Registered Nurse - Emergency

Job summary

The Registered Nurse will provide safe, quality, and holistic patient-centered care while utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. They will also advocate for patients, teach families, and maintain a leadership role in health promotion and safety.

Job details

Your Opportunity: 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. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit holders will be paid $40.76 to $55.79 per hour. Upon obtaining a full practice permit, the rate of pay will be adjusted to the applicable Registered Nurse rate in accordance with UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii), as applicable. Classification: Registered Nurse Union: United Nurses of Alberta Unit and Program: Emergency Primary Location: Sturgeon Community Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 28-SEP-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 08-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 27-JUL-2028 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 32 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $44.56 Maximum Salary: $60.98 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable 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) certification. If you have not practiced as a Registered Nurse within the past five (5) years, completion of the following free courses is required prior to employment: CRNA Medication Management (Chapters 1-4): https://connect.nurses.ab.ca/home/learning-and-development/learning-modules NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification: https://courses.nextgenu.org/course/view.php?id=271. Additional Required Qualifications: Successful completion of NCLEX exam. Experience as a Registered Nurse in an Emergency Department within the last 2 years. Minimum 5 years acute medicine / surgery experience may be considered. Completion of Emergency Nursing Provincial Education Program (ENPEP) modules or equivalent certification. Routinely demonstrate strong prioritization and assessment skills. Basic computer skills, familiarity with Connect Care, Netcare and PYXIS. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills. Good command of the English language. Ability to work as part of a team and with minimal supervision. Physical capability of performing all aspects of the role (bending, crouching, kneeling, overhead lifting, and mobilization of bariatric patients). Up to date N95 Mask Fitting. Preferred Qualifications: ACLS, ACCN, TNCC, ENPC, PALS certification. Cardiac Monitoring/ECG Interpretation.

What you’ll do

The Registered Nurse will provide safe, quality, and holistic patient-centered care while utilizing critical thinking and problem-solving skills. They will also advocate for patients, teach families, and maintain a leadership role in health promotion and safety.

Requirements

Candidates must have completed an accredited nursing education program and hold active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta. Additionally, they require experience in an Emergency Department within the last two years and current BCLS-HCP certification.

Listed skills

• Problem solving · Preferred
• interpersonal skills · Preferred
• Communication · Preferred
• Critical Thinking · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Critical thinking
• Problem solving
• Patient assessment
• Emergency nursing
• Acute medicine
• Surgery
• Connect Care
• Netcare
• PYXIS
• Communication
• Interpersonal skills
• BCLS-HCP
• N95 mask fitting
• Patient advocacy
• Health promotion

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Management & Leadership