Nurse Practitioner

Your Opportunity:
Are you a passionate and driven healthcare leader looking to join a team who is committed to setting new standards of excellence in Canada? Look no further, as this will be the perfect opportunity for you! The Inpatient Orthopedic and Neurosurgical Spine Nurse Practitioner (Spine NP) is an advanced practice nursing role that provides care to traumatic spine injuries and those with both acute and chronic spine conditions. This role will offer you the opportunity to integrate clinical skills to assess, diagnose, order, and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe treatment, and perform procedures to promote excellence in clinical spinal care practice. Utilizing your comprehensive knowledge base and exceptional ability to work independently while collaborating effectively within a team environment, you will develop cohesive care plans for orthopedic and neurosurgical spine patients. These plans will underpin your clinical decision-making to support safe and timely patient flow. Located just north of downtown Edmonton’s beautiful Ice District, you’ll find the Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH): a quaternary and tertiary referral hospital which has proudly served as a leader in surgical research since the 1+50s! We are a Canada Accredited Trauma Service and Northern Alberta's only level two trauma site with a catchment of over 2.5 million people. PLEASE NOTE: We welcome applications from all qualified applicants who are passionate about the delivery of compassionate and high-quality patient care, including applications from new graduate NPs! Additionally, Relocation Assistance may be available for the successful candidate.
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/ Read more