Job Description

Your Opportunity:

An opportunity to join the Orthopedic service at FMC. The arthroplasty/ Tumor Nurse Practitioner is integral to the efficiency and effectiveness of the services at the FMC Site, and works collaboratively with the surgeons and medical team to improve patient outcomes. The NP is independent and autonomous and contributes to quality patient care through advanced practice, leadership, consultation and referrals, education and research.

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:

Classification: Nurse Practitioner Union: AUNP Unit and Program: Unit 64 arthroplasty Primary Location: Foothills Medical Centre Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 15-OCT-2025 Temporary Employee Class: Temp F/T Benefits Date Available: 03-NOV-2025 Temporary End Date: 22-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: As Per Rotation Minimum Salary: $62.74 Maximum Salary: $72.00 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:

As Required.

Preferred Qualifications:

knowledge of or experience in Orthopedics.

Job Tags

Temporary work, Shift work,

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