Nurse Practitioner - Senior Practice Lead

Your Opportunity:

Are you an experienced Nurse Practitioner leader passionate about advancing professional practice and shaping innovative models of care? Do you thrive in complex environments where collaboration, strategic thinking and system-level impact are key? If so, this opportunity is for you. Covenant Health is seeking a Senior Practice Lead, Nurse Practitioner (NP) to provide provincial leadership and strategic direction for NP practice across the organization. In this role, you will lead the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of complex organization-wide and provincial initiatives that enhance NP practice and interprofessional collaboration. You will serve as a key expert and advisor to senior leadership, operational teams and external partners, ensuring NP practice is aligned with regulatory requirements, best evidence and organizational priorities. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence system-wide change, optimize scope of practice and support innovative, patient-centered care models across the continuum. The successful candidate will excel in building strong partnerships, leading change and advancing a culture of innovation, quality improvement and professional excellence. Based out of our Edmonton Corporate Office, this hybrid role offers flexibility to work remotely and onsite, with occasional provincial travel required. The salary range for this position is currently being reviewed as part of an organizational compensation assessment. Updated compensation information will be shared with candidates as it becomes available.

Description:

The Senior Practice Lead, NP is a provincial leadership role within Professional Practice, accountable for advancing Nurse Practitioner practice across Covenant Health. This position provides expert consultation, corporate leadership and strategic oversight to support the integration, standardization and optimization of NP practice across multiple service sectors. The role leads and supports discipline-specific and interprofessional initiatives, including practice changes, policy and guideline development and workforce planning activities. Key accountabilities include leading strategic planning initiatives to advance and standardize NP practice and enable full scope utilization across the organization, providing expert consultation on NP scope of practice, regulatory standards, competency and role development, and developing and implementing policies, standards and guidelines aligned with organizational and provincial priorities. The Senior Practice Lead leads and participates in complex, multi-stakeholder projects and practice change initiatives across the continuum of care while building and sustaining strong partnerships with internal leaders, regulatory bodies, government ministries and academic institutions. The role anticipates emerging trends, risks and opportunities and advises leadership on innovative, evidence-informed solutions. It also supports interprofessional collaboration and aligns NP practice with broader workforce and care delivery strategies. Occasional travel within the province is required. There is also an opportunity to maintain a small clinical practice component to support ongoing competency. This position is non-unionized.