Registered Psychiatric Nurse
Your Opportunity:
Located in northeastern Alberta, St Paul is a welcoming community of approximately 5,500, serving a surrounding area of nearly 18,000 people. Just 200 km from Edmonton, St. Paul offers a diverse and hands-on experience for individuals seeking a rewarding career in a close-knit and supportive environment. With its peaceful surroundings, active community, and strong sense of connection, it provides an excellent setting for both personal and professional fulfillment. If making a meaningful difference in the lives of individuals and families in your community is important to you, this opportunity may be the perfect fit.
Description:
As a Registered Psychiatric Nurse (RPN), you will provide leadership through a wide variety of nursing services to patients (clients, residents) for the purpose of promoting, maintaining or restoring health, mental health and preventing mental illness, injury and disability. You will teach, counsel and advocate on behalf of patients and take necessary steps to ensure their safety and well-being. You will provide safe, quality patient and family centered care, while reflecting the shared vision and values of Recovery Alberta.
- Classification: Registered Psychiatric Nurse
- Union: United Nurses of Alberta
- Unit and Program: Acute Psychiatry
- Primary Location: St Therese-St. Paul Hlth Ctr
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: At (UNA only)
- FTE: 0.60
- Posting End Date: 15-JUN-2026
- Temporary Employee Class: Temp P/T Benefits
- Date Available: 27-JUL-2026
- Temporary End Date: 19-SEP-2027
- Hours per Shift: 11.08
- Length of Shift in weeks: 12
- Shifts per cycle: 24
- 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 Psychiatric nursing education program. Active or eligible for registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Alberta (CRPNA). Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:Knowledge of the Addiction and Mental Health related resources across the North Zone required. Demonstrated leadership, organizational and clinical skills in addition to being self-directed and able to work collaboratively in a team environment required. Computer proficiency required. Knowledge of verbal de-escalation techniques required. Minimum 2 years recent nursing experience in an acute in-patient psychiatric setting required Working Knowledge of Psychotropic medications required Experience in administering the Mental Status examination Knowledge of the Mental Health Act. Experience in various risk assessment i.e. Suicide risk, Homicidal risk, violent risk. Knowledge of the addiction and mental health continuum of care.
Preferred Qualifications:Certification in Non-Violent Crisis Intervention (NVCI) preferred. IV Certification preferred. Working Knowledge or experience about the various therapeutic modalities i.e. CBT, DBT, Supportive therapy, Motivational interview Knowledge/Understanding of DSM-IV and 5 preferred.
