Undergraduate Nurse

Your Opportunity:

Alberta Health Services (AHS) has an exciting opportunity for an Undergraduate Nurse (UNE) in a casual position supporting Coronation; located in the heart of east central Alberta. This position is located in a rural setting where the RN will work within a multidisciplinary team to provide patient focused nursing care in acute and emergency environments; this is suitable for candidates with a minimum of two years nursing experience. To be successful, you will have good communication skills, strong critical thinking skills and the ability to work independently and to maintain effective interpersonal relationships. You need to have competence in relevant technical nursing skills and a willingness to learn new skills as required, with demonstrated ongoing responsibility for maintaining own continuing competence through professional development activities.

Description:

The Undergraduate Nursing Employee (UNE) position provides an opportunity for the nursing student employed as a UNE to consolidate the knowledge and skill acquired in their approved nursing education program towards competency in the range and complexity of Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) practice. The UNE is an unregulated member of the collaborative health care team who provides patient centred care with the supervision of the RN or RPN. The nursing activities performed, and level of supervision required are determined by legislation, standards of supervision outlined by regulatory colleges, Alberta Health Services (AHS) policy, educational preparation, practice setting, complexity of the patient, level of risk involved, and competency of the UNE.