Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Experience the variety of rural nursing, work to your full scope of practice, and easily access big city amenities less than an hour drive from Edmonton! Grow your nursing practice as part of the Acute Care and Emergency/Outpatients department in the welcoming community of Tofield. Every day, you’ll have the chance to use your critical thinking and problem-solving skills as you provide assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of direct patient-and family-centered care. You can quickly prioritize and respond to changes in patient status effectively with a professional, positive attitude. Your interpersonal and communication skills help you build strong relationships with your “work family” and patients alike, while your dedication to ongoing development shows in taking the initiative to sign up for courses and participate in continuous improvement activities. Our site offers a new enhanced orientation program to ensure competency in this unique working environment. Interview directly. Attention Registered Nurses! This position may qualify for a $15,000 to $20,000 Recruitment Incentive. Please visit rcif-una.ca for more details. The place of work is in a community designated for Canada Student Loan forgiveness as outlined in https://www.canada.ca/en/services/benefits/education/student-aid/grants-loans/repay/assistance/doctors-nurses/amount.html. You may be eligible for Canada Student Loan forgiveness if you meet other eligibility requirements.
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: Acute Care and Emergency Primary Location: Tofield Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 08-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 18-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call Days Off: Other 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.
Additional Required Qualifications:
As required.
Preferred Qualifications:
Canadian Triage Acuity Scale. Cardiac Arrest Management Advanced & Basic/Advanced Cardiac Life Support. Pediatric Advanced Care/Pediatric Advanced Life Support. Trauma 101/Trauma Nurse Core Course. At least 1 year in the past 3 years Emergency experience. At least 1 year in the past 3 years Acute Care experience.
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Responsibilities
Provide direct, safe, quality nursing care to patients and families in the Acute Care and Emergency/Outpatients department, including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation. Use clinical judgment to respond to changing patient needs, educate and advocate for patients and families, and support integrated care and health promotion.
Requirements
Applicants must complete an accredited nursing education program, be active or eligible for registration and a practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, and hold current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Provider certification. Preferred qualifications include triage and advanced life support or trauma training, plus recent emergency and acute care experience.
Skills
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Patient Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Patient and Family-Centered Care
- Patient Advocacy
- Patient Education and Counseling
- Triage
- Emergency Nursing
- Acute Care
- Communication
- Prioritization
- Continuous Improvement
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Keywords
- Registered Nurse
- Acute Care
- Emergency Nursing
- Outpatient Care
- Rural Nursing
- Patient Assessment
- Care Planning
- Care Implementation
- Care Evaluation
- Patient and Family-Centered Care
- Critical Thinking
- Problem-Solving
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Patient Safety
- Health Promotion
- Patient Advocacy
- Patient Education
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- Canadian Triage Acuity Scale
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support
- Pediatric Advanced Life Support
- Trauma Nurse Core Course
- Continuous Improvement
