Your Opportunity:This is an exciting opportunity at the Fort Saskatchewan Community Hospital. The facility offers a Med/Surg Unit, LDRP, Surgical Services, IVT/OPD and a 24/7 Emergency Department. The Nurse Practitioner (NP- All Ages) is a Registered Nurse who holds a Master of Nursing, or equivalent graduate degree, with a focus on advanced clinical nursing practice. The NP provides expert clinical care in managing the health needs of individuals, families and communities and requires further knowledge and decision making in assessment, diagnosis, and clinical management. Reporting to the Site Director, this position functions as part of an interdisciplinary team, seeing clients across the life span. The NP utilizes the nursing process, critical thinking, problem solving and decision-making skills to provide care to individuals, families, groups, and communities. The NP will also perform well baby exams on newborns to ensure safe discharge, provide support to nurses in obstetrics, and will be a valued member of the interdisciplinary Inpatient Care Team, IVT/OPD and Emergency, working independently or in collaboration with the physician on call. 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.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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