Leader, Nurse Practitioner - Acute Care

Salary

The salary range for this position is CAD $60.75 - $87.33 / hour

Are you an experienced Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP) with a passion for leadership, mentorship, and advancing clinical practice? Are you ready to help shape the future of Nurse Practitioner practice within one of Canada's largest health authorities?

Fraser Health is seeking a seasoned Nurse Practitioner with a strong acute care foundation, a commitment to professional excellence, and a demonstrated ability to inspire, support, and develop others. This is a unique opportunity to influence professional practice, lead meaningful change, mentor current and future Nurse Practitioners, and advance innovative models of care across the health authority.

We are looking for candidates who demonstrate an ongoing commitment to leadership growth and professional development. Applicants are encouraged to highlight leadership development activities completed throughout their Nurse Practitioner career, including:

• Leadership, coaching, or mentorship programs
• Communication, conflict resolution, and relationship building courses
• Team development and performance coaching
• Change management and transformational leadership training
• Quality improvement, project leadership, and systems transformation initiatives

Working collaboratively with a team of Nurse Practitioner Leaders and reporting to the Director, Nurse Practitioners, you will provide practice leadership to NPs across Fraser Health. In this role, you will champion professional practice, support role clarity, foster collaboration within interprofessional teams, and help maximize the impact of Nurse Practitioners across the continuum of care.

• Provide leadership, guidance, mentorship, and professional development support to Nurse Practitioners across Fraser Health.
• Foster role integration and professional practice excellence through mentorship, clinical practice feedback, collaborative physician partnerships, and strong interprofessional relationships.
• Lead initiatives that advance NP practice, professional standards, education, research, and evidence-informed care.
• Support quality improvement and innovation initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and experiences.
• Participate in strategic planning and implementation of new acute care programs and services throughout the health authority.
• Lead and support organizational change initiatives related to NP practice and healthcare delivery.
• Collaborate with Fraser Health Talent Acquisition to attract, recruit, and retain Nurse Practitioner talent, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and engagement with educational institutions.
• Maintain clinical practice and perform Nurse Practitioner duties as required.

This is an opportunity to expand your impact beyond direct patient care and contribute to the strategic advancement of Nurse Practitioner practice across a large, progressive healthcare organization.

• Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM)
• Minimum of three (3) years experience as a Nurse Practitioner, supplemented by five (5) years of clinical practice and educational and/or program development experience in a complex health care environment.

If you are a collaborative leader who is passionate about developing others, influencing healthcare delivery, and advancing Nurse Practitioner practice, we encourage you to apply and join our team.

The Leader, Nurse Practitioner provides practice leadership to the Nurse Practitioners (NPs) that serve throughout Fraser Health, acknowledging that Nurse Practitioners are autonomous, collaborative practitioners and that developing role clarity is essential to the effectiveness of interprofessional teams in which NPs function. Working to foster role integration and understanding, creates a supportive structure for professional practice support that will ensure adequate opportunities for mentorship, clinical practice feedback, collegial relationships with physicians, and collaborative practice within the interprofessional teams.

In addition, the Leader, Nurse Practitioner performs Nurse Practitioner duties as assigned.