Nurse Practitioner

This opportunity supports Correctional Health Services in a Provincial role. It is a hybrid work model, so the position is negotiable within the province where there is a Provincial Correctional Centre. Our close-knit clinical team is all about collaborative practice in this unique and challenging clinical setting. Reporting to the Provincial Manager for Correctional Health Services, the Nurse Practitioner role is an important part of our interdisciplinary team. Our population presents with dynamic and complex needs in the provision of care within custody and criminal justice system. The Nurse Practitioner utilizes a collaborative practice approach in assessing adult patients who present for primary care (routine screening and disease management) and urgent care (injuries, illness) while incarcerated. Accountabilities include: clinical practice, leadership and consultation, research, and education and counselling. This position has transitioned to Recovery Alberta effective September 1, 2024. By applying on this posting, if you are the successful candidate, you agree to and will become an employee of Recovery Alberta.

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/

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).

As required.

Current or recent within a year Correctional Health experience. Proficient in Connect Care. Familiar with, and able to prescribe Opiate Agonist Therapy medications.