Assistant Head Nurse

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services seeks an Assistant Head Nurse – Patient Flow Coordinator to lead staff assignments, oversee patient flow, and advocate for nursing staff while delivering frontline care as needed. You will promote quality patient care and drive operational priorities within a collaborative bed-availability team.

In partnership with Bed Placement, Transition Services, Social Work, physicians and site managers, you will enhance discharge planning, reduce length of stay, and ensure safe,

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nursing education program.
• Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with CRNA.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff assignments and oversee patient flow in ED and inpatient units.
• Act as clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff while providing frontline nursing care as required.
• Collaborate with Bed Placement, Transition Services, Social Work, physicians and site managers to optimize patient movement from admission to discharge.

Skills

Microsoft Office

Education

CRNA registration

Bachelor of Nursing or higher

Job description

Reporting to the Senior Flow Coordinator, the Assistant Head Nurse - Patient Flow Coordinator functions as an integral member of the bed capacity multidisciplinary team. Working in collaboration, the incumbent is responsible for promoting optimal patient flow by facilitating the effective management of timely discharge, utilizing community resources and decreasing length of stay within the ED and inpatient units. Using clinical expertise, the Patient Flow Coordinator collaborates with Bed Placement, Transition Services, Social Work, Unit Staff, Physicians, and Site Managers to manage the patient flow of patients within the hospital. The Patient Flow Coordinator addresses processes and/or other issues impeding patient movement from admission to discharge.

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.

• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Flow Coordination, Site Administration
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.60
• Posting End Date: 30-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 07-NOV-2027
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 6
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $46.05
• Maximum Salary: $63.02
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Assistant Head Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Flow Coordination, Site Administration
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.60
• Posting End Date: 30-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
• Temporary End Date: 07-NOV-2027
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 6
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $46.05
• Maximum Salary: $63.02
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

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:

Proficiency with Microsoft Office programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor of Nursing or greater. Recent clinician/charge nurse experience in acute care. Connect Care-Bed Planner experience an asset. Knowledge of PLC Units and Services preferred.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend 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 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.

Calgary Zone, Calgary, Peter Lougheed Centre

Calgary Zone, Calgary, Peter Lougheed Centre

Calgary Zone, Calgary, Peter Lougheed Centre