Undergraduate Nurse

Your Opportunity:

The PChAD program is looking to mentor and support a UNE who is eligible for work experience and licensing through UNA. Passionate about working with youth and their families? Wanting to develop your mental health, head to toe assessment, and other important nursing skills? Then, we have an exciting opportunity for you! Join our interdisciplinary team at PChAD where you will have the opportunity to work closely with a larger team in the Red Deer Children’s Addiction & Mental Health portfolio to ensure safe and secure detoxification and assessment over approximately 10 days. For more information about the PChAD program: https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/amh/Page2547.aspx

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.

• Classification: Undergraduate Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Protection of Children Abusing Drugs
• Primary Location: Red Deer Protective Safe House
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.00
• Posting End Date: 28-MAR-2024
• Employee Class: Casual/Relief
• Date Available: 22-APR-2024
• Hours per Shift: Varies
• 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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