Your Opportunity:Alberta Kidney Care-South (AKC)-S is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join the Glomerulonephritis (GlomNeph) clinic at the Richmond Road Treatment and Diagnostic Centre (RRTD). We are looking for an experienced NP to deliver excellent comprehensive and integrated care to adult patients with Glomerulonephritis. The successful candidate will function as both an autonomous practitioner and a member of a dynamic multidisciplinary team comprised of a GlomNeph NP, pharmacist, nephrologist and other multidisciplinary healthcare providers. The GlomNeph clinic delivers care to a medically complex group of patients who have autoimmune kidney diseases and a times may also have systemic disease. Additionally, the GlomNeph Clinic provides care to patients with complex genetic diseases such as Tuberous Sclerosis. 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 and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CARNA). Providing timely access to care is a key function of the GlomNeph NP role. The GlomNeph clinic NP role is designed to integrate the skills of the NP into the management of patients in the GlomNeph clinic to ensure safe and optimal delivery of care to this complex group of patients. The breadth of practice is large and includes the management of immune suppression, complications of immune suppression, CKD, and CV risk reduction.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/
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