Registered Nurse – Lethbridge, Canada – Immigration Support Possible

Visa type confirmed: Immigration Support Possible

Your Opportunity:
This position is part of the Overdose Prevention Site providing harm reduction and supervised consumption services, based in Lethbridge. The site is currently located outside of the Lethbridge shelter. These services are part of a range of evidence-based services that support prevention, harm reduction, and treatment for Albertans living with substance use challenges. The Overdose Prevention Site provides a place where people can use drugs in a monitored, hygienic environment to reduce harm from substance use while offering wrap-around services such as counselling and referrals to services such as housing and treatment (e.g., opioid agonist therapy, detox, income support).

Position Overview:
As the Registered Nurse, you will provide support to clients coping with addictions and will work collaboratively through case management in a multidisciplinary team of Addiction Counsellors, Peer Support Workers, Paramedics, and Nursing staff in the Program. You will be expected to provide site supervision and support staff in the consistent application of rules, leading team decision-making. This position will provide assessment, evaluation, and ongoing oversight of the patient’s care and help navigate clients in crisis to reduce impacts on individuals, families, and the community.

Community Engagement:
As a community partner, you will also provide information and education about the program to various stakeholders, families, and clients. This position works closely with other services in supporting and coordinating care.

Description:
As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide a wide variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities, and populations, ensuring 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.

Compensation:
Provisional Permit Holders shall be paid $39.58 /hour – $54.16/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.

• Acute Care Alberta: N
• Primary Care Alberta: N
• Recovery Alberta: Y
• Classification: Registered Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Overdose Prevention Site, Mental Health and Addiction
• Primary Location: Chinook Regional Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.74
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends
• Minimum Salary: $43.26
• Maximum Salary: $59.21
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Provided

Required Qualifications:

• 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).
• If you have not practiced as a Registered Nurse within the last five (5) years, completion of required educational courses is necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Two years’ experience working in Supervised Consumption, working with people with addictions concerns, and/or working in an in-charge capacity would be an asset.
• Non-violent crisis intervention certification is preferred.

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