Registered Nurse

Your Opportunity:

Are you an experienced Registered Nurse with a passion for palliative care? Do you have an interest in ensuring healthcare professionals are educated and supported in palliative best practices? Do you have experience in care coordination, ACP, assessment and consultation, and are looking to expand your expertise? If so, the position of Palliative Care Resource Nurse (PCRN) with the North Zone Specialty Programs - Palliative Care Team could be for you. As a PCRN, you will play a key role in supporting Continuing Care clients throughout the North Zone. You will be a member of a mobile/virtual interdisciplinary team providing consultation services for palliative and end-of-life care clients. Using a client and family-centered approach, you will work with local clinicians and teams to provide specialized assessment, care planning and follow-up in a consultative, limited direct-service model. You will participate in assessments, case reviews and consultations, liaise with Continuing Care, Home and Community Care, Acute Care and community partners, and identify client and system barriers while supporting system navigation. This position supports clients across the North Zone and is based out of Beaverlodge. The role can accommodate working from home; however, you must be willing and able to travel to locations within the North Zone, approximately two hours from your home site. Candidates must be able to work independently in varying environments and weather conditions and carry a medical bag weighing approximately 25-30 lbs. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

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. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit holders will be paid $40.76 to $55.79 per hour. Upon obtaining a full practice permit, the rate of pay will be adjusted to the applicable Registered Nurse rate in accordance with UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii), as applicable.