Nurse Practitioner

Alberta Health Services; Calgary; On-site; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare provider as a Nurse Practitioner in the Alberta Thoracic Oncology Program. You'll make a significant impact on lung cancer patient care, collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to ensure rapid diagnosis and treatment. This role requires advanced nursing competencies and offers a supportive environment for professional growth.

Qualifications

• Active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider certification.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive direct patient care for outpatients referred to the clinic.
• Perform assessments, triage, diagnosis, and management of client care.

Skills

Leadership

Clinical Practice

Research

Education

Master's degree in Nurse Practitioner program

Tools

EPIC/Connect Care

Job description

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Your Opportunity:

Are you a dedicated and skilled Nurse Practitioner (NP) passionate about making a real difference in the lives of patients? Join our team and help make a positive impact on the care of lung cancer patients. The Alberta Thoracic Oncology Program is an outpatient program offering rapid multidisciplinary evaluation of patients with suspected lung malignancy. As a member of the ATOP team, the Nurse Practitioners (NPs) work in a team with radiologists, thoracic surgeons, and clerks to support the expedited diagnosis, staging, and investigation of suspected lung malignancies. Reporting to the Manager, the ATOP NP is a self-directed Advanced Practice Nurse whose primary responsibilities include providing comprehensive direct patient care for outpatients referred to the clinic as a core team member. The ATOP NP will perform assessments, triage, diagnosis (including ordering and interpreting tests), intervention (including prescribing medications), management, referral, and evaluation of client care. This position is part of the ATOP South Program based out of the Foothills Medical Centre, serving patients from Red Deer to the border. The NP collaborates closely with specialist MDs and participates in program development, research, and clinical teaching activities.

Description:

As a Nurse Practitioner (NP), you will provide a full range of health services to individuals across their lifespan. You will assess, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatments, and perform procedures to meet patients' health needs. You will utilize advanced nursing competencies related to Clinical Practice, Leadership, Health Systems, Education, and Research to improve care quality and healthcare systems. Please note: This position is unionized and represented by the Alberta Union of Nurse Practitioners (AUNP). For more information, visit: https://www.aunp.ca/

Details:

• Classification: Nurse Practitioner
• Union: AUNP
• Program: Alberta Thoracic Oncology Program
• Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• FTE: 0.80
• Posting End Date: 23-MAY-2025
• Start Date: 02-JUN-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Salary Range: $62.74 - $72.00
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Minimum Qualifications:

• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program with a Master's degree.
• Active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Provisional Graduate Nurse Practitioner licensure.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Additional Qualifications:

• Registered Nurse with an approved NP program and a Master of Nursing focused on advanced clinical practice.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Recent NP experience in relevant clinical settings and/or frontline RN work.
• Experience in Pulmonary nursing, acute care, outpatient settings.
• Additional training in ECG interpretation, lab, and DI investigations.
• Experience with EPIC/Connect Care.