Nurse Practitioner

Alberta Health Services; Fort Saskatchewan; Presencial; CAD 94.000 - 110.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide comprehensive health services across the lifespan, integrating nursing and medical skills to assess, diagnose, order tests, prescribe treatment, and manage patient care. You will contribute to clinical practice, leadership and health system optimization while participating in research and education activities.

This unionized NP role engages in interdisciplinary collaboration to develop and review local prescribing

Formación

• Master's degree in NP program required.
• Active CRNA registration with the CRNA Nurse Practitioner Registrar, including provisional licensure.
• Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP) current.

Responsabilidades

• Provide full range of comprehensive health services across lifespan.
• Assess, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatment and manage patient care.
• Lead in program development, evaluation, research and clinical teaching.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary team and ensure adherence to prescribing guidelines.

Conocimientos

Interpersonal communication

Teamwork

Independent work

Adaptability

Educación

Master's degree in NP program

Herramientas

Connect Care

Netcare

Descripción del empleo

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/

• Union: AUNP
• Unit and Program: Med/Surg
• Primary Location: Fort Saskatchewan Comm Hosp
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 04-NOV-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 23-NOV-2026
• 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

• 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.

Please note:

All postings close at 23:59 MT of the postingend 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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