Nurse Practitioner - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

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

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner to join their dedicated team at Stollery Children's Hospital. This role involves delivering specialized care to neonates in a dynamic, multidisciplinary environment. The ideal candidate will possess advanced clinical skills, a Master's degree, and a passion for family-centered care. The position offers opportunities for leadership and research within a supportive framework, ensuring high-quality health services across multiple sites.

Qualifications

• Active registration with CRNA as Nurse Practitioner.
• Current BCLS-HCP certification.
• Eligible for registration as Neonatal Nurse Practitioner.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized care for neonates in NICU.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams for optimal care.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Research

Clinical Skills

Education

Master's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Your Opportunity:

Alberta Health Services is currently seeking a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner who is passionate about caring for infants requiring specialized care within a large and diverse neonatal program. This role offers the chance to apply your clinical experience as part of a large NNP team at the Stollery Children’s Hospital Neonatal intensive care program, which operates across three sites: the University of Alberta Hospital, the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Edmonton, and the Sturgeon Community Hospital in St. Albert, Alberta, Canada.

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) provides specialized care and management of neonates, particularly those who are premature or ill, in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and intermediate care nurseries. This includes stabilization and management of ill infants born in community hospitals. The NNP has additional education and training to provide advanced clinical skills, make critical management decisions, and facilitate family-centered care as part of a multidisciplinary team. The NNP collaborates with program staff, physicians, and specialists to utilize best practices and evidence-based resources to optimize program delivery. They participate in committees, quality improvement initiatives, lead research, and provide education through outreach programs (ACORN, NRP) and workshops or simulations. The Edmonton zone NICU model ensures expert clinical services are available 24/7.

Description:

As a Nurse Practitioner (NP), you will deliver comprehensive health services across the lifespan, integrating nursing and medical skills to assess, diagnose, order and interpret tests, prescribe treatments, and perform procedures. You will also utilize advanced practice competencies in Practice, Leadership, Health Systems, Education, and Research to enhance care quality, promote appropriate health service use, and influence healthcare systems. This position is unionized and represented by the Alberta Union of Nurse Practitioners (AUNP). For more information, visit AUNP.

• Classification: Nurse Practitioner
• Union: AUNP
• Unit and Program: Neonatal Intensive Care Unit Program
• Primary Location: Stollery Children's Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Multisite
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 20-MAY-2025
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• Date Available: 30-MAY-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• 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:

Active or eligible for registration as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta with a practice permit indicating Child population (Neonatal) stream of practice. Current Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider certification.

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with clinical or scientific research. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite. Experience with the development and/or implementation of evidence-based practice. Experience with program development.