Alberta Health Services

Tofield, Alberta

Description

Your Opportunity:

This Nurse Practitioner (NP) position with Seniors Health Central Zone provides support to three facilities in our Zone. Based out of Tofield, the NP supports residents at the Tofield Continuing Care Type A site as well as Hardisty and Galahad sites. Working as an advance practice nurse, this position integrates clinical skills associated with nursing and medicine to assess, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatment, and perform procedures in order to manage and meet the health needs of the residents living in our care.

This position works to the full scope of NP care and is an essential part of our interdisciplinary team, coordinating and collaborating with other healthcare providers including physicians, nursing, allied health and other community resources to provide and promote comprehensive resident/family centred care.

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/

Acute Care Alberta:
Primary Care Alberta: N
Recovery Alberta: N
Classification: Nurse Practitioner
Union: AUNP
Unit and Program: Continuing Care Home Type A
Primary Location: Tofield Health Centre
Location Details: As Per Location
Multi-Site: Not Applicable
FTE: 1.00
Posting End Date: 17-JUN-2025
Employee Class: Regular Full Time
Date Available: 27-JUN-2025
Hours per Shift: 7.75
Length of Shift in weeks: 4
Shifts per cycle: 20
Shift Pattern: Days
Days Off: Saturday/Sunday
Minimum Salary: $62.74
Maximum Salary: $72.00
Vehicle Requirement: Driver’s License, Vehicle Provided

Please note:
All postings close at 23:59 MT of the posting end date indicated.

Security Screening:
A satisfactory criminal record check and/or Vulnerable Sector Search is required prior to your first day of work. Additionally, all employees have an ongoing duty to disclose any charges or convictions that may occur during their employment with AHS.

Healthy Albertans. Healthy Communities. Together.

We’re passionate about what we do. Our team of skilled and dedicated health care professionals, support staff, and physicians promote wellness and provide health care every day, all across Alberta. Everything we do at AHS reflects a patient and family centred approach; it’s about putting patients’ and families’ experiences, priorities and trust first. We are an equal opportunity employer. AHS values the diversity of the people and communities we serve and is committed to attracting, engaging and developing a diverse and inclusive workforce.

Requirements

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:
Adult NP: provides health services to young, middle aged and older adults in generalized adult practice and/or specialty area(s) of practice. The NP has in-depth knowledge of adult acute and chronic illness and can work with complex clients. In some instances, an Adult NP may provide older adolescent care when the adolescent’s developmental age and/or lifestyle may more closely approximate that of an adult.

Practice settings include, but are not limited to, critical care, acute care, continuing care and community / ambulatory settings. Must meet the physical demands of the position, including the demands of the clinical work and the driving demands of travelling to alternate sites from base site.

Preferred Qualifications:
Previous experience working within a continuing care setting and previous experience working with Connect Care. Certified Capacity Assessor.

Job Application Methods

To apply, please visit: https://careers.albertahealthservices.ca/jobs/nurse-practitioner-514916