Registered Nurse – Home Living, Edmonton, Canada – Immigration Support Possible

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Your Opportunity

Our client is dedicated to enhancing care in the community, helping people be healthy, well, and independent in their homes and communities. Edmonton Zone Continuing Care provides services through five main program areas: Home Living, Supportive Living, Facility Living, Transition Services, and Palliative Care. We are looking for a Registered Nurse Direct to join our Home Living team to provide professional support services in the homes of clients of all ages and stages of life.

As a self-directed team member with Continuing Care, the Registered Nurse demonstrates strong team player skills and has responsibilities, including assessment of needs, delivering appropriate therapeutic nursing services within professional practice standards, coordinating resources, establishing goals for client delivery, and evaluating outcomes. This position involves case management of clients as well as the direct provision of client care that meets established clinical standards and is evidence-based and client-centered. The Registered Nurse acts as a consultant on the team, providing clinical expertise and direction to other team members regarding their cases. In collaboration with the client and case manager, the direct RN care plans to address clients’ unmet nursing needs using appropriate internal and external resources through nursing assessment and interventions.

This position is integral to the Short-Term Intervention Team (STIT), which provides triage and clinic support, as well as community visits that require specialized skills in cardiac, IV therapy, and wound care.

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 our client.

Classification and Work Schedule

• Classification: Registered Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Home Living
• Primary Location: Edmonton Comm Health Hub North
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
• FTE: 0.61
• Employee Class: Regular Part Time
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 12
• Shifts per cycle: 35
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $43.26
• Maximum Salary: $59.21
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Required

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 the following free courses is required: CRNA Medication Management – Chapters 1 – 4 and the NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification.

Additional Required Qualifications

• Excellent organizational and time management skills.
• Communication and assessment skills to work cooperatively and effectively with healthcare team members, clients, and their families in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Proven critical thinking and decision-making skills.
• Physically able to perform all assigned tasks.
• Ability to work in various settings and environments, including clients’ homes and congregate settings.
• Capability to lift and carry medical bags weighing approximately 25-30 lbs.
• Proficiency in various computer programs, including Microsoft Office.

Preferred Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree in nursing preferred; however, skills and experience relevant to nursing practice in the community sector will be considered.
• Experience in Palliative Care.
• Experience in Connect Care.
• Two years of current nursing practice, with one year in a Continuing Care-based setting.
• Experience with complex clients, including acute, chronic, and end-of-life conditions.
• Experience with cardiac, IV therapy, and wound care.

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