Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Central Corridor Medical Affairs is currently recruiting for Nurse Practitioners in the following Departments, Pediatrics, OBGYN, Respiratory, Critical Care, Nephrology, Gastroenterology and Neurology at the Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to provide comprehensive, patient-centered care to individuals and families across the lifespan within a supportive and innovative practice environment. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) role is to promote excellence in clinical practice, utilizing a comprehensive knowledge base and an excellent ability to apply it to the clinical setting. Your passion and motivation combined with our commitment to set new standards of excellence, makes Alberta Health Services the right choice for you.
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/
Classification: Nurse Practitioner Union: AUNP Unit and Program: Central Corridor Primary Location: Red Deer Regional Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 09-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 26-OCT-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 2 Shifts per cycle: 10 Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Nights, Weekends Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $68.56 Maximum Salary: $80.20 Vehicle Requirement: Not Applicable
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:
Please include the department you are applying for in your cover letter.
Preferred Qualifications:
As required.
More about this job
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive, patient-centered health services across the lifespan by assessing and diagnosing patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing treatments, and performing procedures. Apply advanced nursing competencies in clinical practice, leadership, education, and research to improve care quality and influence healthcare systems.
Requirements
Applicants must complete an approved Nurse Practitioner program with at least a master's degree and hold active registration on the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta Nurse Practitioner Registrar, including Provisional Graduate Nurse Practitioner licensure. Current Basic Cardiac Life Support for Health Care Providers is required, and applicants should identify their preferred department in their cover letter.
Skills
- Clinical Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Test Ordering and Interpretation
- Treatment Prescribing
- Clinical Procedures
- Patient-Centered Care
- Advanced Practice Nursing
- Clinical Practice
- Healthcare Leadership
- Health Systems Optimization
- Patient Education
- Research
- Care Coordination
- Comprehensive Health Services
Visa sponsorship
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Keywords
- Nurse Practitioner
- Patient-Centered Care
- Pediatrics
- Obstetrics and Gynecology
- Respiratory Care
- Critical Care
- Nephrology
- Gastroenterology
- Neurology
- Clinical Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Diagnostic Testing
- Treatment Prescribing
- Clinical Procedures
- Advanced Practice Nursing
- Clinical Practice
- Healthcare Leadership
- Health Systems Optimization
- Patient Education
- Research
- College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- Nurse Practitioner Registrar
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- Healthcare Provider BCLS
