Registered Nurse

Aspen RxHealth; Grande Prairie; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Aspen RxHealth is seeking experienced Operating Room Registered Nurses in Grande Prairie, Alberta. Join a close-knit community with big city amenities and contribute to expanding services in a new regional hospital. Ideal candidates will have a passion for patient care and thrive in dynamic environments.

Qualifications

• Active or eligible for CRNA registration.
• Current BCLS-HCP certification required.
• Recent OR experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing services to patients, families, and communities.
• Ensure patient safety through critical thinking and decision making.
• Educate and advocate for patients and families.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Patient advocacy

Holistic care

Education

Completion of an accredited nursing education program

Accredited Post-Basic Peri-operative certification

Job description

Are you looking for your next adventure? Consider northern Alberta's best kept secret - Grande Prairie. Surrounded by rolling fields of farmland, boreal forest to the north and access to the Canadian Rockies to the south, each day can lead to something new. We are looking for experienced Operating Room Registered Nurses who thrive in environments where each day is something different and your skillsets are constantly evolving. With the new Grande Prairie Regional Hospital now open, we are excited to be expanding services within urology, orthopedics, ENT, general surgery, gynecology and ophthalmology, with the addition of bariatric and oncoplastics to support Grande Prairie Cancer Centre. A close-knit community with big city amenities, it's no wonder those who move to Grande Prairie choose to stay!

Responsibilities:

1. Provide a wide variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities, and populations.
2. Ensure patient safety and well-being through nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making.
3. Educate, counsel, and advocate on behalf of patients and their families.
4. Support an integrated and holistic approach to patient care, health promotion, and maintenance.
5. Maintain safe, quality, patient and family-centered care reflecting AHS values.

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).
• If not practiced as a Registered Nurse within the last five years, completion of specific refresher courses is required.

Additional Qualifications:

• Accredited Post-Basic Peri-operative certification.
• Availability to work days, evenings, weekends, on-call, and respond within 30 minutes when called back.
• Preference for candidates with recent OR experience or those who have completed or are enrolled in an accredited peri-operative course.
• Knowledge of disease entities, nursing diagnoses, and interventions related to medical and surgical treatments.
• Ability to handle physical demands and maintain confidentiality.