- Classification: Instructor
- Union: United Nurses of Alberta
- Unit and Program: Southern AB Forensic Psychiatry Centre
- Primary Location: SA Forensic Psychiatry Centre
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
- FTE: 0.50
- Posting End Date: 19-OCT-2026
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 29-OCT-2026
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 4
- Shifts per cycle: 10
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $48.76
- Maximum Salary: $66.74
- 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:A minimum of 3 years of recent (within the last 5 years) experience working within inpatient Mental Health with an FTE. Strong knowledge and skills with Connect Care, ability to assess learning needs of staff to support practice and ongoing development on a multidisciplinary team required. Knowledge and ability to act as a leader/support, understand when/how to step in and act as a resource and provide nursing coverage on the floor as required. Expert knowledge of mental health (diagnosis, recovery-oriented care, complex care planning), documentation, record management, HPA restricted activities, Mental Health Act, suicide risk assessment, knowledge of NCR-MD designations and Criminal Code Review Board procedures, current applicable policy and legislation required. Strong working knowledge/experience of aggression/de-escalation techniques. Must have familiarity of expectations of medical capabilities within mental health and ability to support staff in medical management of patients and emergency response when needed is required.
Preferred Qualifications:A minimum of 1 years’ experience and knowledge of inpatient or outpatient forensic psychiatry is preferred. Experience in Quality Improvement Initiatives. Minimum of 1 years’ experience working as a CNE. Knowledge/experience with E-Sims an asset. Demonstrated leadership or clinical supervision of health care professionals. Experience in a leadership role in the advancement of nursing practice.
