Nurse Practitioner - General Internal Medicine

AHS is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join the dynamic adult General Internal Medicine (GIM) team at Foothills Medical Centre. The GIM NP is a self-directed advanced practice nurse who is prepared at the graduate level and functions in a collaborative practice model. The GIM NP demonstrates comprehensive knowledge in medical care, diagnosis and differential diagnosis, advanced assessment skills and treatment of GIM patients. Collaboration between disciplines is a key component of the GIM NP role. The GIM NP role helps provide continuity of care to complex patients and their families. This role also includes time for participation in relevant research and education. This position will provide frontline clinical care for the delivery of general internal medicine care at FMC which includes admissions from the emergency department and inpatient care on the General Internal Medicine unit. The NP will manage patients admitted to the General Internal Medicine (GIM) service and collaborate with the GIM team including physicians, inpatient and outpatient nursing staff and leaders, Allied Health team members, subspecialists and FMC administration to ensure seamless transfers into and out of hospital of this complex, high needs, patient group. The NP will provide comprehensive, holistic and patient-family centered care and contribute to patient care through advanced clinical practice, leadership, consultations, referrals, education and research. In addition, the NP will provide nursing education and will be involved in ongoing quality improvement initiatives and program development related to general internal medicine patients. The NP requires strong interpersonal skills and ability to build collaborative and trusting relationships. A passion for caring for patients with medical complexity, and their families, is essential.

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).

Completion of a Master’s Degree in Nursing - Nurse Practitioner Program (Adult). Ability to provide direct care through application of knowledge in advanced assessment skills, pathophysiology, pharmacotherapeutics, and applicable interventions.

Nurse Practitioner experience in general internal medicine. Experience working with adult medical patients within the last 5 years. Experience with the development and/or implementation of evidence-based practice. Experience with program development. Completion of leadership-related courses within last 3 years. Progressive nursing leadership experience within last 3 years.