-centered care.
Job details
Your Opportunity: Pincher Creek currently has an exciting opportunity for a Registered Nurse in a benefit eligible temporary part-time employee position on acute care and in the emergency department. The Pincher Creek Health Care Centre has 16 acute care beds, two operating rooms, and an emergency room. As well, the Centre includes home care services, diagnostic imaging, Radiology Associates, laboratory services, Allied Health services, acute and ambulatory care, and public health nursing. This environment is suitable for a Registered Nurse who has recent medical/surgical, maternity and emergency nursing experience. The Town of Pincher Creek is a well-established community located at the edge of southern Alberta. Nestled near the mountains, Castle Mountain is a short drive away, and Waterton Lakes National Park is also just a quick jaunt for all outdoor enthusiasts to enjoy. With a variety of winter and summer activities and a diversity of amenities and tourist attractions, Pincher Creek embodies the benefits of balancing work with life. Of course, if you need some time in the city, Lethbridge is just an hour’s drive away and Great Falls, Montana is only four hours for a weekend of shopping in the states. 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 / Emergency Primary Location: Pincher Creek Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 0.54 Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 29-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 30-NOV-2027 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 31 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: Recent experience in Acute Care Nursing, Women’s Health and/or Labour and Delivery and Emergency Room Nursing required. Current experience with Wound Care, dressing changes, tube feeds, TPN, IV Insertion and PICC lines, wound and skin care required. Preferred Qualifications: Defibrillation, IV, NRP and ACLS certifications preferred. If not completed prior to hire, can be completed within 3 months of hire through in-service education. Emergency Room and Labour and Delivery experience and associated certifications preferred.
What you’ll do
Provide nursing services to patients, families, and communities, ensuring their 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 high-quality patient-centered care.
Requirements
Applicants must complete an accredited nursing education program, be active or eligible for registration and a practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, and hold current BCLS-HCP certification. Recent acute care, women’s health or labour and delivery, and emergency nursing experience is required, along with current experience in wound care, dressing changes, tube feeds, TPN, IV insertion, PICC lines, and wound and skin care.
Listed skills
- Critical Thinking · Preferred
- Problem solving · Preferred
Other relevant skills
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- Acute Care Nursing
- Emergency Nursing
- Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Maternity Nursing
- Women’s Health
- Labour and Delivery
- Wound Care
- Dressing Changes
- Tube Feeding
- Total Parenteral Nutrition
- Intravenous Insertion
- PICC Line Care
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Patient and Family-Centered Care
- Health Promotion
Job areas
- Healthcare
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