Your Opportunity:

As a member of a multidisciplinary team, you will provide crisis intervention, assessment, diagnostic and treatment services to adults with psychiatric disorders. Your responsibilities may also include providing treatment for adolescents and their families. Utilizing a variety of treatment modalities, you will undertake individual and group psychotherapy processes. Additional responsibilities will also include working in partnership with and providing consultation to community agencies, and physicians in the continuum of mental health care. There may be opportunity to support single-session/solution-focused work. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

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.

• Acute Care Alberta: N
• Primary Care Alberta: N
• Recovery Alberta: Y
• Classification: Registered Psych Nurse 2022.75
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Recovery Alberta Clinic, Emergency
• Primary Location: Ponoka Provincial Building
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 27-AUG-2025
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 06-SEP-2025
• Temporary End Date: 12-MAY-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $43.26
• Maximum Salary: $59.21
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

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:

Training in crisis intervention, assessment and case management skills are essential, preferably in a community setting would be an asset. This position will require the successful candidate to possess the ability to ambulate, climb stairs and move quickly without limitations in a variety of environments. Experience in the mental health field is essential. A knowledge of community integration skills, computer proficiencies, and well developed written and verbal skills is required.

As this position shares responsibility for client caseload management, 5 years' experience providing community based mental health therapy is a requirement.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience in community setting preferred. Formal training/certification in therapy modalities is preferred.

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.