Job Description

Your Opportunity:

A Nurse Practitioner (NP) is an advanced practice nurse (APN) who integrates clinical skills associated with nursing and medicine to assess, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatment, and perform procedures in order to manage and meet the health needs of patients (International Council of Nurses, 2020; CNA, 2019). NPs have a broad and autonomous scope of practice with the ability to provide a full range of comprehensive health services to individuals across their lifespan. \xe2\x80\x9cThe nurse practitioner role requires advanced knowledge and decision-making skills gained through further clinical practice, education, and experience that enables them to perform additional interventions that are not considered part of the registered nurse scope of practice\xe2\x80\x9d (CRNA, 2017). With graduate level education, NPs contribute to collaborative inter-professional care through the advanced practice nursing competencies of advanced clinical practice, education, nursing leadership, and research. NP utilization of advanced practice nursing competencies has demonstrated benefits for increasing care quality and promoting appropriate use of health services, as well as informing and influencing healthcare systems (CNA, 2019). In the clinical setting, the NP role may be utilized in a variety of care models and has been shown to improve access to healthcare, reduce wait times, and optimize health outcomes (CNA, 2019). Clinical care delivery models include the NP providing care as a Most Responsible Health Care Practitioner (MRHP); as the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (PCHNP); as the Attending Most Responsible Prescriber (Attending MRP); and as the Ambulatory Most Responsible Nurse Practitioner (Ambulatory MRNP).

Description:

Reporting to the Executive Director and working collaboratively with plastic surgeons, nurses, managers, and frontline clinic staff, the NP, Plastic Surgery is responsible for the following: Providing post-operative care to plastic surgery service patients Outpatient clinic patient assessments and treatment Ordering, conducting and interpreting diagnostic tests. Communicating patient issues, status, prognosis, and providing continuity of care when patients are transferred between surgeons on service assisting with communications during the care of complex patients requiring multi-disciplinary input Prescribing medications. Arranging consultations from other Services as required Assessing patients for consultations requested by other practitioners. Accurate completion of charting. Provision of relevant education to patients, families, peers, residents, and medical staff as required. Teaching and supervising nursing staff in the performance of wound care and complicated dressings Facilitating patient transitions between patient care units, acute care sites, and discharge. Liaising between ancillary community services and acute care. 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: Plastic Surgery Nurse Practitioner
• Primary Location: Peter Lougheed Centre
• Location Details: As Per Location
• Employee Class: Regular Full Time
• FTE: 1.00
• Posting End Date: 12-DEC-2023
• Date Available: 22-DEC-2023
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Length of Shift in weeks: 4
• Shifts per cycle: 20
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends
• Days Off: As Per Rotation
• Minimum Salary: $52.41
• Maximum Salary: $63.70
• Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable

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.
Additional Required Qualifications:

A keen, self-learner willing to work as a member of the Plastic Surgery team. Excellent communication skills both written and verbal. Strong team player with the proven ability to diffuse difficult situations. Strong computer skills required, with a preference to knowledge of SCM and/or Connect Care. Willingness to work weekends as required.
Preferred Qualifications:

Plastic Surgery and NP experience is an asset, but not necessary for application.

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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