Your Opportunity:
As a Registered Nurse or Registered Psychiatric Nurse, you work as a member of the multidisciplinary health care team in the in-patient acute psychiatric nursing unit, Psychiatric Emergency Services as well as the rTMS and ECT clinics collaborating on the delivery of holistic, comprehensive care to meet the needs of individuals, families and communities. You provide excellence in nursing assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care developing strong skills in mental status assessment, psychiatric assessments, de-escalation, and conflict resolution. The opportunity to be a strong advocate for the patient is an integral role as you will facilitate the appeal process for patient certification as well as speaking to the patient’s level of functioning in front of an AMH review panel board. You will develop your group facilitation skills as all nursing staff within AMH are responsible for facilitating and delivering group content to the patients. At FMC we are made up of teams that value the growth and development of not only themselves, but their colleagues as well making this position a remarkable opportunity for the RPN to develop their skills in a supportive environment. We have a robust multidisciplinary team that all contributes their specialty and expertise towards the rapid stabilization of individuals suffering from mental health disorders. This position is a regularized relief float position where you would be working and covering in multiple units. You would be covering predictable relief needs such as sick time, leave of absences, education, vacation, and personal leave. At FMC you would be covering Units 21, 22, Psychiatric Emergency Services, rTMS and ECT.
Description:
As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), you will provide leadership through a wide variety of nursing services to patients (clients, residents) for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, mental health and preventing mental illness, injury and disability. You will teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and take necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care, while reflecting the shared vision and values of Recovery Alberta.
- Classification: Registered Psychiatric Nurse
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Union: United Nurses of Alberta
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Unit and Program: Unit 21, Unit 22, Psychiatric Emergency Services, Electroconvulsive therapy, Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation
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Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
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Location Details: As Per Location
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Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
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FTE: 0.58
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Posting End Date: 11-JUN-2026
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Employee Class: Regular Part Time
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Date Available: 29-JUN-2026
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Hours per Shift: 7.75
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Length of Shift in weeks: 12
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Shifts per cycle: 33
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Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
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Days Off: As Per Rotation
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Minimum Salary: $44.56
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Maximum Salary: $60.98
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Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Required Qualifications:
Completion of an accredited Psychiatric nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:
Knowledge of verbal de-escalation techniques required. Working Knowledge of Psychotropic medications required. Experience in AMH assessment tools including but not limited to the Mental Status examination. Experience in various risk assessments i.e. Suicide risk, Homicidal risk, violent risk. 6 months of Addictions and Mental health experience within the last 3 years. New grads who have completed a final preceptorship in an Addiction and Mental Health site may be considered. Active or Eligible Registration with CRNA or RPNs.
Preferred Qualifications:
Certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) preferred. Knowledge of the Addiction and Mental Health related resources preferred. Within the last 5 years, 1-3 years proven skills and experience in psychiatric assessment, medical assessment and crisis intervention. Additionally, must have familiarity of the expectations of medical capabilities within mental health and be able to provide treatment as directed, assess potential difficulties, and respond to medical emergencies.
