Alberta Health Services

Calgary, Alberta

Description

Your Opportunity:
Make a difference in the lives of Albertans by joining the Clinical Neurosciences team, at the Foothills Medical Centre, as a Nurse Practitioner (NP). The Neurosurgery NP is a self-directed Advanced Practice Nurse who is educated at the graduate level and functions in a collaborative practice model.

Reporting to the Manager, the NP will provide general neurosurgical medical care to adult inpatients at the FMC. As one of Canada’s largest hospitals, FMC provides advanced healthcare services to more than two million people from Calgary, southern Alberta, southeastern British Columbia and southern Saskatchewan. The NP working with the Neurosurgery service, and supports neurosurgery patients at the FMC.

Requirements

Required Qualifications:
Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program and a minimum of master’s degree. Registration with 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:
Current ACLS certification. Minimum of 2 years (within the last 5) experience as an NP in a relevant acute care clinical setting or a minimum of 5 years’ experience in Neurosciences as an RN. Experience using an order entry and/or electronic patient record system.

Preferred Qualifications:
Active practice as an NP in a relevant acute care clinical setting during the past two years. Experience with EPIC/Connect Care preferred. Experience in quality improvement and quality improvement certification an asset. Commitment to professional and leadership development through self-study and extra-curricular course work is an asset.

Job Application Methods

Please apply here: https://careers.albertahealthservices.ca/jobs/nurse-practitioner-499465