New Job Registered Nurse In Alberta

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A senior Registered Nurse (RN) in a leadership role at the Cold Lake Healthcare Centre’s Emergency Department, is defined as an RN with more than five (5) years current and active emergency room nursing experience, current CTAS and ACLS certifications, and a nurse capable of the role of Duty Nurse after hours and weekends. Your responsibilities will include overseeing the overall operations of the Emergency Department during their scheduled shift and delegation of duties, breaks, and workload for their shift team members including nurses, unit clerks, service workers, screeners, and health care aides. Coordinating patient flow, patient transfers, collaboration with RAAPID, EMS dispatch and ground ambulance, STARS, and patients received in private vehicles including but not limited to utilizing iRequest. Record keeping, Scheduling, inventory, drug cabinets. You will ensure all standards, policies and procedures for all staff working on shift. Determine appropriate staffing levels, initiate charge to charge conversations with Acute Care. Identify and communicate any unsafe situations, incidents, practices, or performance issues to the Unit Manager in written or verbal report and/or delegate staff member to complete reports as appropriately required through RLS or MySafetyNet, as well as all other duties delegated by the Unit Manager.

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 of AHS.