Registered Nurse

Your Opportunity:

Come join the Home Care team in St. Paul, AB as a Registered Nurse. You will offer leadership and supervision to an amazing team of dedicated people, to the one-on-one care of clients in the community in the home setting. During your days you will utilize your assessment skills and organizational skills as you identify the needs of the client. Your strong communication skills will be used to facilitate with the interdisciplinary team, internal and external resources. You will interact with the team and client/family to coordinate care planning. You will ensure services are provided and modified on an ongoing basis or as needed. You will play a key role in timely and appropriate referrals to stakeholders as relevant and/or provide direct care as needed. You may be required to cover other assignments as workload dictates and be on call. You are a compassionate and empathetic individual as you work in this interesting, challenging, and continually changing field, with some complex patients who require your support.

St. Paul was founded in 1896 as a Metis colony, it is now located in Alberta’s Lake Country on the lands of Treaty 6, and the traditional lands of the Metis. St. Paul is an active community with lots to offer, it is along the Iron Horse Trail that has been adapted for recreation. There is also a variety of recreational options including sports, arts, and social groups, and enjoy an outdoor playground right in your backyard. There are English or French K-12 schools, while Portage College and Blue Quills University offer local post-secondary. Whatever your life stage, or interests, you can grow and thrive in St. Paul. Rural Alberta is beautiful, peaceful, and provides a great backdrop for a fulfilling career. If nothing feels better than making a difference in the lives of families in your own community, this could be the opportunity for you.

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 of AHS.

PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit Holders shall be paid $35.87/hour - $43.82/hour. Upon being entered into the register of Registered Nurses, the rate of pay shall be adjusted to the rate of pay applicable to a Registered Nurse in accordance with AHS/UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii) as applicable. This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace 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.

Classification: Registered Nurse

Union: United Nurses of Alberta

Unit and Program: Community Health Services Home Care

Primary Location: St. Paul Comm Health Services

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)

FTE: 0.00

Posting End Date: 15-JUL-2024

Employee Class: Casual/Relief

Date Available: 29-JUL-2024

Hours per Shift: Varies

Length of Shift in weeks: Varies

Shifts per cycle: Varies

Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends

Days Off: Other

Minimum Salary: $39.21

Maximum Salary: $51.46

Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

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).

If you have not practiced as a Registered Nurse within the last five (5) years, completion of the following free courses is required: CRNA Medication Management - Chapters 1 - 4 (CRNA Medication Management) and the NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification (NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification).

Additional Required Qualifications:

• Recent experience – meaning you must have 2-5 years of RN experience in a long-term care/home care/acute care setting in the last 5 years.
• Experience in wound care.

Preferred Qualifications: You will also need experience using a RAI (Resident Assessment Instrument) tool.