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The Registered Nurse is responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care for critically ill patients within an inter-disciplinary team. They perform specialized nursing duties, including acute ventilatory support and hemodynamic management, while ensuring safe and effective patient-centered care.
Requirements
Candidates must have a Bachelor's Degree or Diploma in Nursing and active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta. A minimum of one year of recent adult intensive care experience and completion of a recognized Critical Care course are mandatory.
Working hours
36 hours per week
Skills
- Critical care nursing
- Patient assessment
- Ventilatory support
- Hemodynamic management
- Trauma care
- Neurosurgical patient care
- Emergency cardiac arrest management
- Conflict management
- Team leadership
- Mentorship
- Quality improvement
- Communication skills
- Problem solving
- Decision making
- Patient advocacy
- Interdisciplinary collaboration
Visa sponsorship
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Categories
- Healthcare
- Management & Leadership
Keywords
- Registered Nurse
- Intensive Care Unit
- ICU
- Critical Care
- BCLS-HCP
- ACLS
- TNCC
- CRNA
- Hemodialysis
- CRRT
- Quality Improvement
- Patient Care
- Multidisciplinary Team
- Acute Ventilatory Support
- Renal Replacement
- Therapeutic Plasma Exchange
- Bariatric Program
- Code Blue
- Rapid Response Team
- Hemodynamic Management
- Trauma
- Neurosurgical
- Charge Nurse
- Professional Development
- Nursing Standards
Original job description
Your Opportunity:
The RAH ICU is a 29-bed unit characterized by high acuity and high occupancy. The ICU cares for critically ill patients from the medicine, surgery (including the regionalized thoracic surgery program), obstetrics, gynecologic, neurosurgical, and trauma programs. The unit provides evidence-based services within an inter-disciplinary team model. Specialized services include acute ventilatory support; continuous and intermittent renal replacement for acute and chronic renal failure, rhabdomyolysis, and sepsis; therapeutic plasma exchange for hematological and auto-immune disorders; and critical care support for the regional bariatric program. The Code Blue and Rapid Response Teams for the Royal Alexandra Hospital include nurses from the Intensive Care Unit. The RAH ICU is focused on continued Quality Improvement, providing a supportive environment for our staff and students, and providing patients with the best care possible. The Registered Nurse in this area is specially trained to be responsible for the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of patient care. The successful candidate will perform a variety of nursing duties and work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, the patients, and their families to achieve positive patient outcomes and improvements in quality care. Nursing care will be administered safely and effectively, according to hospital policies and nursing care standards.
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: Intensive Care Unit Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only) FTE: 0.80 Posting End Date: 28-SEP-2026 Employee Class: Regular Part Time Date Available: 15-DEC-2026 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: 12 Shifts per cycle: 32 Shift Pattern: Nights 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:
Candidates without full critical care training and less than 1-year recent adult intensive care experience will not be considered. A Bachelors Degree in Nursing or Diploma in Nursing is required. Candidates are required be fully trained in Adult Critical Care Nursing, including recent completion of a recognized Critical Care course with a minimum 1 year (approx 1800 hours) of adult critical care nursing experience. Certification and experience are required in countershock, care of the neurosurgical patient, emergency cardiac arrest management, transcutaneous and transvenous pacemakers, advanced hemodynamic management, massive transfusions, and trauma. Candidates must display excellent communication, organizational and interpersonal skills, and the ability to critically think. Leadership and proven mentorship skills are a must. Candidates must show the ability to identify own learning needs, seek guidance in professional practice when deficits occur and demonstrate a commitment to ongoing professional growth and development. A commitment to providing quality patient and family centered care in a team environment must be demonstrated. Must demonstrate exceptional understanding of advanced team dynamic concepts and conflict management. Charge Nurse duties may be required following successful orientation to the role.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certifications, training, or experience with the following are preferred: ACLS, TNCC, CNA Critical Care Certification, intermittent hemodialysis and/or CRRT. Past participation and experience with Quality Improvement initiatives and demonstrated ongoing Professional Development related to Critical Care. Experience working with diverse communities or groups (i.e. ethno-cultural, racialized, faith-based, 2S LGBTQI+, vulnerable, marginalized, persons with disabilities, etc.).
