Assistant Head Nurse - Pediatric Emergency

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

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking an Assistant Head Nurse for the Pediatric Emergency in Edmonton. You will lead staff assignments, coordinate patient flow, and serve as a clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff in a busy ED.

The role requires senior emergency nursing experience, charge training, and commitment to quality improvement, with flexibility to work days, nights, and weekends as per rotation.

Qualifications

• Senior Emergency nursing experience required with leadership exposure.
• Proven ability to guide staff and act as clinical resource.
• Strong communication and teamwork across disciplines.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff assignments and patient flow in the Emergency Department.
• Act as a role model and advocate for nursing staff.
• Collaborate with interprofessional teams to ensure safe, quality care.
• Support operational priorities and quality initiatives.

Skills

Senior level Emergency nurse

Charge Trained

Communication skills

Education

Accredited nursing education program

Job description

Assistant Head Nurse - Pediatric Emergency

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.

• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: UAH EMERGENCY
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.70
• Posting End Date: 09-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 19-OCT-2026
• Temporary End Date: 13-JUN-2027
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 42
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $46.05
• Maximum Salary: $63.02
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Assistant Head Nurse (2022.75)
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: UAH EMERGENCY
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.70
• Posting End Date: 09-OCT-2026
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available: 19-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: $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:

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 of time (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 centre. 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.

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.

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