Nurse Practitioner

Your Opportunity:

This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta. An exciting opportunity exists to be part of the changing landscape of addiction and mental health services in rural Alberta. The North Zone opioid dependency program (ODP) has four sites that you will support virtually. As a member of the multidisciplinary ODP Team, you will be supplying integral clinical support services to the ODP service, team, and clients. Your duties will include assessing clients with chronic and persistent mental illness and concurrent disorders, providing therapeutic interventions, advocating, and supporting clients with psychosocial supports. If you are ready to grow your career by expanding your clinical skillset and having an impact across rural Alberta, this could be the opportunity you have been searching for. This position can be located anywhere in the North Zone, but preferred locations include Grande Prairie, High Prairie, Bonnyville or Fort McMurray. In addition to a competitive rate of pay, Alberta Health Services currently has a Remote Retention Allowance in place to an annual maximum of $3,000. This allowance is non-pensionable and is payable on an hourly basis for all hours paid at the basic rate of pay.

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: Narcotics Transition Services/Opioid Dependency Program
Primary Location: Grande Prairie Northern Add Ct
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 0.00
Posting End Date: 30-APR-2025
Employee Class: Casual/Relief
Date Available: 10-MAY-2025
Hours per Shift: Varies
Length of Shift in weeks: Varies
Shifts per cycle: Varies
Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends
Days Off: Other
Minimum Salary: $62.74
Maximum Salary: $72.00
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:
As required.

Preferred Qualifications:
Experience in addiction and mental health. Experience in opioid agonist therapy.