Assistant Head Nurse

Alberta Health Services; City of Cold Lake; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 87,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Cold Lake seeks an Assistant Head Nurse for the Operating Room to manage staff assignments and patient flow, acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff while delivering frontline care as required.

You will lead quality patient care initiatives, support operational priorities, and collaborate with interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers to ensure safe, family-centered care.

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).

Responsibilities

• Manage staff assignments and patient flow.
• Act as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff.
• Provide frontline nursing care as required.
• Lead quality patient care initiatives and implementation of operational priorities.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers to provide safe, quality, patient- and family-centered care.

Skills

BCLS-HCP

CRNA Registration Eligibility

Education

Perioperative Program or equivalent

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Cold Lake is considered a rural or remote community. Employees who have been employed a full year for a minimum of 400 hours in “an under-served rural or remote community” will qualify for Canada Student Loan Forgiveness (if loan is in good standing). Eligible professionals include: RN, RPN, LPN, and NP.

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.

Classification: Assistant Head Nurse

Union: United Nurses of Alberta

Unit and Program: Operating Room

Primary Location: Cold Lake Hlthcare/Mental Hlth

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: At (UNA only)

FTE: 0.80

Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026

Employee Class: Regular Part Time

Date Available: 15-OCT-2026

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 12

Shifts per cycle: 48

Shift Pattern: Days, Weekends, On Call

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:

• Completion of a Perioperative Program or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications:

• ACLS
• PALS
• Charge Experience.
• NRP.