Original job description
Your Opportunity:
An exciting opportunity exists to provide healthcare in a rural community as a Registered Nurse in Milk River, Alberta. The Town of Milk River (population about 825) is located about 300 kilometers southeast of Calgary and about an hour southeast of Lethbridge. It is the only place you can reach the US border in 10 minutes’ drive! Visit the spectacular Waterton National Park in just over an hour’s drive, and ancient Indigenous stone writings only a half hour away! Along with its extremely low land prices, friendly small-town living, and its close proximity to both Lethbridge and the Canada/United States Border, and the warm Southern Alberta chinooks, Milk River is an attractive place to call home. Serving the farming and ranching community, the Milk River Health Centre provides a range of health care services to including emergency, long term care, lab & diagnostic imaging, along with other allied health programs.
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 Room, Long Term Care Primary Location: Milk River Health Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 13-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 23-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 11.08 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. 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:
As required.
Preferred Qualifications:
ACLS, PALS, TNCC, CTAS, FERN preferred.
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Responsibilities
Provide nursing care to patients, families, and communities, using critical thinking and clinical decision-making to support their safety and well-being. Teach, counsel, and advocate for patients and families while contributing leadership to integrated, holistic care and health promotion.
Requirements
Applicants must complete an accredited nursing education program and hold, or be eligible for, registration and a practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta. Current BCLS-HCP certification is required; nurses who have not practiced within the past five years must complete the specified medication management and health assessment courses before employment.
Skills
- Nursing
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Decision Making
- Patient Safety
- Patient And Family-Centered Care
- Patient Education
- Counseling
- Patient Advocacy
- Leadership
- Health Promotion
- Emergency Nursing
- Long-Term Care
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
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Keywords
- Registered Nurse
- Nursing
- Emergency Room
- Long-Term Care
- Patient Care
- Family-Centered Care
- Community Health
- Health Promotion
- Critical Thinking
- Problem Solving
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Patient Advocacy
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Medication Management
- Health Assessment
- ACLS
- PALS
- TNCC
- CTAS
- FERN
- College Of Registered Nurses Of Alberta
- United Nurses Of Alberta
