Registered Nurse - Continuing Care

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Company: Aspen RxHealth

Location: Edmonton, AB T5A 0A1

Description:

Your Opportunity:

Children's Home Care is a multi-disciplinary team with RN, SW, RT, PT, OT, SLP, and Rehab assistants who collaborate to deliver services to children from 0 - 18 years old with a wide variety of medical conditions, including children with complex health needs. As an RN for Children's Home Care, you will act both as a Case Manager as well as a direct care provider, utilizing your strong skills in family-centered practice, coaching, assessing, organizing, and communication. The service locations can be a clinic, clients' homes, and/or community settings clients are engaged in. The case management duties include ongoing assessment and identification of the overall unmet needs of the child/family. In collaboration with the family and other partners the case manager develops a care plan, based on those unmet needs, using the appropriate internal and external resources. Case Managers work within a Competency Framework that includes personal and professional accountability, systems thinking, creative thinking, communicating, and building relationships.

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 AHS. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit Holders shall be paid $35.87/hour - $43.82/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 in accordance with AHS/UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii) as applicable. This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses their interest by the deadline, the vacancy shall be filled under the provisions of Article 14: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies. Please be advised this posting may be used to fill multiple identical vacancies arising as a result of the administration of the Trial of Modified Posting Provisions.

  • Acute Care Alberta: N
  • Primary Care Alberta: N
  • Recovery Alberta: N
  • Classification: Registered Nurse
  • Union: United Nurses of Alberta
  • Unit and Program: Specialty Programs
  • Primary Location: East Edmonton Health Centre
  • Location Details: As Per Location
  • Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
  • FTE: 1.00
  • Posting End Date: 17-APR-2025
  • Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
  • Date Available: 19-MAY-2025
  • Temporary End Date: 16-NOV-2026
  • Hours per Shift: 7.75
  • Length of Shift in weeks: 12
  • Shifts per cycle: 57
  • Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
  • Days Off: As Per Rotation
  • Minimum Salary: $39.21
  • Maximum Salary: $51.46
  • 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 (https://connect.nurses.ab.ca/home/%2Flearning-and-development%2Flearning-modules%2F) and the NextGenU Health Assessment Resources Certification (https://courses.nextgenu.org/course/view.php?id=271#section-0)
Additional Required Qualifications:
Comprehensive understanding of developmental milestones. Recent (2 year) pediatric experience with tracheostomies, wound care, HPT, and central lines. The successful candidate must be able to work in different settings and environments (home environments and weather conditions), as well as be able to lift and carrying professional bags, which weigh approximately 15-30 lbs. Required to bend, pull, lift, and perform variable movements and position changes from sitting on floor doing activities with children, families, and colleagues to working at desk/computer for extended periods of time. Baccalaureate Degree or master's in nursing preferred; however, skills, and experience relevant to nursing practice in community sector will be considered.
Preferred Qualifications:
Computer knowledge/skills including Meditech, Connect Care and Outlook, and strong interpersonal skills. Knowledge of the principles of adult learning. McMaster Case Management training and understanding of the AHS Continuing Care Case Management Competency Framework. 2 years current nursing practice as a Home Living case manager. Knowledge of pediatric community resources and programs.

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