Nurse Practitioner

Your Opportunity:

The Royal Alexandra Hospital Emergency Department is seeking a skilled Nurse Practitioner to join a multidisciplinary team in one of Western Canada's busiest tertiary care emergency departments. This role offers the opportunity to provide comprehensive, evidence-informed care to a diverse patient population with complex medical, surgical, and psychosocial needs. Practicing to full scope, the Nurse Practitioner will independently assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients within a fast-paced emergency setting while collaborating closely with physicians, nursing staff, and allied health professionals.

Success in this role requires advanced clinical assessment skills, sound diagnostic reasoning, and the ability to prioritize and manage competing clinical demands. The ideal candidate has a strong foundation in emergency and/or acute care, demonstrates clinical leadership, and is comfortable practicing autonomously within a high-acuity environment. Strong communication and interprofessional collaboration skills are essential to ensuring safe, efficient, and patient-centered care.

This is an exceptional opportunity to contribute to the ongoing integration of Nurse Practitioners in emergency medicine and to advance the delivery of high-quality emergency care in Alberta.

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:

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).

Evidence to practice both independently and collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team.

Family All Ages licensure. Emergency Nurse Practitioner Certification (ENP) or equivalent. Emergency Medicine Education and skills development courses. Emergency NP experience. Internal Medicine NP experience. Experience with addictions medicine. Practices trauma-informed, patient centered care approach. Current ACLS and PALS certification. Familiarity with Connect Care is beneficial.