Nurse Practitioner

Your Opportunity

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) works for the Medicine department at Grey Nuns Hospital. The NP is a self‑directed practitioner who functions in an extended role within the Primary Care Hospital Team (PCHT). This position is full‑time and will have the NP role as a partner of the care team of Hospital Medicine based out of the emergency department, focusing primarily on timely, thorough ED admissions.

Communicating with the team, patients, and their families is a priority. Strong skills in decision making, prioritization, and clinical judgement are required.

Reporting to the Senior Director, Operations or Program Manager, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is employed in a variety of settings across the continuum of care, including acute care and continuing care. The NP uses an evidence‑informed holistic approach that emphasizes nursing professions’ values, expertise, and education. The majority of time is spent in clinical practice where the NP role includes, but is not limited to, diagnosing and managing common and complex health conditions, promoting health and preventing illness/injury, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmaceuticals, medical devices and other therapies, and performing procedures, interventions and/or treatments.

The NP performs restricted activities within their scope of practice as defined by Schedule 24 of the Health Professions Act, the Registered Nurses Profession Regulations, and the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). In some clinical settings, the NP is considered the most responsible provider. This position is covered by the terms and conditions of the AUNP Collective Agreement.

• Classification:
  Nurse Practitioner
• Union: AUNP
• Unit and Program:
  Hospital Medicine
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  Grey Nuns Community Hospital
• Location Details:
  As Per Location
• Multi‑Site:
  Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 25‑JUN‑2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern:
  Days
• Days Off:
  Saturday/Sunday

• Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program at a Master of Nursing level.
• Must possess relevant and recent clinical expertise within the stream of practice.
• Must be eligible for licensure with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Must be appropriately licensed with the clinical practice stream relevant to the area of clinical employment.

• Basic Life Support Healthcare Provider (Level
  
  C) required.
• Proven ability to adapt to shifting clinical priorities and collaborate effectively with multiple physician teams across diverse specialties.
• Demonstrated capacity for self‑direction, with a robust track record of working independently while maintaining excellent clinical judgement.

• Previous NP experience in an Acute Care setting.
• Previous experience caring for patients designated Hospital Medicine Service.
• Advanced current knowledge of Nursing Theory, Nursing Philosophy, Educational Theory, and Research.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).