Job Description

Your Opportunity:
As a Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner (PCNP), you'll make a profound impact on patients and their families, combining your clinical expertise with your passion for teaching, mentoring, and leading. Enhance patient care across diverse settings - community, rural, continuing, and acute care - while supporting both patients and colleagues. Join two other PCNPs in mentoring our team, elevating palliative care standards, and contributing through education, research, and leadership. Enjoy the flexibility of working from a home office in north central Alberta, with travel within the North Zone. The home location of this position is negotiable within central areas of the North Zone. We're open to discussing flexible scheduling options, including the potential for part-time arrangements, depending on mutual fit and operational needs. Depending on where you live, you may be eligible for a Remote Retention Allowance in addition to your regular pay. For more information, please visit https://www.albertahealthservices.ca/careers/Page12214.aspx A large part of this position includes virtual work but also requires face to face patient interactions. In future, this position will be expected to participate in an on-call rotation to provide 24/7 virtual NP consultation coverage throughout North Zone. Apply today for this meaningful role where your skills, compassion, and adaptability will make a lasting difference.
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:

North Zone Specialty Teams, Palliative Care Team

Primary Location:

Westlock Admin Building

Location Details:

As Per Location

Multi-Site:

Not Applicable

FTE:

1.00

Posting End Date:

19-NOV-2025

Employee Class:

Regular Full Time

Date Available:

29-NOV-2025

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

12

Shifts per cycle:

60

Shift Pattern:

Days

Days Off:

Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary:

$62.74

Maximum Salary:

$72.00

Vehicle Requirement:

Driver's License, Vehicle Required

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:

Minimum of 5 years of clinical experience as an RN. Minimum 1 year of clinical experience as an NP, and 1-year clinical experience managing palliative care clients (within the last 3 years) in an advanced practice role. Experience in at least two (2) care sectors, including Continuing Care and/or Home & Community Care. Advanced clinical & assessment skills. Competent with MS Office Suite, TEAMs, ZOOM, and tele-health knowledge. The ability to travel in inclement weather. Able to carry a 30lb medical bag and/or various equipment.

Preferred Qualifications:

CNA Certification in Palliative Care. McMasters Case Management Education. Meditech and Connect Care Trained. Previous experience in leadership role. Experience in program planning, education of adults, interdisciplinary practice, and research activities.