Nurse Practitioner

Alberta Health Services; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 94,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital is recruiting a Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive health services across the lifespan in a fast-paced hospital setting. You will integrate nursing and medical skills to assess, diagnose, order tests, prescribe treatments and perform procedures as needed.

As a central member of the team, you will lead NP program development and collaborate with hospitalists, manage patient care, and support continuous quality improvement within provincial prescribing

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program with a Master's degree.
• Active registration with CRNA on the Nurse Practitioner Registrar.
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).

Responsibilities

• Provide full range of health services across the lifespan.
• Assess, diagnose, order and interpret tests; prescribe treatment.
• Lead and contribute to NP program development and evaluation.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams and adhere to provincial prescribing guidelines.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Team player

Independent practice

Adaptability

Education

Master's degree in Nursing (NP)

Active CRNA Nurse Practitioner registration

Tools

Connect Care

Netcare

Job description

Your Opportunity:

The Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital is looking for dynamic and motivated individuals that want to build the Nurse Practitioner program and enhance healthcare delivery. The facility offers a Med/Surg Unit, LDRP, Surgical Services, IVT/OPD and a 24/7 Emergency Department. The city of Fort Saskatchewan is a family orientated, friendly, and welcoming community that is only a short 20-minute drive from Edmonton.The Nurse Practitioner is an advanced clinical nursing practice role that provides expert clinical care in managing the health needs of individuals, families and communities and requires further knowledge and decision making in assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management. This position functions as part of an interdisciplinary team, seeing clients across the life span. This NP role is currently working with our hospitalist teams. The primary responsibility of the NP is to provide comprehensive direct patient care as a central member of the team. The NP is authorized and competent to perform comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, intervention, management, referral, and evaluation of patient care across the continuum of health care services. The NP provides leadership and actively participates in program development and evaluation, research, and clinical teaching activities. The NP participates in interdisciplinary collaboration in the practice setting to determine, and regularly review, local guidelines for drug prescription, distribution, monitoring, and record keeping ensuring consistency with provincial prescribing and distributing guidelines.

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/

• Classification: Nurse Practitioner


• Union: AUNP


• Unit and Program: Med/Surg


• Primary Location: Fort Saskatchewan Comm Hosp


• Location Details: As Per Location


• Multi-Site: Not Applicable


• FTE: 1.00


• Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026


• Employee Class: Regular Full Time


• Date Available: 23-NOV-2026


• Hours per Shift: 7.75


• Length of Shift in weeks: 4


• Shifts per cycle: 20


• Shift Pattern: Days


• Days Off: As Per Rotation


• Minimum Salary: $68.56


• Maximum Salary: $80.20


• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

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:

Must be able to support flexible work schedule as we continue to grow and develop our NP program.Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to enable working directly with patients and their family members.Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team environment.Ability to function independently.Excel at working in a dynamic fast paced environment.

Preferred Qualifications:

Computer literacy skills mandatory (i.e., Connect Care, Netcare, etc.).Experience working in a Med/Surg setting.Current NRP, ACLS and PALS would be an asset.