Nurse Practitioner

E4C; Edmonton; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to transforming the lives of women through comprehensive clinical support. As a Nurse Practitioner, you will lead health initiatives at a world-class shelter, providing essential care and support to those in need. Your expertise will help shape the future of the Women's Emergency Accommodation Centre, where teamwork and a commitment to community well-being are paramount. This role offers a unique opportunity to make a significant impact while working alongside a passionate team dedicated to fostering recovery and empowerment. Embrace the chance to contribute positively to your community and be part of a transformative journey.

Benefits

Competitive Wage

Robust Benefits Package

RRSP Matching

Paid Sick Time

Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Qualifications

• Completion of a recognized Nurse Practitioner Program at a Master of Nursing level.
• Active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta as a Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Conduct comprehensive assessments and manage client care across health services.
• Collaborate with a multi-disciplinary team to develop individualized care plans.

Skills

Leadership Skills

Critical Thinking

Organizational Skills

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Relations

Service Orientation

Teamwork

Accountability

Education

Master of Nursing or equivalent

Tools

Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS-HCP)

First Aid and CPR

Medication Assistance

Food Safety

Job description

Position title: Nurse Practitioner

Are you looking for a rewarding opportunity to change the lives of women and experience working with a committed team of professionals who will play a vital role in transforming the Women’s Emergency Accommodation Centre (WEAC) into a world-class shelter offering wrap-around clinical support? Are you looking for an opportunity to contribute to your community while shaping the future of WEAC? Welcome to WEAC – celebrating our history and looking to our future. Be a part of herstory, be part of the change, be a part of Bridging Her Home!

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is the primary care provider using advanced decision-making skills in assessment, diagnosis, and care management. As a key member of the multi-disciplinary team and trusted member of the WEAC community, the Nurse Practitioner performs comprehensive assessment, diagnosis (including the ordering and interpretation of tests), intervention (including the prescribing of medications), management, referral, and evaluation of client care across the full continuum of health care services. You will provide leadership for the health support provided at WEAC and actively participate in program development and clinical teaching activities. The ability to understand and incorporate relational approaches, strengths focus, trauma-informed practice, recovery orientation, harm reduction, and ways of knowing from an Indigenous worldview is essential for this role.

Responsibilities

• Must be willing to become a member of the Primary Care Network as a participating physician in agreement with the Primary Care Network’s Business Plan.
• Engages participants in risk factor and health problem identification, goal setting, and making choices of intervention for disease treatment, prevention, and health promotion.
• Orders and interprets appropriate screening, diagnostic, and laboratory tests.
• Keeps complete and accurate records of client visits through timely documentation.
• Collaborates with the multi-disciplinary team, participant, physicians, and other stakeholders necessary to develop appropriate, client-centered, individualized care plans.
• Contributes to the development of learning resources and initiates health education and other activities that assist, promote, and support participants in strengthening their recovery capital.
• Considers the psychosocial, emotional, ethnic, cultural, and spiritual dimensions of a participant’s health without judgement.

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Demonstrates patience, understanding, and respect when working with disadvantaged and challenging adults.
• Supports a respectful workplace.
• Excellent leadership, critical thinking, organizational, and communication skills.
• Expertise in developing and maintaining excellent working relations with members of the multi-disciplinary team and external partners.
• Teamwork: Work cooperatively and productively with others within and across organizational units to achieve common goals; demonstrate respect, cooperation, collaboration, and consensus-building.
• Service Orientation: Engage and empower the people served through day-to-day support or programming; support harm reduction and improve the life skills, wellness, and health of the people served through client care and support.
• Accountability: Holds oneself and others accountable for high-quality, timely, and cost-effective work outcomes.
• Communication: Communicates orally and in writing in a clear, concise, and impartial manner. Takes time to listen to and understand the perspectives of others and proposes solutions.
• Interpersonal Relations: Being attuned to the needs and sensitivities of others and acting with them in mind. It involves practicing active listening when interacting with individuals or groups.

Qualifications

A successful candidate would require:

• Successful completion of a recognized Nurse Practitioner Program at a minimum of a Master of Nursing level or equivalent. Active registration and practice permit with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the Family / All Ages Stream. Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
• Police Check with Vulnerable Sector.
• Child Intervention Record Check.
• First Aid and CPR.
• Medication Assistance.
• Food Safety.
• Valid Class 5 Driver’s License.
• Proof of vehicle insurance, registration, and 3-year drivers abstract.

Benefits

• Competitive Wage
• Robust Benefits Package
• RRSP Matching
• Paid Sick Time
• Employee Family Assistance Program (EFAP)

Contacts

Please submit your resume and cover letter outlining your qualifications and experience to [emailprotected].

At WEAC, we believe in the potential of every individual and are committed to creating a supportive environment where they can thrive. Join us in making a difference today!