Transitional Graduate Nurse - Emergency

Are you looking for a place where people truly matter? At Covenant Health, we believe our team is what makes us special. As one of Alberta’s Top Employers for the past decade with one of Canada’s Most Admired Corporate Cultures, we offer a workplace where you can grow, feel supported and make a meaningful difference. Since opening its doors in 1969, the Misericordia Community Hospital has offered both professional development opportunities and the ease of urban living.

This full-service hospital provides specialized care through units like emergency, surgery and neonatal intensive care—supporting the holistic wellbeing of individuals and families across the city and beyond. If you thrive in a busy environment and enjoy helping people in urgent situations, you will find purpose here. Our team provides specialized emergency and urgent care, working together to support each patient’s well-being.

We are looking for people who can think critically, manage multiple priorities and work well with others. Your care makes a real difference in supporting a holistic approach, creating a positive experience for patients and living out Covenant Health’s core values every day. Are you ready to be the difference in health care? Make your impact by delivering quality, compassionate care to people across the province.

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Description:

The Transition Graduate Nurse (TGN) is a regulated health professional who provides comprehensive nursing care to individuals and families across the lifespan. These positions are supernumerary in nature, that are not part of the baseline staff count. The TGN will be assigned a Clinical Guide with whom they will be scheduled to work and collaboratively provide care until it is determined that they are ready to independently assume the full scope of RN or RPN practice.

Once the TGN is determined to be ready for independent practice and obtains a regular position of no less than 0.5 FTE, they will continue to work the same total FTE as their original GNTPP position for the remainder of the program. During this Independent Practice Phase, only the FTE of their new position will be counted in the baseline staff complement.

The remaining portion, equal to the difference between their GNTPP FTE and their new position FTE, will be excluded from the baseline and will not require back filling. The TGN will conduct holistic assessments, develop and implement care plans, coordinate interdisciplinary care, and contribute to health system improvement. TGNs work in diverse settings including acute care, continuing care, community health and specialty programs, and are accountable for safe, evidence-informed and ethical practice by adhering to legislative requirements, CRNA Standards, the Health Professions Act, and the CNA Code of Ethics (Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Nurses, 2025).

GNTPP participants who do not achieve a regular position within twelve 12 months of their initial appointment, will be transferred to casual status.
Classification:  Registered Nurse GNT 1957.50
Union:  COV UNA
Unit and Program:  Emergency MCH
Primary

Location:

Misericordia Community Hosp
Multi-Site:  At (UNA only)
FTE:  1.00
Posting End Date:  14-SEP-2026
Temporary Employee Class:  Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available:

12-NOV-2026
Temporary End Date:  12-NOV-2027
Length of Shift in weeks:  12
Shifts per cycle:  40
Days Off:  As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary:  $44.56
Maximum Salary:  $60.98
Vehicle Requirement:  Not Applicable
Classification:  Registered Nurse GNT 1957.50
Union:  COV UNA
Unit and Program:  Emergency MCH
Primary

Location:

Misericordia Community Hosp
Location Details:  As Per Location
Multi-Site:  At (UNA only)
FTE:  1.00
Posting End Date:  14-SEP-2026
Temporary Employee Class:  Temp F/T Benefits

Date Available:

12-NOV-2026
Hours per

Shift:  11.25
Length of Shift in weeks:  12
Shifts per cycle:  40
Shift Pattern:  Days, Nights, Weekends
Days Off:  As Per Rotation
Minimum Salary:  $44.56
Maximum Salary:  $60.98
Vehicle Requirement:  Not Applicable

Required Qualifications  Graduated from an accredited nursing education program.

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