Assistant Head Nurse

Alberta Health Services; Sundre; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Alberta seeks an Assistant Head Nurse for the Palliative Care Team. The role involves guiding palliative care initiatives, mentoring staff, and ensuring quality patient care. Candidates should have significant nursing experience and active registration with the CRNA. This full-time position offers a salary between $44.71 and $61.18 per hour.

Qualifications

• Active or eligible for registration with the CRNA.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider.
• Minimum of 10 years nursing experience with 5 years in palliative care.

Responsibilities

• Guide and influence palliative care processes at various levels.
• Promote quality patient care through leadership.
• Develop and maintain a strong network of healthcare professionals.

Skills

Advanced judgment

Leadership in nursing

Quality improvement processes

Education

Completion of accredited nursing education program

Master's Degree

Job description

Your Opportunity

The Palliative Care Assistant Head Nurse is responsible to: Guide, influence, and provide expert advice and consultative services at the local, zone or provincial level in the area of Palliative Care. Leads the development of best practice guidelines and recommendations, interprets trends in zone and provincial reports and leads others to identify innovative strategies for guiding program processes and services. Is recognized as a subject matter expert for knowledge and information affecting Palliative and End of Life Care within Central Zone. The AHN is closely aligned with Palliative Care Team, rural Clinical Nurse Educators, and zone operation to promote the provision of safe patient care and support delivery of that care. Coaches and mentors all health care professionals in best practice for Palliative and End of Life Care. The AHN works with a high degree of autonomy to develop, coordinate, facilitate, support and evaluate quality improvement initiatives at the site, sector, zone and provincial level within the context of Palliative Care. Develops and maintains a strong palliative care network of health care professionals (internal and external) to ensure ongoing communication, collaboration and stakeholder consultation.

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.

• Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
• Classification: Assistant Head Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Palliative and End of Life Care Team
• Primary Location: Myron Thompson Health Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 10-NOV-2025
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 01-DEC-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $44.71
• Maximum Salary: $61.18
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Required

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

Additional clinical courses or certification in specialized palliative and end of life practice area. Minimum of 10 years experience in nursing with 5 years recent experience in palliative care specialty area. Experience with Quality Improvement processes and tools.

Preferred Qualifications

Master's Degree (asset). Certification with CNA for Hospice Palliative Care Nursing (CHPCN).