Assistant Head Nurse
Your Opportunity:
This position will be part of Primary Care Alberta effective November 18, 2024. 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: 28-JUL-2025
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 07-AUG-2025
- Temporary End Date: 30-APR-2027
- Hours per Shift: 6, 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 8
- Shifts per cycle: 33
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
- 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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We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta.
Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first.
We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.
