Job Description

Your Opportunity:
Senior Practice Lead - Nurse Prescribing Program The Senior Practice Lead is a provincial leadership role within Health Professions Practice, reporting to the Director of Nursing Professional Practice in the Associate Chief Nursing Officer's office. This position is responsible for leading the nurse prescribing training and implementation across PHAS, providing specialized expertise and leadership to support the safe and effective integration of nurse prescribing into practice. In this role, the Senior Practice Lead performs all consultant-level functions, translating the established plan of care into action, applying evidence-based practices, ensuring continuity of care, consulting on authorization applications, supporting implementation in various practice settings, and participate the development of clinical support tools, process improvements, and evaluation strategies. The Senior Practice Lead also develops, reviews, implements, and evaluates provincial initiatives related to nurse prescribing, fosters interprofessional collaboration, and provides expert counsel to senior leaders across the organization. This role represents nursing at the provincial level, ensuring that the Nurse Prescribing Program is aligned with the vision, mission, and business plan of Alberta Health Services.
Description:
The Senior Practice Lead develops and maintains strong working relationships with key internal and external stakeholders and relies on awareness of the broad provincial context in order to provide consultation service and leadership throughout the organization. This position establishes and maintains positive relationships with key local, provincial and national representatives and health care stakeholders including regulatory bodies and post-secondary institutions. The Senior Practice Lead is AHS's primary resource for external stakeholders on all matters related to the discipline(s). The Senior Practice Lead is also responsible for: Provincial leadership for professional practice for their discipline(s) across the care continuum. Development of health interprofessional and discipline specific policy, standards and guidelines that align with strategic provincial direction. Participation in planning, implementing and evaluating strategic initiatives in close collaboration with identified planning and operational groups. Coordination and leadership of discipline specific and interprofessional practice change initiatives across the province.

Classification:

Senior Practice Lead

Union:

Exempt

Unit and Program:

Associate Chief Nursing Office

Primary Location:

Northwest Centre 1

Location Details:

Eligible to work hybrid (on/off site) within Alberta

Negotiable Location:

Provincial

Temporary Employee Class:

Temp P/T Benefits

FTE:

0.60

Posting End Date:

03-SEP-2025

Date Available:

22-SEP-2025

Temporary End Date:

21-SEP-2026

Hours per Shift:

7.75

Length of Shift in weeks:

2

Shifts per cycle:

6

Shift Pattern:

Days

Days Off:

Saturday/Sunday

Minimum Salary:

$44.17

Maximum Salary:

$75.70

Vehicle Requirement:

Not Applicable

Required Qualifications:

A minimum of a Master's Degree with a Bachelor's degree in Nursing and designation and licensing with the appropriate college. PhD preferred. Experience in post-secondary teaching, course design and curriculum development. Special knowledge in Nursing Pharmacology. A minimum of 5 years and demonstrated expertise in a health care practice consultation or professional development role in an organization of significant size, complexity and diversity. Demonstrated expertise in regulated nursing professionals, across multiple service sectors and a broad knowledge of other disciplines and roles across multiple service sectors. The incumbent will demonstrate a clear pattern of professional and personal development.

Additional Required Qualifications:

As required.

Preferred Qualifications:

PhD preferred.