Original job description
Your Opportunity:
The successful candidate will be required to coordinate the delivery of nursing care for the sick and critically ill neonate. The nurse will participate in family teaching and provide leadership by working cooperatively with ancillary and other patient team personnel in maintaining standards of professional nursing practice in the clinical setting. The nurse will be able to maintain positive working relationships with parents, families, and co-workers, and be able to independently manage multiple priorities.
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: Unit 63 NICU Primary Location: Rockyview General Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At (UNA only) FTE: 0.75 Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026 Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits Date Available: 29-OCT-2026 Temporary End Date: 14-NOV-2027 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 30 Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation 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:
Proficiency with Timeless, Connect Care, Microsoft Word, Outlook, MS Teams. Post-graduate continuing education on breastfeeding teaching and support is preferred. Skilled in clinical decision making and priority setting. Demonstrated critical thinking skills. Excellent communication skills in a multidisciplinary environment. Patient teaching and family support skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
Current NRP certification. NRP Instructor certification. Bachelor of Nursing. Experience attending neonatal resuscitation and neonatal admission. NICU experience within the last year. Level 3 NICU experience within the last 5 years. Preceptorship of a final focus nursing student in the last 2 years. Completion of the NICU Certificate Program. Minimum of five years of current NICU nursing experience. NICU Charge Nurse experience within the last 2 years. NICU Charge Nurse experience.
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Responsibilities
Coordinate and provide safe, quality nursing care for sick and critically ill neonates, using clinical judgment to manage multiple priorities. Teach and support patients’ families, advocate for their needs, and collaborate with the multidisciplinary team to maintain professional nursing standards.
Requirements
Requires completion of an accredited nursing education program, active or eligible registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta, and current BCLS-HCP certification. Candidates should demonstrate clinical decision-making, critical thinking, priority setting, communication, and family teaching skills; NICU experience and NRP certification are preferred.
Skills
- Neonatal Nursing
- NICU Care
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Priority Setting
- Critical Thinking
- Patient Teaching
- Family Support
- Breastfeeding Education
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Communication
- Leadership
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Nursing Care Coordination
- Timeless
- Connect Care
- Microsoft Word
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Registered Nurse
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
- NICU
- Neonatal Nursing
- Nursing Care Coordination
- Patient Safety
- Family-Centered Care
- Clinical Decision-Making
- Critical Thinking
- Priority Setting
- Patient Teaching
- Family Support
- Breastfeeding Education
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- Neonatal Resuscitation Program
- NRP
- CRNA Registration
- Timeless
- Connect Care
- Microsoft Word
- Microsoft Outlook
- Microsoft Teams
- Multidisciplinary Collaboration
- Charge Nurse
- Preceptorship
- NICU Certificate Program
