Registered Nurse

Your Opportunity:

Come and join our team as a Registered Nurse! In this position, you will assess needs, plan for, implement, and evaluate nursing care for assigned patients and will participate in quality monitoring activities to improve outcomes. In this role, you will be responsible for supporting both the Operating Room and Day Surgery units and will be assigned to work in both areas. To be successful in this role, you will bring good assessment, organization and prioritization skills, strong communication skills, a collaborative approach to working with your team, and the ability to be flexible and agile in an ever-changing environment. You will also demonstrate compassion, and a focus on improving patient experience. The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital is an acute care facility, located only 20 minutes northeast of Edmonton’s city limits. This stunning hospital opened its doors in 2012 and is continuously expanding the services provided to the growing community to ensure residents have access to the right care in the right place; close to home. Fort Saskatchewan boasts for being the first community hospital in northern Alberta with a simulation lab which has proven to enhance the quality of care provided and improve patient safety. The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital has dynamic and busy operating rooms and an endoscopy theater provides challenging experiences in the specialties of general surgery, endoscopy, ophthalmology, and obstetrics. Please Note: On-call assignment is required with the expectation to respond to site within 30 minutes. If this sounds like the opportunity for you, apply today!

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. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit holders will be paid $40.76 to $55.79 per hour. Upon obtaining a full practice permit, the rate of pay will be adjusted to the applicable Registered Nurse rate in accordance with UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii), as applicable.

• Classification:
Registered Nurse
• Union:
United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program:
Perioperative Services
• Primary Location:
Fort Saskatchewan Comm Hosp
• Location Details:
As Per Location
• Multi-Site:
At (UNA only)
• FTE:
0.84
• Posting End Date:
16-NOV-2026
• Temporary Employee Class:
Temp P/T Benefits
• Date Available:
01-DEC-2026
• Temporary End Date:
01-DEC-2027
• Hours per Shift:
7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks:
12
• Shifts per cycle:
48
• Shift Pattern:
Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends, On Call
• Days Off:
As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary:
$44.56
• Maximum Salary:
$60.98
• 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) certification.

Perioperative Nursing Education or a minimum of five (5) years of perioperative experience. Recent FSCH experience.

Perioperative Nursing certification (CNA). A minimum of two (2) years Recovery Room experience. A minimum of two (2) years Endoscopy experience. Previous experience using ConnectCare. Previous Experience using Netcare.