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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.
Classification: Assistant Head Nurse Union: United Nurses of Alberta Unit and Program: Day Surgery/ PACU/ OR/ Endoscopy / MDR Primary Location: Barrhead Healthcare Ctr Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 20-NOV-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 07-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 57 Shift Pattern: Days, On Call Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $46.05 Maximum Salary: $63.02 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).
Additional Required Qualifications:
5 years nursing experience, minimum of 2 years Active OR experience within the past 5 years.
Preferred Qualifications:
ACLS, Preoperative education, charge nurse training.
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Responsibilities
Assign staff, manage patient flow, and serve as a role model, clinical resource, and advocate for nursing staff while providing frontline nursing care as needed. Lead efforts to promote quality patient- and family-centered care and implement operational priorities, collaborating with patients, interprofessional teams, administrators, and policymakers to address complex healthcare issues.
Requirements
Requires completion of an accredited nursing education program, active or eligible registration and a practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, and current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers. Requires five years of nursing experience, including at least two years of active operating room experience within the past five years; ACLS, preoperative education, and charge nurse training are preferred.
Skills
- Staff Assignments
- Patient Flow Management
- Clinical Leadership
- Frontline Nursing Care
- Quality Patient Care
- Clinical Judgment
- Patient And Family-Centered Care
- Operating Room Nursing
- Interprofessional Collaboration
- Advocacy
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Preoperative Care
- Charge Nurse Training
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Registered Nursing
- Accredited Nursing Education
- College Of Registered Nurses Of Alberta
- Practice Permit
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Operating Room
- Day Surgery
- Post-Anesthesia Care Unit
- Endoscopy
- Medical Device Reprocessing
- Staff Assignments
- Patient Flow
- Clinical Leadership
- Quality Patient Care
- Patient And Family-Centered Care
- Interprofessional Teams
- Advanced Clinical Judgment
- Advocacy
- Operational Priorities
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support
- Preoperative Education
- Charge Nurse Training
