Job Description

Your Opportunity:

If you are a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) who is looking to practice within a large and diverse neonatal program, Alberta Health Services (AHS) has an exciting opportunity for you! You will be working as part of a large NNP team that practices within a dynamic interdisciplinary healthcare team. The Stollery Children\'s Hospital Neonatal Intensive Care Program operates at three sites - The Royal Alexandra Hospital, the Misericordia Community Hospital and the Grey Nuns Community Hospital. We are looking for applicants who have effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders as well as work collaboratively with patients and families as partners in care. The NNP provides specialized care and management of neonates, particularly those who are premature, require resuscitation and stabilization, have congenital anomalies, or require cardiac or general surgery. This may include stabilization and management of ill infants born in community hospitals. The NNP provides advanced clinical skills, makes critical management decisions, and facilitates consistent family-centered care as members of a multi-disciplinary team.

Description:

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice nurse who integrates clinical skills associated with nursing and medicine in order to assess, diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatment, and perform procedures in order to manage and meet the health needs of patients. The primary responsibility of the NP is to provide comprehensive direct patient care as a central member of the team. The NP is authorized and competent to perform comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, intervention, management, referral, and evaluation of patient care across the continuum of health care services. The NP provides leadership and actively participates in program development and evaluation, research and clinical teaching activities. The NP participates in interdisciplinary collaboration in the practice setting to determine, and regularly review, local guidelines for drug prescription, distribution, monitoring and record keeping ensuring consistency with provincial prescribing and distributing guidelines. PLEASE NOTE: The Alberta Union of Nurse Practitioners (AUNP) was certified by the Alberta Labour Relations Board on December 20, 2021, as the bargaining agent for all employees of Alberta Health Services (AHS) who are nurse practitioners performing advanced nursing care or nursing instruction.

• Classification: Nurse Practitioner
• Union: Exempt
• Unit and Program: Acute Care
• Primary Location: Grey Nuns Community Hospital
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 25-AUG-2023
• Date Available: 02-OCT-2023
• Temporary End Date: 02-OCT-2024
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 2
• Shifts per cycle: 10
• Shift Pattern: Days, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $52.41
• Maximum Salary: $63.70
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

Completion of a recognized Nurse Practitioner Program in the Neonatal stream. Active or eligible for registration as a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) with practice permit indicating Child Population (Neonatal) stream of practice. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for ensuring that his/her registration is current and valid. A minimum of 3 years current NICU experience Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) Provider. Basic Cardiac Life Support - Health Care Provider (BCLS-HCP). Commitment to Covenant Health Vision, Mission, and Values in this field. Additional Required Qualifications:

Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Demonstrated ability to work as a member of a team. Ability to function independently. Application and knowledge of current research. Ongoing interest in research. Experience in a wide range of assessment, treatment and therapeutic interventions, health promotion, diagnostic procedures, and follow-up care in the community. Must understand and practice within full scope of their knowledge in an interdisciplinary team environment. Preferred Qualifications:

As Required.

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.

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