Head Nurse Salary by Hospital Setting

Updated: 22 May 2012

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Job Listings for Head Nurse Jobs

Posted	Job Title	Company	Job Location
Jan 26	Registered Nurse - Assistant Head Nurse - Home Care		Camrose, Alberta
	Home Care Nurses provide nursing assessment, case coordination and direct professional nursing care in partnership with clients/families in their own residence... Indeed
Jan 25	Assistant Head Nurse		Ontario
	Assistant Head Nurse The intent of this process is to create a pool of qualified candidates to staff... Work experience as a nurse responsible of a nursing... Indeed
Jan 22	Assistant Head Nurse/Clinician (RN)		Alberta
	This position is open to qualified AHS employees only Role Model for professional and clinical practice, providing direct patient care and acting as a clinical... Indeed
Jan 05	Assistant Head Nurse	Health Careers In Saskatchewan	Saskatchewan
	Assistant Head Nurse Requirements/Qualifications Applicants must have successfully graduated from an... the Saskatchewan Registered Nurses Association (SRNA... Indeed

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Head Nurse Job Description

People with the job title Head Nurse typically fall into one of the following PayScale standard occupations.

Registered Nurses

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required. Includes advance practice nurses such as: nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, certified nurse midwives, and certified registered nurse anesthetists. Advanced practice nursing is practiced by RNs who have specialized formal, post-basic education and who function in highly autonomous and specialized roles.