Nurse Practitioner

Alberta Health Services; Red Deer; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Alberta is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to offer specialized care to clients with chronic diseases. The role involves comprehensive health services, integration of nursing and medical skills, and collaboration with healthcare teams. Applicants must hold a Master's degree and have clinical experience. Competitive salary ranges from $62.74 to $72.00 per hour. This position is unionized and full-time based in Red Deer.

Qualifications

• Active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA).
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support – Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
• Minimum of 3 years clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive health services across the lifespan.
• Integrate nursing and medicine clinical skills to meet health needs.
• Collaborate with other healthcare professionals for client-centered care.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Ability to make critical management decisions

Knowledge of evidence-based practice

Experience with chronic disease management

Mentorship and education

Education

Master’s degree in Nurse Practitioner programme

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Your Opportunity

The Nurse Practitioner provides specialized care and management of clients living with chronic disease and multiple co‑morbidities. The Nurse Practitioner has additional education and training to provide advanced clinical skills, make critical management decisions, and facilitate consistent client‑centered care as a member of a multi‑disciplinary team. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) collaborates with Home Care staff, attending physicians and specialists to acquire and utilize best practice, evidence and resources needed for individual situations and to make adjustments and optimize program delivery. The NP participates in program committees, quality improvement programmes, and may lead nursing research initiatives as well as provide education and mentorship to new NPs, NP students and other healthcare providers.

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 Optimising 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 unionised and represented by the Alberta Union of Nurse Practitioners (AUNP). For more information on this union, please contact AUNP: https://www.aunp.ca/

Classification and Details

• Transition Company: Assisted Living Alberta
• Classification: Nurse Practitioner
• Union: AUNP
• Unit and Program: Home Care Intensive
• Primary Location: Red Deer Bremner Ave Comm Hlth
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 01-DEC-2025
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 11-DEC-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
• Minimum Salary: $62.74
• Maximum Salary: $72.00
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Required

Required Qualifications

• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner programme, 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

• Minimum of 3 years of full‑time (or equivalent number of hours) clinical experience as a Nurse Practitioner, with at least 1 of the last 3 years working with adults with chronic disease.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a community setting or long‑term care setting.
• Experience with the development and/or implementation of evidence‑based practice.
• Experience with programme development.
• Experience with clinical or scientific research.
• Microsoft Office Suite knowledge.