AHS informs UNA members of new e-People module to assist with CARNA registration

Update: UNA has received feedback from members about the inaccuracy of Nursing Practice Hours calculated in this new e-people feature. UNA has contacted Alberta Health Services and asked them to resolve this problem.

Alberta Health Services has informed United Nurses of Alberta that a new module has been developed in the e-People Employee Self Service system to assist UNA members identify Nursing Practice Hours for the purpose of registering for a practice permit from the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA).

A CARNA practice permit is required to legally practice as a Registered Nurse in Alberta. Nursing Practice Hours are reported to CARNA to meet the currency of practice requirements for regulated members.

AHS said that “effective August 25, 2014, this new functionality in Employee Self Service will allow UNA (AHS) members to access practice (worked) hours for their CARNA registration.”

“The module is set up to pull all UNA hours worked per registration year, beginning in the 2013 CARNA year (October 1, 2012 – September 30, 2013) and report a total of these hours,” AHS said.

Click here to read the AHS document verbatim and see the illustrations in it that will assist UNA members in navigating the system.