Assistant Head Nurse

at  Alberta Health Services

Your Opportunity:
This exciting opportunity is located at a rural hospital in northern Alberta – 6 hours north of Edmonton. Reporting to the Care Manager, the Clinical Coordinator is responsible for the day-to-day coordinating of patient care activities in a combined facility - Acute Care, Emergency and Long-Term Care units. The Clinical Coordinator assists the Care Manager with planning, organizing, supervising, directing and evaluating the provision of care and programs on the nursing unit. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.
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 AHS.

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Assist Head Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Long Term Care
• Primary Location: Manning Community Health Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)

• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Assist Head Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Long Term Care
• Primary Location: Manning Community Health Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only