Nurse Practitioner - General Surgery

Alberta Health Services; Edmonton; On-site; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Edmonton is seeking a qualified Nurse Practitioner to join the surgical team. This role integrates advanced nursing skills and provides comprehensive care, requiring a Master's degree and significant nursing experience. The successful candidate will work autonomously, manage diagnostic tests, and prescribe treatment, contributing to high standards in patient care. The position offers full-time hours and a competitive salary, emphasizing a collaborative healthcare environment.

Qualifications

• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program.
• Active registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA).
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP).
• Minimum of 5 years of experience as a Registered Nurse in acute care and 1-2 years as a NP.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive health services to individuals.
• Develop cohesive care plans for general surgery and hepatobiliary patients.
• Diagnose and order appropriate diagnostic investigations.
• Prescribe medications including opioids for perioperative care.

Skills

Strong written and verbal communication

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Leadership skills

Working knowledge of Connect Care

Working knowledge of Alberta NetCare

Education

Master's degree in nursing

Graduation from a Canadian Nursing education program

Job description

Your Opportunity

The University of Alberta Hospital is a quaternary and tertiary referral hospital in Edmonton, Alberta. A leader in surgical research since the 1950s. Since 2021, the University of Alberta Hospital admitted between 2800 to 3000 cases of adult general surgery patients annually. The General Surgery Nurse Practitioner (GS NP) is an advanced practice nursing (APN) role that will offer you the opportunity to integrate clinical skills to assess, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatment, and perform procedures to promote excellence in spinal care clinical practice. Utilizing your comprehensive knowledge base and excellent ability to work autonomously, you will develop cohesive care plans for general surgery and hepatobiliary patients. This will underpin your clinical decision making to support safe and timely patient flow. Your passion and motivation combined with our commitment to set new standards of excellence in Canada, make this position the right choice for you.

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/

Job Details

• Classification: Nurse Practitioner
• Union: AUNP
• Unit and Program: Units 3D4 and 3E2, Surgery Program
• Primary Location: U of A Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 18-FEB-2026
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 23-MAR-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• 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

The successful candidate must have: Completed graduation from a Canadian Nursing education program (or recognized equivalent). Completed master’s degree in nursing with a focus on Advanced Clinical Practice. A minimum of 5 years (full time) of related experience as a Registered Nurse in acute care and 1-2 years as a NP. Strong written and verbal communication, organizational, interpersonal and leadership skills. Working knowledge of Connect Care and Alberta NetCare. Make patient rounds as appropriate and monitor ongoing care, providing first line care in emergencies. Diagnose and order appropriate screening diagnostic investigations; interpret reports of investigations and analyze information to monitor progress and plan treatment. Prescribe drugs within the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions for Nurse Practitioners and within applicable employer policies and procedures. The NP will prescribe, manage, and titrate medications inclusive of opioids as required as part of the perioperative care. Prescribe for and manage perioperative conditions within scope.

Preferred Qualifications

Provide follow-up treatment; communicate about health findings, diagnoses & prognoses; support & counsel clients in their responses to diseases, disorders & conditions. Provide transition support into adult care system. Collaborate/consult with general surgery surgeons, anesthesia, residents & specialists. Communicate care plans with the team. Accept/make referrals from physicians & other health professionals. ACLS and TNCC. Experience working with general surgical & hepatobiliary patients.