Registered Nurse Locum – Travel Nurse, Acute and Home Care Settings

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

Job summary

An exciting opportunity awaits as a Registered Nurse Locum, where you will work across various settings in North Zone. This role allows you to utilize your full nursing expertise, providing care in acute and home care environments. Enjoy the flexibility of short-term assignments while receiving competitive pay and additional incentives. Experience the beauty of Northern Alberta, with its unique recreational activities and vibrant communities. Join a dedicated team that values quality patient care and collaboration, making a meaningful impact in the lives of patients and families.

Benefits

Premium payment for hours worked

Daily per diem

Meal allowance

Travel cost reimbursement

Accommodations provided

Qualifications

• Completion of an accredited nursing program and registration with CRNA.
• Minimum one year of nursing experience in acute care or emergency.

Responsibilities

• Provide quality patient care and collaborate with healthcare teams.
• Assess, implement, and evaluate nursing interventions for diverse patients.

Skills

Nursing

Critical Thinking

Problem Solving

Patient Advocacy

Education

Accredited Nursing Education Program

Basic Cardiac Life Support Certification

Job description

Registered Nurse Locum – Travel Nurse, Acute and Home Care Settings

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Your Opportunity:

An exciting opportunity exists for Registered Nurses to work to full scope within their area of expertise in North Zone settings. This position will be used to fill staffing needs for: Home Care and Acute Care including emergency, acute care (OR, obstetrics, ICU/NICU, medicine, surgery, and pediatrics), continuing care, and mental health. The Registered Nurse Locum Program provides the opportunity to work in short term assignments up to full time hours. You will be responsible for the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions for a diverse patient population. You must be able to collaborate as a member of the health care team, balance numerous demands and conflicting priorities, and to work independently or within a multidisciplinary team environment. Locum Nurses receive extra incentives: A premium payment (temporary pilot until Sept 29, 2025) of $25.00 per hour for hours worked. A payment (temporary pilot until Sept 29, 2025) of $50.00 per day during assignments outside of Grande Prairie and Fort McMurray. A daily per diem of $25.40 and meal allowance of $47.50 on all assignments. Reimbursement for travel costs/per diem expenses. Accommodations provided by AHS. Assignments in Northern Alberta offer other great benefits – discover a different pace of life, meet new people, and find new recreational activities. The long summer days deliver ample opportunity to enjoy the outdoors: hiking, biking, and riding horseback or ATVs along thousands of kilometers of trails, or enjoy fishing, swimming, or paddling along northern waterways. Winter sports are hugely popular, and locals enjoy skiing, skating, ice-fishing or snowmobiling through the varied terrain. From prairie grasslands to dense boreal forest, you’ll find yourself immersed in communities with unique cultures that are all their own.

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.

Acute Care Alberta: Primary Care Alberta: N Recovery Alberta: N Classification: RN Locum (1920.75) Union: United Nurses of Alberta Unit and Program: Locum Program Primary Location: North Zone RN Locum Program Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only) FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 30-JUN-2025 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 10-JUL-2025 Hours per Shift: Varies Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $39.21 Maximum Salary: $51.46 Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided

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). Minimum of one year nursing experience. Experience in at least one of the following departments is required; acute care, emergency, intensive care, operating room, obstetrics, continuing care, home care, or psychiatry.

Additional Required Qualifications:

Minimum of one year of current registered nurse experience (1920 hours) in Canada within your specific area of expertise.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience working in rural settings with limited resources. Charge nurse experience. Experience working as sole healthcare practitioner in a site.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Part-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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