Your Opportunity:
Are you passionate about providing compassionate, evidence-based care to patients during critical moments in their lives? The Concurrent Disorder Unit (CDU), opening at the Peter Lougheed Centre, is seeking an experienced Assistant Head Nurse (AHN) to join our multidisciplinary team. The CDU is a twelve-bed inpatient unit intended to support patients with concurrent mental health and substance use disorders. The team will provide evidence-based stabilization and recovery-oriented care for adults requiring medical withdrawal management and acute psychiatric stabilization. This will include both voluntary and involuntary patients. In this role, you will manage daily operations, ensure high standards of nursing care, and foster a safe, structured environment for patients during detox and early recovery. Responsibilities include supervising nursing staff and Client Care Assistants, coordinating care plans, monitoring compliance with clinical protocols and unit processes, while promoting trauma-informed and culturally safe practices. You will also play a key role in supporting and mentoring multidisciplinary team members, supporting professional development and collaboration within the team to deliver holistic care. You will bring creativity and innovation to problem-solving and program development, maintain a culturally competent and equity-informed approach, and uphold ethical conduct and professionalism in all interactions. Exceptional effective communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team are essential. Additionally, this role requires strong leadership qualities, the ability to develop others through mentorship and coaching, and a focus on fostering teamwork and collaboration to achieve program goals.
Description:
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 Recovery Alberta.
- Classification: Assistant Head Nurse (2022.75)
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Union: United Nurses of Alberta
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Unit and Program: Unit 37 - Concurrent Disorder Unit
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Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
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FTE: 1.00
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Posting End Date: 15-JUN-2026
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Employee Class: Regular Full Time
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Date Available: 25-JUN-2026
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 4
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Shifts per cycle: 20
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Shift Pattern: Days
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Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
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Minimum Salary: $46.05
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Maximum Salary: $63.02
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Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
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:
Candidates must have a minimum of two years of leadership experience in a healthcare setting, including staff supervision or team coordination. Have a strong understanding of addiction and mental health treatment and be motivated to develop and maintain positive workplace culture.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience with the Mental Health Act and knowledge of the Mental Health Services Protection Act. Experience with staffing platforms.
