Your Opportunity:

The Nurse Clinician (NC), reporting to the Unit Manager (UM), provides clinical leadership within an integrated Mental Health and Medicine program at FMC. This role supports daily operations of the inpatient unit and collaborates with the Outpatient NC, ensuring seamless patient care across CEDP programs. Key responsibilities include overseeing admissions and discharge planning, facilitating multidisciplinary rounds, leading nursing assessments, and supporting smooth transitions in care. As an on-the-floor leader, the NC integrates psychiatric and medical best practices, offers education, coaching, and mentorship to staff, and promotes evidence-based care aligned with Recovery Alberta and organizational policies. The NC also assists the UM with staffing oversight, scheduling, and maintaining safe care delivery. Additional responsibilities include implementing Accreditation Canada standards, quality improvement initiatives, and leading change in unit processes. The NC collaborates closely with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health and Psychiatry Program (CAAMHPP), supporting shared clinical goals, providing education and mentorship across inpatient units, and enhancing nursing capacity. The role is central to coordinating care for eating disorder inpatients, including managing the waitlist, responding to consultations at multiple sites, and ensuring continuity of care with the CEDP team. The NC fosters strong multidisciplinary relationships, facilitates program and clinical meetings, and supports staff orientation, training, and ongoing development. Flexibility in scheduling may be needed to meet educational and mentorship needs. 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 Nurse Clinician (NC), you will be responsible for the coordination of an interprofessional team, in the provision of quality patient (client, resident) care in order to meet the operational priorities and requirements within a clinical setting. You will use an integrative leadership approach in assisting, planning, implementing and evaluating care needs, while assuming responsibility for staff assignments, patient flow and clinical resources. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

• Transition Company: Recovery Alberta
• Classification: Nurse Clinician
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Unit 32, Calgary Eating Disorder Program (CEDP) Inpatient unit
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 18-AUG-2025
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 28-AUG-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday

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).

Additional Required Qualifications:

Experience in the treatment of eating disorders with five years of progressive nursing practice spanning both psychiatry and medicine. Demonstrated commitment to the care of eating disorder patients through a family-centered nursing approach. Possesses advanced clinical expertise in the assessment, intervention, and management of eating disorders, alongside strong proficiency in psychiatric and medical nursing skills. Skilled in comprehensive patient assessments, teaching, mentoring, and facilitating group dynamics.

Recognized for excellent communication and interpersonal abilities, with a proven capacity to work independently while fostering effective collaboration with patients, families, nursing staff, and multidisciplinary team members. Exhibits initiative, accountability, sound clinical judgment, and strong decision-making and organizational skills. Adept at managing time effectively, providing leadership, and adapting to dynamic clinical environments.

Brings in-depth knowledge of best practices and quality assurance in nursing care, coupled with the ability to lead quality improvement initiatives. Self-directed, resourceful, and capable of thriving in both independent and team settings. Consistently applies advanced problem-solving, clinical decision-making, and communication skills to support high standards of patient care and continuous improvement in practice.

Preferred Qualifications:

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing preferred. Brings experience in eating disorders, medicine, mental health, and group therapy, with leadership experience considered an asset. Skilled in providing care across multiple settings, including outpatient, day treatment, and inpatient programs, with a strong background in supporting diverse populations, particularly adolescents and adults.

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.