Undergraduate Nurse

Your Opportunity:

The town of Peace River is nestled in the beautiful Peace River valley and is the cultural and economic hub of the Peace Region of northwestern Alberta. The town population is about 6,000 with a surrounding catchment of 10,000. Peace River offers great education, and the residents enjoy a wide range of indoor and outdoor recreational activities including golfing, hockey, camping skiing and swimming. Come join our team in a dynamic rural facility. You will be working closely with members of a multidisciplinary team to provide care for patients while following AHS values. You will be responsible for caring for patients from newborn to seniors with a variety of medical, surgical, and obstetrical opportunities. This acute department provides care to stroke, cardiac and trauma events within the area. 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:

The Undergraduate Nursing Employee (UNE) position provides an opportunity for the nursing student employed as a UNE to consolidate the knowledge and skill acquired in their approved nursing education program towards competency in the range and complexity of Registered Nurse (RN) or Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN) practice. The UNE is an unregulated member of the collaborative health care team who provides patient centred care with the supervision of the RN or RPN. The nursing activities performed, and level of supervision required are determined by legislation, standards of supervision outlined by regulatory colleges, Alberta Health Services (AHS) policy, educational preparation, practice setting, complexity of the patient, level of risk involved, and competency of the UNE.

• Primary Care Alberta: N
• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Undergraduate Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Medical Surgical, Obstetrics
• Primary Location: Peace River Comm Hlth Ctr
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 07-APR-2025
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 05-MAY-2025
• Hours per Shift: 11.08
• Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
• Shifts per cycle: Varies
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: Other
• Minimum Salary: $28.88
• Maximum Salary: $28.88
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Current enrolment in an approved Alberta nursing education program leading to initial entry to practice as a registered nurse or registered psychiatric nurse. Current Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (CPR) certificate. Successful completion of 3rd year of an RN nursing education program and a minimum of 600 hours of clinical practice in an approved RN education program; or currently in the final year of an after-degree RN nursing education program and a minimum of 600 hours of clinical practice in an approved RN education program; or successful completion of 2nd year of an RPN nursing education program and a minimum of 600 hours of clinical practice in an approved RPN education program.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

As required.

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