Nurse Practitioner
Your Opportunity:
Reporting to the Patient Care Manager, the Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Cardiology's focus is to provide expert clinical care in managing the health needs of individuals, families, and communities. In collaboration with Nurses, and other health team members, the Nurse Practitioner - Inpatient Cardiology provides direct patient care using advanced assessment skills and a knowledge of clinical therapeutics for the purpose of assessment, diagnosis, intervention management, referrals and management of patients with cardiac disease across the continuum of health care services. Provides leadership and actively participates in program development. Consistently exercises a leadership role in utilizing best practices. Accepts responsibility for continuing education and competencies through ongoing professional development, research and quality activities.
Description:
As a Nurse Practitioner (NP), you will provide a full range of comprehensive health services to individuals across their lifespan. You will be responsible for integrating clinical skills associated with nursing and medicine to assess, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatment, and perform procedures to manage and meet the health needs of patients. Additionally, you will utilize advanced practice nursing competencies related to Clinical Practice, Leadership and Optimizing Health Systems, Education, and Research to increase care quality, promote appropriate use of health services, and inform and influence healthcare systems. PLEASE NOTE: This position is unionized and represented by the Alberta Union of Nurse Practitioners (AUNP). For more information on this union, please contact AUNP: https://www.aunp.ca/
- Acute Care Alberta: N
- Primary Care Alberta: N
- Recovery Alberta: N
- Classification: Nurse Practitioner
- Union: AUNP
- Unit and Program: Inpatient Cardiology, Short Stay Unit
- Primary Location: Royal Alexandra Hospital
- Location Details: As Per Location
- Multi-Site: Not Applicable
- FTE: 0.89
- Posting End Date: 16-APR-2025
- Employee Class: Regular Part Time
- Date Available: 28-APR-2025
- Hours per Shift: 7.75
- Length of Shift in weeks: 2
- Shifts per cycle: 9
- Shift Pattern: Days
- Days Off: As Per Rotation
- Minimum Salary: $62.74
- Maximum Salary: $72.00
- Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program, with a minimum of a Master's degree. Active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) on the Nurse Practitioner Registrar, including Provisional Graduate Nurse Practitioner licensure. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
Additional Required Qualifications:At least 3 years of full time related clinical experience as a Registered Nurse is a requirement. Demonstrated clinical leadership, strong interpersonal, oral and written communication skills required. Effective change agent.
Preferred Qualifications:As Required.
Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.
Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.
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