Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

Your Opportunity:

The Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is a key clinical role providing care at the Level 2 NICU Covenant Health sites. Working predominantly out of the Grey Nuns Community Hospital, the NNP works alongside Neonatologists, NNPs, and the multidisciplinary team to provide high quality clinical care to babies born at 30 weeks gestation or later. The NICUs at the GNCH and Misericordia Hospital are under the same program and work closely together. As such this position may be required to work a the MCH as well. Covenant Health is proudly recognized as one of Alberta's top employers. The Women's and Child Health department is a values driven team supporting each other to live the values of Covenant health. With a strong focus on quality care, the NNP advances safe high quality clinical practice within the sites and collaborates with zone partners to improve patient care. This position will work predominantly out of the Grey Nuns Community Hospital. The Grey Nuns NICU is a busy 26 bed unit supporting both the site Women's Health program which is a large, high volume, obstetrical program, and transfers in from in and out of zone.

Description:

Reporting to the Senior Director, Operations or Program Manager, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is employed in a variety of settings across the continuum of care including acute care and continuing care. The NP uses an evidence-informed holistic approach that emphasizes the nursing professions' values, expertise and education. The majority of time is spent in clinical practice where the NP role includes, but is not limited to, diagnosing and managing common and complex health conditions, promoting health and preventing illness/injury, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmaceuticals, medical devises and other therapies and performing procedures, interventions and/or treatments. The NP performs restricted activities within their scope of practice as defined by Schedule 24 of the Health Professions Act, the Registered Nurses Profession Regulations, and the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA). In some clinical settings, the NP is considered the most responsible provider. This position is covered by the terms and conditions of the AUNP Collective Agreement.