Nurse Clinician - Medical Teaching Unit

at  Alberta Health Services

Your Opportunity:
This is a prominent leadership role on a Medical Teaching Unit (MTU) of 38 beds. Unit 36 isa high volume Internal Medicine unit that cares for a patient population that is highly acute and complex. Unit 36 supports multiple teams of resident physicians, medical students and other learners. The unit also works closely on multiple research initiatives for the Ward of the 21st Century. The Unit 36 Nurse Clinician is a knowledgeable clinical resource for Unit 36, who provides coaching and mentoring of unit and multidisciplinary staff for the benefit of their professional development and for optimal patient care. The Nurse Clinician is responsible for facilitating optimal flow for patients within the unit, site and within the organization for daily and long-term needs. Familiarity with organizational and site flow initiatives is critical for success in this role. The Nurse Clinician performs efficient facilitation and problem solving to ensure timely patient care planning occurs for patients including daily multidisciplinary bullet rounds. The NC ensures coordination and respectful communication between multi-disciplinary team members: MTU teams, MTU coordinator, allied health, unit staff, other resource persons or departments as well as the needed communication for successful discharge of patients to community or alternate destination from hospital. Additionally, the NC is responsible for all standard charge RN duties including unit staffing and all responsible activities needed to ensure safe and effective patient care.
Description:

As a Nurse Clinician (NC), you will be responsible for the coordination of an interprofessional team, in the provision of quality patient (client, resident) care in order to meet the operational priorities and requirements within a clinical setting. You will use an integrative leadership approach in assisting, planning, implementing and evaluating care needs, while assuming responsibility for staff assignments, patient flow and clinical resources. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

• Classification: Nurse Clinician
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: PCU 36 Medical Teaching Unit, Internal Medicine
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)

• Classification: Nurse Clinician
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: PCU 36 Medical Teaching Unit, Internal Medicine
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only