Assistant Head Nurse - Pediatric Emergency

Alberta Health Services; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Edmonton is seeking an experienced Assistant Head Nurse for the Pediatric Emergency Department. This role requires strong leadership and excellent communication skills to manage staff assignments and ensure high-quality patient care. Candidates should have recent emergency nursing experience and be accredited with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta. Join us to make a meaningful impact on patient care in a busy urban hospital.

Benefits

Temporary part-time benefits

Flexible shift patterns

Opportunities for continuous education

Qualifications

• Active or eligible for registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta.
• Completion of an accredited nursing education program.
• Must be capable of physical tasks such as bending, lifting, pushing, and pulling.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for staff assignments, patient flow, and frontline nursing care.
• Promote quality patient care and implement operational priorities.
• Lead interprofessional teams to address complex healthcare issues.

Skills

Leadership skills

Excellent communication skills

Patient care skills

Assessment skills

Organizational skills

Education

Completion of an accredited nursing education program

Active/eligible for registration with CRNA

Tools

Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider

Job description

Overview

Your Opportunity:
The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) is one of Canada’s leading clinical, research and teaching hospitals, treating more than 700,000 patients annually. The UAH and Stollery Children’s Emergency Department is a busy tertiary care level I emergency department and is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. This large tertiary Trauma Centre provides opportunities in a broad base of emergency nursing from Pediatrics to Trauma Care. Registered Nurses within the Emergency department work in a state-of-the-art facility utilizing an electronic tracking system, assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating care for emergency patients. Decisions are made in a collaborative multidisciplinary health care team environment. In this role, you may be required to work in all areas of Emergency at the discretion of the Unit Manager/Charge Nurse. Working with us is about making a difference. You’ll feel good knowing that you have helped us achieve our mission and purpose: to provide a patient-focused, quality health system that is accessible and sustainable for all Albertans.

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.

• Acute Care Alberta:
• Primary Care Alberta:
• Recovery Alberta:
• Classification: Assistant Head Nurse (2022.75)
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Pediatric Emergency
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.70
• Posting End Date: 20-OCT-2025
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 30-OCT-2025
• Temporary End Date: 04-OCT-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 42
• Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $44.71
• Maximum Salary: $61.18
• 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

Senior level Emergency nurse. Charge Trained. Recent involvement with process improvement/quality initiatives and/or working groups. Application package provides examples of excellent communication skills. In this position, you will be on your feet for an extended period (both walking and standing), and you must be able to assist in transporting, lifting and positioning of patients. You will also be required to bend, lift, push, and pull equipment.

Preferred Qualifications

Recent nursing experience in a tertiary/urban center. Recent critical care experience in the last 2 years. ACLS, TNCC, ENPC, PALS, EPICC, NRP – Preference will be given to applicants with 3 of 6 (Must provide certificate prior to interview). Certified Emergency Nurse (CAN or CNE) an asset. Preference to those who can demonstrate excellent assessment skills, organizational skills, patient care skills, and leadership skills. Current UAH/Stollery Emergency preferred.