Assistant Head Nurse

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

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking an Assistant Head Nurse for the Operating Room in Cold Lake. You will lead staff assignments, manage patient flow and serve as a clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff while providing frontline care as needed.

The role emphasizes quality, safety and patient-family centered care in alignment with organisational values. Requirements include CRNA registration, BCLS-HCP, perioperative program completion, and preferred ACLS, PALS, NRP with potential charge

Qualifications

• Active Basic Cardiac Life Support certification.
• Registration or practice permit with CRNA.
• Perioperative program completion or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff assignments and patient flow in the operating room.
• Act as role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff.
• Provide frontline nursing care as required and promote quality patient care.

Skills

BCLS-HCP

Charge experience

Education

CRNA registration

Perioperative program

ACLS

PALS

NRP

Job description

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.

• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Operating Room
• Primary Location: Cold Lake Hlthcare/Mental Hlth
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 05-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 15-OCT-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 48
• 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: 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.

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.

Healthy Albertans. Healthy
Communities. Together.

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.

North Zone, Cold Lake, Cold Lake Hlthcare/Mental Hlth