Assist Head Nurse
Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Manger for Family and Urgent Care Clinics at the East Edmonton Health Centre, as the Assistant Head Nurse - Family and Urgent Care Clinics, you will service a marginalized population from the geographical area of the clinic location Working with this patient demographic requires an interest in population base health initiatives to provide exceptional care. You will demonstrate your expertise within the interdisciplinary team to support an integrated and holistic approach to client care, health promotion and maintenance, while utilizing nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision-making skills across the life span and continuum of care. The position resides within the Primary Care and Chronic Disease Management department which is part of the broader Community Health Services Portfolio. In the event of a public emergency, staff from this program will be deployed as required. This position is part of Primary Care Alberta. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Primary Care Alberta.
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 AHS.
- Transition Company: Primary Care Alberta
- Classification: Assist Head Nurse
- Union: United Nurses of Alberta
- Unit and Program: Family Care and Urgent Care Clinics
- Primary Location: East Edmonton Health Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
- FTE: 0.85
- Posting End Date: 11-AUG-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 21-AUG-2025
- Temporary End Date: 30-APR-2027
- Hours per Shift: 6,7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 8
- Shifts per cycle: 28
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $44.71
- Maximum Salary: $61.18
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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:Demonstrated experience in clinical nursing practice with a minimum of 2 years of Urgent Care or Emergency nursing and 2 years in Primary Health Care field. Demonstrated strong leadership, facilitation, coaching, people management, charge management, as well as quality and operational improvement of 5 years. Previous administrative, leadership roles or Foundational Leadership courses. ACLS, PALCS, TNCC and ENPC.
Preferred Qualifications:Capable to organize people and resources for efficiencies and success. Proven abilities to effectively handle employee conflict. Empowers other to take responsibility and actions. Connect Care, MS Office, Netcare, Pyxis, NVCI
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.
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