Assistant Head Nurse (RPN/RN)

Recovery Alberta; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 63,000 - 87,000; Full time

Job summary

Recovery Alberta is seeking an Assistant Head Nurse for the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital’s 22-bed Older Adult/Geriatric Rehabilitation Psychiatry unit. You will lead staff, triage referrals, coordinate admissions and discharge planning, and support interprofessional teamwork to ensure safe, patient- and family-centered care.

The role emphasizes frontline nursing care when needed, with a focus on mood and thought disorders and dementia, reporting to management and collaborating with

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).
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.
• Experience in mental health with an older adult population.
• 3-5 years of experience in rehabilitation nursing.

Responsibilities

• Lead staff assignments and manage patient flow.
• Triage referrals and support admissions.
• Coordinate discharge planning and interfacility transport.
• Lead Rapid Rounds and Team/Family conferences.
• Coordinate interdisciplinary teamwork and act as liaison among disciplines.

Skills

Mental health triaging

Crisis intervention

Team leadership

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing

Job description

As a member of the interdisciplinary team at the Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital, the Assistant Head Nurse (AHN) will provide clinical leadership within a 22-bed Older Adult/Geriatric Rehabilitation Psychiatry unit. The AHN will create staff assignments, manage waitlists based on admission criteria and support patient flow. The Assistant Head Nurse will be responsible for triaging referrals to support admissions, arrange patient admissions, leading Rapid Rounds as well as Team and Family conferences. Acts as a key point person for patient care for all disciplines and coordinates interdisciplinary teamwork. This role serves as a liaison between the nursing team and physicians, management and other disciplines. The AHN coordinates discharge planning, patient and family communication related to same, organizes interfacility transportation and completes needed referrals (ie. Homecare, etc). The Assistant Health Nurse will also support the delivery of therapeutic group programming by contributing to the development of group content and co-leading group sessions. 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. Working collaboratively with the interdisciplinary team, the AHN will promote safe, patient- and family-centred care and support staff orientation and student learning experiences. This role provides frontline nursing care as required and promotes quality patient care and operational priorities. The successful candidate will bring strong clinical judgment and leadership skills to the care of patients experiencing mood disorders, thought disorders and dementia.

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 Recovery Alberta.

• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Unit 3C Older Adult Psychiatry and Rehabilitation
• Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hosp
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 02-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 12-NOV-2026
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $46.05
• Maximum Salary: $63.02
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

• Classification: Assistant Head Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Unit 3C Older Adult Psychiatry and Rehabilitation
• Primary Location: Glenrose Rehabilitation Hosp
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 02-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 12-NOV-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 19
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• 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:

Bachelor's Degree in Nursing.Experience in mental health with an older adult population.3-5 years of experience in rehabilitation nursing.Strong mental health triaging skills.Strong assessment, critical thinking, and crisis intervention skills.Strong communication and conflict resolution skills.Experience working with physicians, psychiatrists and interdisciplinary team members.Experience in co-leading psychoeducational groups skills-based, and/or behavioral activation groups.Proficiency in suicide risk assessment, behavioral safety planning, and de-escalation technique.Strong leadership, organizational, prioritization, and time-management abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA).Current Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NCI) training.

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