Registered Nurse

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

Job summary

A healthcare organization in Canada is seeking a Public Health Nurse to provide family-centered care and diverse nursing services. The role involves collaboration with community stakeholders and delivering health assessments, immunizations, and advocacy. This position requires safe, quality patient care and offers a competitive hourly rate for provisional permit holders transitioning to full licensure.

Qualifications

• Provide a variety of nursing services to patients and communities.
• Ensure patient safety and well-being through nursing processes.
• Advocate and teach on behalf of patients and families.

Responsibilities

• Partner with community stakeholders to provide family-centered care.
• Conduct health assessments, screenings, and immunizations.
• Lead in health promotion and maintenance activities.

Skills

Critical thinking

Counseling skills

Leadership skills

Patient advocacy

Communication skills

Education

Registered Nurse (RN) License

Job description

Overview

Your Opportunity: The Public Health Nurse (PHN) is a key position working in partnership with a multidisciplinary team. The PHN partners with community stakeholders to provide integrated, strength based, family centered care in various settings. Nursing services include: provision of universal public health services including antenatal/prenatal care; routine postnatal care, health assessment, counselling, screening, immunization; follow up; and referral, linkage, advocacy, consultation and teaching as they relate to preschool, school aged children, families, adults and seniors. The PHN is required to pack, lift, move and transport heavy and/or awkward supplies to various work sites. Service delivery may require walking several blocks and climbing several flights of stairs, awkward and repetitive movements, sitting, standing, and/or bending for long periods of time. This position requires travel within urban and rural communities during work hours. This position requires the successful candidate to follow appropriate hand hygiene techniques including the regular use of alcohol-based hand sanitizer and antibacterial soap. The PHNs’ practice in this position will focus primarily as a PHN in the Healthy Young Families Program. This position is part of Primary Care Alberta. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Primary Care Alberta.

Description: As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide a wide variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities and populations, while taking necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. In your role, you will utilize nursing processes, through critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, as well as teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and their families. You will play a leadership role in supporting an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion and maintenance. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit holders will be paid $39.58 - $54.16 per hour. Upon obtaining a full licence, the rate of pay will be adjusted to the applicable Registered Nurse rate in accordance with UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii) as applicable.