Alberta North Zone Locum

[missmarple]

Hey fellow nurses!

I'm a Canadian Registered Nurse with 4 years experience. My experience has been in northern Manitoba in 2 different hospitals, one small hospital in a remote town (not a nursing station), and the other at a larger busy regional hospital. I've done a little bit of many things; emergency, acute care, pediatrics, mental health, long term care, peds dental day surgeries. No labour and delievery.

I've applied to the Alberta Health Services North Zone Locum program, and have been in contact with them to interview. I was wondering if there are any nurses out there with any opinion on this program, the good, the bad etc. Just curious to your experience, what hospitals you would recommend trying etc.

Any information is helpful. Thank you!

[NotReady4PrimeTime, RN]

Welcome to allnurses.com!

I don't think you'll have a choice of which communities you'll be working in. I believe the program places you in locum positions according to your skills and experience. So if they needed someone with your level of experience and skill set in Fort Chipewyan or High Level or Fort Vermilion, that's where you'd go. There are definite financial benefits to working within this program; you can keep your current primary residence while being paid well to work in isolated communities at their expense. But similar to northern communities in Manitoba, the ones in Alberta are VERY remote with no scheduled public transportation (bus/plane). Air ambulance service will transport the sicker patients and most mothers-to-be to Edmonton, so your role would be relatively limited.

[missmarple]

Great thank you for the info, very helpful!