Registered Nurse

Come live and enjoy Cold Lake with its beautiful waters, untamed wilderness, awe-inspiring animals as you move from the Aspen Parkland to the boreal woods. Cold Lake gets you away from big city madness and still has all the amenities including the unique shops for shopping and restaurants for your relaxing. Kinosoo Beach offers you a great location to play and is a beehive of activity in the summer as people gather for one of the many celebrations. The surrounding area provides you with the natural outdoors to explore and Cold Lake has clubs, groups, and organizations to help you get to know your neighbors and enjoy your interests. Cold Lake is also home to a very busy Canadian Forces Base, CFB Cold Lake and under the operational command of 1 Canadian Air Division. Enjoy this beautiful area of Alberta and join a supportive team as a Registered Nurse at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre. You will work with a multidisciplinary to the full scope of an RN using evidence-based practices. 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. Come be a part of this very special team in this beautiful community located on the traditional lands of Treaty 6 and those of the Métis, offers not just a job but a chance to become a part of a vibrant community. From its excellent quality of life to its diverse array of cultural and outdoor activities. Cold Lake truly feels like a place to call home.

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.

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 (https://connect.nurses.ab.ca/home/%2Flearning-and-development%2Flearning-modules%2F) and the NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification (https://courses.nextgenu.org/course/view.php?id=271#section-0)

Must have 1-2 years of nursing experience at the bedside or in the emergency department within the last 5 years. Or have completed your final practicum in the Emergency Department.

Certification in the following courses is preferred: Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale (CTAS), Current Trauma Nursing Course (TNCC), Advanced Studies in Critical Nursing (ACCN), Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course (ENPC), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), and Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP).