Assistant Head Nurse - Orion House
About the role
Central Zone RA, Ponoka, Centennial Ctr MH & Brain Inj
NEW
Nursing - Nurse/Psych Nurse
REC00001562
15 minutes ago
Your Opportunity:
The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury (CCMHBI) has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Head Nurse - Registered Psychiatric Nurse/Registered Nurse (RPN/RN) in the very busy Seniors Mental Health Program. Located in Ponoka, the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury is a State of the Art facility with National and International Recognition. It’s not a traditional hospital, but rather a facility that provides specialized mental health and brain injury treatment and care. The campus of specialists and health professionals at the Centre are committed to integrated, multidisciplinary care and treatment ensuring the best outcomes for patients and their families. The Seniors Mental Health program provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation programs for individuals, generally over the age of 65 with a psychiatric illness such as dementia, and mood and/or thought disorders. The goal of the program is to assist each patient to gain their optimal level of functioning in preparation for community integration. Specialty programming offered in areas of: Mood and Thought Disorder, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Enrichment and Specialized Dementia. The RPN/RN focuses on providing treatment and medication recommendations for seniors with complex presentations. Reporting to the Unit Manager the Assistant Head Nurse coordinates the interdisciplinary patient care process in accordance with the objectives and standards of the Seniors Mental Health Program. While the Assistant Head Nurse meets the position and responsibilities of the RN/RPN, it largely provides clinical leadership to interdisciplinary team members in providing patient and family centered care.
Description:
As an Assistant Head Nurse, you will be responsible for staff assignments, patient flow and acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff. In addition to providing frontline nursing care, as required, you will take a leadership role in the promotion of quality patient care and the implementation of operational priorities. Your in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience, will assist in providing solutions for complex health care issues at all levels with patients, interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of Recovery Alberta.
-**Classification:**Assistant Head Nurse -**Union:**United Nurses of Alberta -**Unit and Program:**Seniors Mental Health, Orion House -**Primary Location:**Centennial Ctr MH & Brain Inj -**Location Details:**As Per Location -**Multi-Site:**At (UNA only) -**FTE:**1.00 -**Posting End Date:**23-MAR-2026 -**Temporary Employee Class:**Temp F/T Benefits -**Date Available:**27-APR-2026 -**Temporary End Date:**30-OCT-2027 -**Hours per Shift:**7.75 -**Length of Shift in weeks:**4 -**Shifts per cycle:**19 -**Shift Pattern:**Days -**Days Off:**Saturday/Sunday -Minimum Salary:$44.71 -Maximum Salary:$61.18 -**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).
Additional Required Qualifications:
As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
About Recovery Alberta
Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Patient and client care is uninterrupted during our transition. Page not monitored 24/7. Dial 911 in case of emergency.
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Assistant Head Nurse - Orion House
About the role
Central Zone RA, Ponoka, Centennial Ctr MH & Brain Inj
NEW
Nursing - Nurse/Psych Nurse
REC00001562
15 minutes ago
Your Opportunity:
The Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury (CCMHBI) has an exciting opportunity for an Assistant Head Nurse - Registered Psychiatric Nurse/Registered Nurse (RPN/RN) in the very busy Seniors Mental Health Program. Located in Ponoka, the Centennial Centre for Mental Health and Brain Injury is a State of the Art facility with National and International Recognition. It’s not a traditional hospital, but rather a facility that provides specialized mental health and brain injury treatment and care. The campus of specialists and health professionals at the Centre are committed to integrated, multidisciplinary care and treatment ensuring the best outcomes for patients and their families. The Seniors Mental Health program provides assessment, treatment and rehabilitation programs for individuals, generally over the age of 65 with a psychiatric illness such as dementia, and mood and/or thought disorders. The goal of the program is to assist each patient to gain their optimal level of functioning in preparation for community integration. Specialty programming offered in areas of: Mood and Thought Disorder, Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Enrichment and Specialized Dementia. The RPN/RN focuses on providing treatment and medication recommendations for seniors with complex presentations. Reporting to the Unit Manager the Assistant Head Nurse coordinates the interdisciplinary patient care process in accordance with the objectives and standards of the Seniors Mental Health Program. While the Assistant Head Nurse meets the position and responsibilities of the RN/RPN, it largely provides clinical leadership to interdisciplinary team members in providing patient and family centered care.
Description:
As an Assistant Head Nurse, you will be responsible for staff assignments, patient flow and acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff. In addition to providing frontline nursing care, as required, you will take a leadership role in the promotion of quality patient care and the implementation of operational priorities. Your in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience, will assist in providing solutions for complex health care issues at all levels with patients, interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of Recovery Alberta.
-**Classification:**Assistant Head Nurse -**Union:**United Nurses of Alberta -**Unit and Program:**Seniors Mental Health, Orion House -**Primary Location:**Centennial Ctr MH & Brain Inj -**Location Details:**As Per Location -**Multi-Site:**At (UNA only) -**FTE:**1.00 -**Posting End Date:**23-MAR-2026 -**Temporary Employee Class:**Temp F/T Benefits -**Date Available:**27-APR-2026 -**Temporary End Date:**30-OCT-2027 -**Hours per Shift:**7.75 -**Length of Shift in weeks:**4 -**Shifts per cycle:**19 -**Shift Pattern:**Days -**Days Off:**Saturday/Sunday -Minimum Salary:$44.71 -Maximum Salary:$61.18 -**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).
Additional Required Qualifications:
As Required.
Preferred Qualifications:
As Required.
About Recovery Alberta
Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Patient and client care is uninterrupted during our transition. Page not monitored 24/7. Dial 911 in case of emergency.