Alberta Health Services has notified the United Nurses of Alberta that a majority of the approximately 300 Registered Nurse positions it plans to fill across Alberta have now been posted on the AHS website and are available in health care facilities.
All positions in Edmonton, Calgary and North Zones have been posted, AHS said, and a number remain to be posted at rural health care facilities in central and southern Alberta.
UNA members are encouraged to look closely at the full postings as multiple positions are available under a single posting in some instances.
The newly created positions are all part of the "rapid hire" staff recruitment campaign launched by AHS on July 14 to meet current demand and anticipated future need for RNs in Alberta, and to address critical staff shortages in areas of high demand.
The positions are located in major facilities, rural sites and community programs, AHS said. Positions will be available in Operating Rooms, Emergency Departments, Mental Health, Home Care, Labour and Delivery, Neonatal ICU, Surgery, Hemodialysis and other areas.
The majority of the positions are full time or near-FTE part-time, AHS said.
AHS has established a three-step process for applicants:
1. Apply for the RN positions on the AHS internal website (or externally at healthjobs.ab.ca) 2. AHS interviews 3. Start date for successful candidates
Closing dates for applications are listed on each posting. AHS says it hopes to have completed the process and hired all nurses by the end of September 2011.
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