Assistant Head Nurse

Your Opportunity:

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Registered Nurse to provide leadership and operational coordination for our Operating Room and Day Surgery programs. Working collaboratively with the Care Manager Acute, Site Manager, physicians, and interdisciplinary team, the Team Lead supports the delivery of safe, high-quality patient care through clinical leadership, staff coordination, scheduling, quality improvement, and resource management. Key Responsibilities: Provide day-to-day leadership and support to nursing staff. Coordinate Operating Room and Day Surgery activities and patient flow. Develop and maintain staff schedules. Participate in an equal share of on-call duties and respond to callbacks as required. Monitor staffing levels and adjust workloads to meet patient care needs. Support quality improvement, infection prevention and control, and best practice initiatives. Ensure equipment and supplies are available, maintained, and appropriate for clinical needs. Collaborate with leadership, physicians, and healthcare teams to promote safe, effective care. Participate in recruitment activities as a subject matter expert. Prepare operational reports and maintain required records. The successful candidate will demonstrate strong leadership, communication, problem-solving, and organizational skills, along with the ability to foster positive working relationships and support a collaborative team environment. This position includes responsibility for scheduling Operating Room staff, participating in an equal share of on-call assignments, and returning for callbacks as required. Edson is located approximately 190 kms west of Edmonton and about two hours from Jasper National Park, making it an exciting home base for your outdoor adventures. Visit Edson.ca/community to read more about our beautiful community.

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.

• Classification:
Assistant Head Nurse
• Union:
United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program:
Surgical Services
• Primary Location:
Edson Healthcare Centre
• Location Details:
As Per Location
• Multi-Site:
At (UNA only)
• FTE:
1.00
• Posting End Date:
16-NOV-2026
• Employee Class:
Regular Full Time
• Date Available:
04-JAN-2027
• Hours per Shift:
7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks:
12
• Shifts per cycle:
57
• Shift Pattern:
Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off:
As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary:
$46.05
• Maximum Salary:
$63.02
• Vehicle Requirement:
Not 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).

Post-graduate Operating Room Nursing education required. Current Canadian Perioperative Nursing Certification (CPN(C)) required. Membership with the Operating Room Nurses Association of Alberta (ORNAA) is considered an asset. Current BLS, ACLS, and TNCC certification required. Minimum 3-5 years of recent Peri-Operative Nursing experience. Previous nursing unit leadership, healthcare management, or other formal leadership experience required. Demonstrated leadership, communication, organizational, problem-solving, and conflict-resolution skills. Ability to work collaboratively within an interdisciplinary healthcare environment.

Bachelor of Nursing Degree preferred.