Registered Nurse - Geriatrics

Your Opportunity:

Are you a skilled Registered Nurse (RN/RPN) with a passion for supporting individuals with complex behavioural needs, psychogeriatrics, and advanced dementia? This is a unique opportunity to apply your advanced clinical expertise and critical thinking while supporting some of the North Zone’s most complex patient populations with Assisted Living Alberta. As a member of the Complex Care Support Team, you will provide clinical leadership through specialized consultation, education, and support to frontline clinicians.

Responsibilities include comprehensive biopsychosocial assessments, management of challenging behaviours and cognitive conditions, and support for care coordination and advance care planning for high-risk patients. Working within an interdisciplinary team, you will support referrals from acute care, continuing care, and home and community care settings. You will collaborate closely with physicians, case managers, frontline staff, patients, and families to deliver high-quality, evidence-based care.

Geriatric expertise and knowledge of living options are considered assets. This role includes in-person consultation for patients living with dementia and collaboration with a specialized team of Nurse Practitioners, Care of the Elderly Physicians, Geriatric Psychiatry supports, and allied health professionals. Based in Fort McMurray, this position supports clients throughout the North Zone. Remote work may be accommodated; however, travel to sites within approximately two hours of your home location is required.

In addition to a competitive rate of pay, AHS currently has a Fort McMurray Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $12,480. This allowance is non-pensionable & is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

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 $ to $ 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 or (ii), as 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) certification.

Experience in Continuing Care including Home and Community Care and Continuing Care Homes. CNA Certification in Geriatrics, or willingness to obtain. Supportive Pathways or equivalent. Experience in program planning, education of adults, interdisciplinary practice, and research activities.