Original job description
Your Opportunity:
Alberta Health Services invites you to join a dynamic and innovative multidisciplinary team at the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Centre, serving the growing communities of Central Alberta. This is an exciting opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner who thrives in a fast-paced clinical environment and is passionate about delivering exceptional patient-centered care. You will practice to your full scope, integrating advanced nursing and medical expertise to assess, diagnose, treat, and manage patients with a wide range of health concerns. You will be responsible for ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing therapies, performing procedures, and providing comprehensive care to meet patients' immediate and ongoing health needs. Our center currently manages an average of 61 patient visits per day, providing care for CTAS 2-5 patients in a collaborative outpatient setting. Onsite services include laboratory, diagnostic imaging support, enabling timely assessment and treatment. Connecting patients requiring higher levels of care with EMS, RAAPID, and specialty consultation services, including support from Red Deer Regional Hospital and provincial specialty programs. Needs continue to grow within Central Alberta, Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care is strategically positioning itself for future expansion toward an enhanced urgent care model. We are seeking a forward-thinking Nurse Practitioner with clinical confidence, adaptability, and enthusiasm. If you are looking for an opportunity to practice autonomously, contribute to service innovation, and be part of an evolving healthcare model that will have a meaningful impact on patient care across Central Alberta, we encourage you to apply and become part of our exciting journey.
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: https://www.aunp.ca/
Classification: Nurse Practitioner Union: AUNP Unit and Program: Sylva Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Centre Primary Location: Sylvan Lake ComHlt/MentalHlth Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 0.00 Posting End Date: 23-OCT-2026 Employee Class: Casual/Relief Date Available: 02-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 11.08 Length of Shift in weeks: Varies Shifts per cycle: Varies Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends Days Off: Other Minimum Salary: $68.56 Maximum Salary: $80.20 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:
Demonstrated recent experience managing acute patient presentation, with strong clinical judgment in assessment, diagnosis, treatment, diagnostic and disposition. Ability to practice independently while collaborating effectively with interdisciplinary teams. Strong communication, prioritization, EHR, patient safety and quality improvement skills. This role requires a high degree of professionalism, initiative, and resilience, with a commitment to delivering safe, accessible, and high-quality healthcare services to the communities served by the Sylvan Lake Advanced Ambulatory Care Centre.
Preferred Qualifications:
Nurse Practitioners registered in the Family/All Ages (FAA) stream are preferred. Recent experience in urgent care, emergency medicine, ambulatory care, rural healthcare, or acute care settings is an asset. Preference will be given to candidates who demonstrate strong independent practice skills, clinical confidence, sound judgment, and the ability to manage diverse patient presentations
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Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive, lifespan-focused care by assessing, diagnosing, and treating patients, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing therapies, and performing procedures. Apply advanced practice nursing competencies in clinical care, leadership, education, research, and health system improvement while collaborating with interdisciplinary teams.
Requirements
Requires completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program with at least a master's degree, active CRNA Nurse Practitioner registration (including provisional graduate licensure), and current BCLS-HCP certification. Candidates need recent acute-care assessment and management experience, strong independent clinical judgment, and effective collaboration, communication, prioritization, EHR, patient safety, and quality improvement skills; Family/All Ages registration and relevant urgent, emergency, ambulatory, rural, or acute care experience are preferred.
Skills
- Acute Patient Assessment
- Clinical Judgment
- Diagnosis and Treatment
- Diagnostic Test Ordering and Interpretation
- Prescribing Therapies
- Clinical Procedures
- Independent Practice
- Interdisciplinary Collaboration
- Patient-Centered Care
- Electronic Health Records
- Patient Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Communication
- Prioritization
- Leadership
- Health Systems Optimization
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Keywords
- Nurse Practitioner
- Advanced Practice Nursing
- Acute Care
- Urgent Care
- Ambulatory Care
- Emergency Medicine
- Rural Healthcare
- Patient Assessment
- Diagnosis
- Treatment
- Diagnostic Tests
- Diagnostic Imaging
- Laboratory Services
- Prescribing
- Clinical Procedures
- Basic Cardiac Life Support
- BCLS-HCP
- CRNA Registration
- Electronic Health Records
- Patient Safety
- Quality Improvement
- Interdisciplinary Teams
- Clinical Practice
- Health Systems Optimization
- Education
- Research
- CTAS
- EMS
- RAAPID
