Assistant Head Nurse - Medicine Hat, Canada - Alberta Health Services

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Your Opportunity:

AHS is looking for an Assistant Head Nurse (AHN) to join our Women and Children's Health team at the Medicine Hat Regional Hospital . MHRH is a full-service hospital that provides services in high need areas including: Women's Health, NICU, Emergency, Surgery, and Mental Health. Reporting to the manager, the AHN is the first-level resource for all staff on the following units: Labour and Delivery, Maternal Child , Maternal Fetal Assessment Clinic, and Colposcopy clinic. MHRH Labour and Delivery includes 4 assessment beds, 6 labour beds, 2 pre-op beds, and 2 post anesthetic recovery room beds; Maternal Child unit includes 14-beds where the focus of care is Maternal-Child, gynecology, and low-risk medical-surgical patients; Maternal Fetal Assessment clinic focuses on prenatal care for high risk patients; Colposcopy clinic is a fast flow clinic caring for patients needing colposcopy procedure. The AHN is a clinical leader and mentor. The AHN provides leadership in facilitating, coordinating, and supporting the implementation of educational initiatives that impact the nursing units. You are responsible for assisting in the delivery of educational and operational needs which includes legislation, continuing competencies, quality improvement, strategic planning, or organizational AHN will liaise and collaborate with both internal and external partners within Women and Children's Health. Knowledge of AHS policies /procedures, code of conduct, vision and principles as well as professional standards of practice and applicable Alberta legislations are required to guide safe, quality practice. You will help lead and mentor the team, provide front-line clinical support, allocate resources, and conduct staff meetings. This is an ideal opportunity if you are looking to develop your management skills, make quality improvements, and work on big-picture projects.

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As an Assistant Head Nurse, you will be responsible for staff assignments, patient flow and acting as a role model, clinical resource and advocate for nursing staff. In addition to providing frontline nursing care, as required, you will take a leadership role in the promotion of quality patient care and the implementation of operational priorities. Your in-depth knowledge and skills, advanced judgment and clinical experience, will assist in providing solutions for complex health care issues at all levels with patients, interprofessional teams, administrators and policy makers. You will play a key role in providing safe, quality patient and family centered care while reflecting the shared vision and values of AHS.

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). PLEASE NOTE: This posting is scheduled to close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date but may be filled earlier if a Regular Employee who holds a position within the unit, program, or office expresses their interest in this vacancy by 23:59 MT on the 5th calendar day following the posting date, under LOU #25. In the event that no Regular Employee from this workplace expresses their interest by the deadline, the vacancy shall be filled under the provisions of Article 14: Promotions, Transfers and Vacancies. Please be advised this posting may be used to fill multiple identical vacancies arising as a result of the administration of the Trial of Modified Posting Provisions.

Baccalaureate in Nursing Degree.Prior experience as an AHN/team lead. Demonstrate excellent assessment, organizational, patient care, and leadership skills. Experience providing educational support to adult learners. Certification(s) /training in relevant specialty area including: NRP, FHS, MoreOB , ACORN, Breastfeeding, bladder scanning, IV initiation, management, drug administration and blood administration, spinal /epidural anesthesia, HELP (STORK), and knowledge of perinatal pathways.