Registered Nurse

Alberta Health Services; Medicine Hat; On-site; CAD 61,000 - 84,000; Full time

Job summary

Alberta Health Services is seeking a Registered Nurse for the Womens Health, Labour and Delivery unit in Medicine Hat. This temporary full-time role covers triage, labour, birth and immediate postpartum with perioperative support for caesarean births.

You will deliver safe, family-centered care, lead nursing processes and collaborate with an interprofessional team to promote health and well-being in obstetric settings.

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) certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide family-centred nursing care across triage, labour, birth and postpartum.
• Utilize nursing processes with critical thinking, problem solving and decision making.
• Lead and collaborate within an interprofessional team to ensure patient safety and well-being.

Skills

Critical thinking

Problem solving

Decision making

Education

Accredited nursing education program

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Join the Women's Health team at Medicine Hat Regional Hospital for a temporary full-time term in LDR. You will provide family-centred care across triage and assessment, labour, birth, and immediate postpartum and newborn transition. This includes fetal health surveillance, obstetrical emergencies, and perioperative support for caesarean births in the unit's dedicated operating rooms. The role suits a nurse who is confident in acute perinatal care and works well in a collaborative interprofessional team.

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.

PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit holders will be paid $40.76 to $55.79 per hour. Upon obtaining a full practice permit, 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.

Classification: Registered Nurse

Union: United Nurses of Alberta

Unit and Program: Women's Health, Labour and Delivery

Primary Location: Medicine Hat Regional Hospital

Location Details: As Per Location

Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)

FTE: 1.00

Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026

Temporary Employee Class: Temporary Full Time

Date Available: 29-OCT-2026

Temporary End Date: 18-JAN-2027

Hours per Shift: 7.75

Length of Shift in weeks: 8

Shifts per cycle: 38

Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends

Days Off: As Per Rotation

Minimum Salary: $44.56

Maximum Salary: $60.98

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) certification.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

Fetal Health Surveillance. Neonatal Resuscitation Certification.