Assistant Head Nurse

If you are someone who likes mountainous living, this position in Hinton might be for you. The Hinton Healthcare Centre is a 21-bed hospital with an active Operating Room, Labour & Delivery and Emergency department. The town of Hinton has a population of just less than 10,000 and is situated 75kms from Jasper and 285kms from Edmonton. Hinton provides the community with a wealth of parks and playgrounds. The town itself is linked together by urban forest corridors and multipurpose trails for public enjoyment. Our local parks are also environmental havens, allowing the community to coexist with the natural world of the beautiful Rocky Mountain foothills. Hinton's main industries include pulp & sawmill, coal mines and oil & gas.

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.

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). PLEASE NOTE: 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.

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