Job Description

Your Opportunity:
The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with Orthopaedic Spine Surgeons, Nurse Practitioners, Fellows, Residents and Clinical Associates to provide team driven care to patients within the Calgary Spine program.
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: N
• Primary Care Alberta: N
• Recovery Alberta: N
• Classification: Nurse Practitioner
• Union: AUNP
• Unit and Program: Unit 54, Surgical Inpatients
• Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Multi-Site: Not Applicable
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 05-MAY-2025
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• Date Available: 30-JUN-2025
• Temporary End Date: 06-JUL-2026
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $62.74
• Maximum Salary: $72.00
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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:
Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a protected title within all jurisdictions of Canada, and in Alberta, requires Registration with CRNA on the Nurse Practitioner Registrar including Nurse Practitioner licensure. Successful completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program and a minimum of Master's degree academic preparation. Successful completion of a Baccalaureate of Nursing degree and minimum required hours of RN practice. In addition, the NP must: Participate in and maintain additional education and/or certifications specific to area of practice. Complete AHS Annual Requirements (as per MyLearningLink) and basic healthcare provider CPR. Preferred Qualifications:
1-2 Years' recent experience working as a Nurse Practitioner in acute care Previous experience working with Spine patients preferred. Experience and expertise in cultivating and maintaining professional working relationships with clients, health professionals, and service providers. Strong clinical skills to include assessments, care planning. Expertise in managing complex clients with multiple co-morbidities. Comfort with using technology and charting in electronic system.