Registered Nurse
Your Opportunity:
Build connections, support communities, and explore the North with the Wood Buffalo Addiction & Mental Health Services (WAMHS) team within Recovery Alberta. This is an opportunity to step into a temporary Registered Nurse position where your clinical experience and judgment genuinely shape how mental health care is delivered. Whether you're looking to broaden your experience, explore a new practice setting, or take on a rewarding career development opportunity, this role offers exposure to a diverse range of clients, programs, and communities. In this role, you will provide crisis intervention, assessment, diagnostic and treatment services, case management, and referrals for adults, children, and families experiencing mental health and addiction concerns. You will also work in partnership with, and provide consultation to, healthcare professionals across the continuum of mental health care. Fort McMurray offers short commutes, a strong sense of community, and exceptional year-round recreation, making it an attractive destination for professionals seeking both career fulfillment and work-life balance. This Monday-to-Friday position supports individuals and families throughout the region, including rural communities, while delivering responsive, recovery-oriented care. Flexibility is essential, as the role supports a variety of programs, including the Travel Team, Walk-In Clinic, Child and Youth Program, and Adult Mental Health and Addiction Services. Evening availability is required to meet client and program needs, with eligible evening hours attracting a shift differential premium. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, Recovery Alberta currently has a Fort McMurray Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $12,480. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay. 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 of Recovery Alberta. PLEASE NOTE: Provisional Permit holders will be paid $40.76 - $55.79 per hour. Upon being entered into the register as a Registered Nurse, the rate of pay will be adjusted in accordance with the UNA Article 25.02(b)(i) or (ii), as applicable.
- Classification: Registered Nurse
- Union: United Nurses of Alberta
- Unit and Program: Community Mental Health and Addiction Services
- Primary Location: Fort McMurray Provincial Bldg
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
- FTE: 1.00
- Posting End Date: 13-NOV-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
- Date Available: 23-NOV-2026
- Temporary End Date: 23-JUL-2027
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 4
- Shifts per cycle: 19
- Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings
- Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
- Minimum Salary: $44.56
- Maximum Salary: $60.98
- Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License, Vehicle Provided
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:The ideal candidate will have experience and/or training in delivering culturally safe, trauma-informed care. Experience working with children, youth, and rural populations is essential. The successful candidate must possess advanced knowledge of complex addictions and mental illness, as well as proficiency in evidence-based and evidence-informed treatments, including risk assessment, crisis management, concurrent disorders treatment, and harm reduction practices. A valid Class 5 driver's licence is required, and frequent travel to rural communities is expected. This position also requires evening availability.
Preferred Qualifications:As required.
