Posted 15 days ago
Registered Nurse
@ Recovery Alberta
Calgary, Alberta
Overview
Recovery Alberta is hiring a full-time Registered Nurse for the Correctional Clinic at Calgary Remand Centre. The role involves acute and mental health nursing care for a vulnerable population, working autonomously with limited on-site physician support, on a rotating shift pattern with a posted salary of $44.56 to $60.98 per hour.
Responsibilities:
- Provide clinical nursing care in a correctional clinic
- Perform intake and health assessments
- Administer medications and manage IVs
- Respond to medical emergencies and codes
- Manage mental health and withdrawal care
Requirements summary:
- Nursing education and CRNA registration or eligibility
- Current BCLS-HCP
- One year of recent RN acute care experience
- Psychotropic and substance use knowledge
- Ability to practise autonomously
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-23
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-24
- Source record updated
- 2026-11-05
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Nursing & personal care |
| Experience | 1+ years |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Schedule | day, evening, weekends, overnight |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical moderate · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CRNA registration, BCLS-HCP |
| Education | College diploma (required) |
| Fields of study | Nursing |
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Recovery Alberta
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Recovery Alberta provides mental health & addiction and correctional health services for all Albertans.
Full company description
Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Page not monitored 24/7. Call 211 to reach 24/7 confidential mental health and addiction helplines. Dial 911 in case of emergency.
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- Recovery Alberta
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Recovery Alberta provides comprehensive recovery-oriented mental health & addiction services, as well as correctional health services. Page not monitored 24/7. Call 211 to reach 24/7 confidential mental health and addiction helplines. Dial 911 in case of emergency.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Mental Health Care |
| Company size | 5,001-10,000 employees |
| Organization type | Government Agency |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 418 |
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- Classification: Registered Nurse (2022.75)
- Union: United Nurses of Alberta
- Unit and Program: Correctional Clinic
- Primary Location: Calgary Remand Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: At or Out of (UNA only)
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 02-NOV-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Full Time
- Date Available: 16-NOV-2026
- Hours per Shift: 11.25
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 42
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
- 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).
Additional Required Qualifications:Candidates must possess a minimum of one (1) year of recent Registered Nurse experience within the last three (3) years in Emergency, Critical Care, Urgent Care, Acute Care, Medical/Surgical, or another acute care clinical setting. The ideal candidate will demonstrate recent experience with intravenous (IV) insertion and management, medication administration, wound care, chronic disease management, infection prevention and control, comprehensive intake and health assessments, nurse-initiated protocols, and emergency response, including participation in medical code situations. Experience recognizing, assessing, and escalating deteriorating patients is essential. Applicants must demonstrate the ability to practice autonomously in an environment with limited on-site physician support. A strong working knowledge of psychotropic medications, substance use disorders, withdrawal management, and relevant mental health act legislation is required. The successful candidate will have experience providing trauma-informed care to vulnerable and complex populations and possess excellent communication, documentation, critical thinking, and professional boundary management skills.
Preferred Qualifications:Preference will be given to candidates with recent ER, ICU, Trauma, or other high-acuity nursing experience. Experience in corrections, forensic health, military, law enforcement, or other secure settings is an asset. Experience with mental health, substance use, withdrawal management, crisis intervention, triage, intake assessment, and autonomous practice is preferred. ACLS, CTAS, TNCC, ITLS, DTR, CPI/NVCI, ACCN, and Connect Care proficiency are assets.
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