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Assisted Living Alberta is dedicated to Enhancing Care in the Community, helping people be healthy, well and independent in their homes and communities. For more information. Assisted Living Alberta Edmonton Zone Continuing Care provides services through five main program areas: Home Living, Supportive Living, Facility Living, Transition Services and Palliative Care. The Palliative and End-of-Life Care Program is recruiting an energetic and adaptable Assistant Head Nurse, Palliative Care Consultant who can manage a specialty clinical workload autonomously. The ideal candidate would be a motivated, self-starting, & proactive individual who is committed to lifelong learning and excellent service delivery in the PEOL program. Are you someone who is passionate about PEOL, who has a drive to continually grow & achieve team& system- oriented goals? The successful incumbent will be part of the Palliative Community Consult Team (PCCT). You will work alongside a specialized team of palliative physicians, NPS, and other palliative nurse consultants to address referrals related to PEOL symptoms that are difficult to manage, complex family issues related to patients’ illnesses, disease comprehension discussions, complex GCD & ACP discussions, & Type C Continuing Care Home (hospice) assessments. You will work with system collaborators by assessing patients in their private residence, those residing in Type A/B/C Continuing Care Homes, and those as in-patients in Zone suburban/rural community hospitals. This work involves working with clinical partners in care: primary care providers, the Cross Cancer Institute, home care teams, Continuing Care attending teams, & acute care teams. You will work in an office setting, as well, will travel within established geographical networks of care in the AHS Edmonton Zone. Your day-to-day work changes based on the location of the patients.
Description:
As an Assistant Head Nurse, you will be responsible for staff assignments, patient flow and acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff. In addition to providing frontline nursing care, as required, you will take a leadership role in the promotion of quality patient care and the implementation of operational priorities. Your in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience, will assist in providing solutions for complex health care issues at all levels with patients, interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values.
Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta Classification: Assistant Head Nurse Union: United Nurses of Alberta Unit and Program: Palliative and End-of-Life Care Primary Location: Seventh Street Plaza Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only) FTE: 0.63 Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 02-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 36 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $46.05 Maximum Salary: $63.02 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).
Additional Required Qualifications:
3-5 years of recent (within the last year) experience in a palliative care setting as a clinician. Strong to expert knowledge of PEOL symptom management modalities (pharmacological and non-pharmacological) and the psychosocial support often required for someone diagnosed with a life-limiting/life-threatening illness. Consistent, proven, and demonstrated experience with managing and working on multiple competing priorities, requiring fast action and at times re-prioritization. Evidence to support the ability and skill level to work to the CRNA full scope of RN clinical practice: accesses and utilizes resources available and integrates them into scope related clinical expertise to make informed decisions about patient care in alignment with patients’ GCD, individual preferences and wishes. Communication (written, verbal, non-verbal): highly skilled and effective to write accurate, clear, concise, timely, and relevant consult notes; to communicate with a large scope of system collaborators, and with patients and their caregivers during times of distress and urgency. Ability to travel throughout the AHS Edmonton Zone/corridor year-round.
Preferred Qualifications:
CNA Certification in National Nursing Specialty (Gerontological, Critical Care, Nursing, Hospice, Palliative Care Nursing). Connect Care experience. Master’s degree in nursing. LEAP Core and In-Depth.
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Responsibilities
Provide specialized palliative and end-of-life care consultations for patients with complex symptoms, family concerns, and care-planning needs across homes, continuing care facilities, and hospitals. Coordinate with clinical partners, provide nursing leadership and frontline care as needed, and support safe, high-quality patient- and family-centered care.
Requirements
Applicants must have completed an accredited nursing education program, be registered or eligible to practice with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, and hold current BCLS-HCP certification. The role requires 3–5 years of recent palliative care experience, strong expertise in symptom management and communication, the ability to manage competing priorities, and year-round travel across the Edmonton Zone; specialty certification, Connect Care experience, a master’s degree, and LEAP training are preferred.
Skills
- Palliative Care
- End-of-Life Care
- Symptom Management
- Clinical Assessment
- Nursing Leadership
- Patient Flow Management
- Staff Assignments
- Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Care Coordination
- Advance Care Planning
- Goals of Care Discussions
- Psychosocial Support
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Clinical Documentation
- Prioritization
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Palliative Care
- End-of-Life Care
- Palliative Community Consult Team
- Assisted Living
- Continuing Care
- Hospice
- Registered Nurse
- College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- BCLS-HCP
- Symptom Management
- Pharmacological Modalities
- Non-Pharmacological Modalities
- Psychosocial Support
- Goals of Care
- Advance Care Planning
- Type C Continuing Care Home Assessments
- Patient- and Family-Centered Care
- Clinical Consultation
- Clinical Documentation
- Connect Care
- CNA Certification
- Gerontological Nursing
- Critical Care Nursing
- Hospice Nursing
- LEAP Core
- LEAP In-Depth
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Care Coordination
- Edmonton Zone
