Nurse Practitioner

Your Expertise. Our Cardiology Team. One Powerful Future. Are you committed to enhancing care for patients with cardiac conditions? Join our dynamic team at the Mazankowski Heart Institute, where your advanced clinical expertise contributes to improved health outcomes and an exceptional patient experience. As a key member of our cardiology team, you will deliver compassionate, patient centred care to individuals across the inpatient continuum, guiding and supporting them through some of their most critical experiences. You will integrate strong clinical assessment skills with cardiac diagnostic insights to develop thoughtful, individualized care plans. Working alongside our cardiologists and a dedicated multidisciplinary team, you will coordinate seamless care, ensure timely investigations, and support safe and efficient transitions throughout each patient’s stay. Your leadership in care planning, proactive coordination, and discharge readiness helps keep patients moving forward. With a strong focus on patient and family education, you will empower individuals to confidently navigate their recovery and promote continuity between inpatient and outpatient care. This is more than a clinical position, it is an opportunity to influence every step of a patient’s cardiac journey and make a meaningful difference when it matters most. This role also supports excellent work life balance, with weekday shifts, no on call requirements, and weekends off, allowing you to make a meaningful impact while enjoying life beyond work. Apply today and help shape the future of cardiac care with Alberta Health Services. We welcome New Graduate NPs, especially those with cardiology experience or exposure through NP training or previous nursing roles.

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.

Recent (within 12 months) relevant acute care experience. Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the Heart & Stroke Foundation is preferred, and previous experience in Cardiac Sciences would be considered an asset.