Registered Nurse - General Systems ICU (GSICU), Critical Care Program

at  Alberta Health Services

Your Opportunity:
The University of Alberta Hospital (UAH) Critical Care Program consists of General Systems Intensive Care Unit (GSICU) and the Edmonton Firefighters’ Burn Treatment Unit. The GSICU is a Level 1 Trauma Centre ICU and provincial transplant center for northern and central Alberta, northern BC, Saskatchewan and northern Territories. As a Registered Nurse who is part of the interdisciplinary care team, you will provide evidence-based care to patients with critical illness or trauma, often with multisystem involvement. You will care for patients requiring continuous and intermittent renal replacement for acute and chronic failure. The successful candidate will provide patient and family-centered care to patients undergoing liver transplant as well as kidney/pancreas transplants. GSICU nurses are member of the Code Team and Medical Emergency Team (MET) for the Walter C. McKenzie campus at the UAH. The GSICU team also provides support for the Special Isolation Unit (SIU), caring for patients with complex isolation needs such as Ebola. There is also opportunity for the Registered Nurse to join the Clinical Resource Team (CRT), providing care to both GSICU and Burn Unit patients. As a registered nurse working within the interdisciplinary care team, you will be responsible for planning, assessing, implementing and evaluating care using evidence-based practices. You will work collaboratively within the team to provide positive patient outcomes and excellence in patient and family-centered care while adhering to hospital policy and standards of care. A commitment to providing quality patient and family-centered care in a team environment must be demonstrated is required. Charge Nurse duties may be required following successful orientation to the role is required. This posting will be used to fill multiple vacancies.
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. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit Holders shall be paid $35.87/hour - $43.82/hour. Upon being entered into the register of Registered Nurses, the rate of pay shall be adjusted to the rate of pay applicable to a Registered Nurse in accordance with AHS/UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii) as applicable. This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses their interest by the deadline, the vacancy shall be filled under the provisions of Article 14: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies. Please be advised this posting may be used to fill multiple identical vacancies arising as a result of the administration of the Trial of Modified Posting Provisions.

• Classification: Registered Nurse (2022.75)
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Unit 3C3/C4, General Systems ICU (GSICU)
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)

• Classification: Registered Nurse (2022.75)
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Unit 3C3/C4, General Systems ICU (GSICU)
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only