Instructor
- Calgary, AB, Canada
Part-time
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Job details
- Job type
- Part-time
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
Original job description
- Classification:
- Instructor
- Union:
- United Nurses of Alberta
- Unit and Program:
- Southern AB Forensic Psychiatry Centre
- Primary Location:
- SA Forensic Psychiatry Centre
- Location Details:
- As Per Location
- Multi-Site:
- At (UNA only)
- FTE:
- 0.50
- Posting End Date:
- 19-OCT-2026
- Employee Class:
- Regular Part Time
- Date Available:
- 29-OCT-2026
- Hours per Shift:
- 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks:
- 4
- Shifts per cycle:
- 10
- Shift Pattern:
- Days
- Days Off:
- As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary:
- $48.76
- Maximum Salary:
- $66.74
- Vehicle Requirement:
- Not Applicable
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:A minimum of 3 years of recent (within the last 5 years) experience working within inpatient Mental Health with an FTE. Strong knowledge and skills with Connect Care, ability to assess learning needs of staff to support practice and ongoing development on a multidisciplinary team required. Knowledge and ability to act as a leader/support, understand when/how to step in and act as a resource and provide nursing coverage on the floor as required. Expert knowledge of mental health (diagnosis, recovery-oriented care, complex care planning), documentation, record management, HPA restricted activities, Mental Health Act, suicide risk assessment, knowledge of NCR-MD designations and Criminal Code Review Board procedures, current applicable policy and legislation required. Strong working knowledge/experience of aggression/de-escalation techniques. Must have familiarity of expectations of medical capabilities within mental health and ability to support staff in medical management of patients and emergency response when needed is required.
Preferred Qualifications:A minimum of 1 years’ experience and knowledge of inpatient or outpatient forensic psychiatry is preferred. Experience in Quality Improvement Initiatives. Minimum of 1 years’ experience working as a CNE. Knowledge/experience with E-Sims an asset. Demonstrated leadership or clinical supervision of health care professionals. Experience in a leadership role in the advancement of nursing practice.
More about this job
Responsibilities
The Instructor will support and teach nursing staff on a forensic psychiatry unit, assessing learning needs and supporting ongoing development. The role also covers floor leadership, providing nursing coverage when needed, and supporting staff in patient care and emergency response.
Requirements
Candidates need an accredited nursing education, active or eligible CRNA registration, and current BCLS-HCP certification. They also need at least 3 years of recent inpatient mental health experience, strong Connect Care skills, and expert knowledge of forensic and mental health practice, including the Mental Health Act and NCR-MD and Criminal Code Review Board procedures.
Skills
- Connect Care
- Mental health nursing
- Forensic psychiatry
- Suicide risk assessment
- De-escalation techniques
- Aggression management
- Clinical documentation
- Care planning
- Staff education
- Learning needs assessment
- Clinical supervision
- Leadership
- Mental Health Act
- NCR-MD and Criminal Code Review Board procedures
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Emergency response
- Quality improvement
- E-Sims
- Nursing practice advancement
- Multidisciplinary teamwork
Categories
- Healthcare
- Education
Keywords
- Nursing instructor
- Registered nurse
- Mental health nursing
- Forensic psychiatry
- Psychiatric nursing
- Connect Care
- Clinical education
- Staff development
- Mental Health Act
- Suicide risk assessment
- De-escalation
- Aggression management
- CRNA
- BCLS
- Recovery-oriented care
- Nurse educator
- Clinical nurse specialist
- Healthcare Alberta
- Part-time
- Health care
Seniority
Mid level
Licences and certifications
- CRNA registration
- BCLS-HCP
Tools
- Connect Care
- E-Sims
Fields of study
- Nursing