Assistant Head Nurse - Clinical Resource Nurse

Alberta Health Services; Wetaskiwin; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 87,000; Part time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services in Wetaskiwin is seeking a Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN) to support front-line clinicians, lead staff development, and optimize team function across rural acute care sites. You will educate, orient staff, assess skill mix, and drive initiatives enhancing confidence, competence and retention.

The role requires a strong clinical leader with rural nursing experience, Connect Care familiarity, and excellent communication.

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).
• More than 5 years of current rural nursing care experience.
• Minimum 1 year Connect Care experience.
• Excellent priority setting ability and awareness of clinical urgency in practice situations.
• Strong communication skills both written and orally.

Responsibilities

• Staff assignments, patient flow and acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff.
• Provide frontline nursing care when required and lead quality patient care initiatives.
• Promote safe, quality patient and family-centered care while aligning with shared vision and values.

Skills

Rural nursing experience

Connect Care

Urgent clinical prioritization

Communication skills

Leadership/mentoring

Education

Accredited nursing education program

CRNA registration with CRNA (CRNA)

Job description

Your Opportunity:

The Clinical Resource Nurse (CRN) is a key support role for front-line clinicians in developing clinical and leadership competency across multiple programmatic areas in rural acute care sites. Under the direction of the director and acute care manager, the CRN works in concert with the Clinical Nurse Educators (CNE), charge nurses and/or other AHN to support staff in developing proficiency in all facets of rural nursing thereby optimizing team function. Activities may include educating; supporting orientation; assessing skill mix, staff ability, and individual developmental opportunities in daily clinical operations; planning and implementing key initiatives and activities to support and enhance the effectiveness of the multidisciplinary team and evaluating the effectiveness of these activities and supports to benefit the team with a focus on confidence, competence, retention, and sustainability. The Assistant Head Nurse - Clinical Resource Nurse utilizes the nursing process to support clinical practice consistent with professional practice standards/guidelines, policies and procedures, treatment guidelines and current research. The position involves participation and leadership in program development, implementation and evaluation and provides clinical leadership on departmental committees as needed/expected.

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.

Job Details:

• Classification: Assistant Head Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: OR/Inpatient Surgery
• Primary Location: Wetaskiwin Hospital & Care Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.75
• Posting End Date: 29-OCT-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Date Available: 09-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 43
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, 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:

• More than 5 years of current rural nursing care experience,
• Demonstrated passion for rural nursing and development of staff,
• Minimum 1 year Connect Care experience,
• Excellent priority setting ability and awareness of clinical urgency in practice situations,
• Strong communication skills both written and orally.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Education background; experience with principles of Adult Learning.
• Surgical experience both in the OR and/or Inpatient Surgical Units is an asset.
• Teaching experience is also preferred.