Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)

Hours: (8 hours; Days, Evenings, Weekends, On-Call, Nights)

Salary: NP35 (CAD52.31 - CAD64.92 per hour)

Competition Number: VAC0027524

Posted Date: 2026-08-04

Closing Date: Open until filled.

Definition of Work:
Reporting to the Director of Patient Flow and Site
Operations. The Acute Care Nurse Practitioner (NP)
works collaboratively with the hospitalist service, site lead
physicians and interdisciplinary team members. The NP
participates in interdisciplinary patient care planning,
handover discussions, collaborative inpatient
management, patient assignment and workload
coordination, and discharge planning activities in
partnership with the hospitalist service and healthcare
team. The NP’s primary role provides clinical care to
inpatients at Central Newfoundland Regional Health
Centre, with presentations that include various acute and
chronic health conditions. Operational requirements may
necessitate support in other clinical areas (including but
not limited to personal care homes, long-term care and
community settings) consistent with the NP’s
competencies and organizational need. The successful
candidate will work collaboratively with unit-based nursing
staff, leaders, allied health team members, subspecialists,
the Hospitalist Team and administration to provide
comprehensive, holistic, patient-family centered care. The
NP will participate in the regular morning huddle with the
site-operation team and work with the multidisciplinary
team to facilitate patient flow and discharges.
The Nurse Practitioner is expected to perform advanced
comprehensive health assessments; order, interpret and
perform diagnostic tests; provide input related to primarily
ALC and medically discharged patients; however, may
need to manage active inpatients within their scope of
practice in acute care settings in collaboration with both
hospitalist and other providers. The successful candidate
will communicate assessment findings, diagnoses,
including outcomes and prognoses; prescribe appropriate
pharmacological, medical, and other therapies; utilize
complex reasoning to safely coordinate and manage
patient care while promoting continuity across the
continuum of care.
The position will contribute to collaborative inter-
professional patient care through advanced clinical
practice, consultations, referrals, leadership, education,
research, and other related duties as required. This
position will require strong interpersonal skills, the ability
to build collaborative, trusting relationships and will
demonstrate skills in the organization, conflict resolution,
advanced problem solving, critical thinking, change
management and interdisciplinary leadership. A passion
for caring and advocating for patients with advanced
medical complexity, and their families, is essential.
The successful candidate must demonstrate an
awareness of and be responsible for promoting and
supporting person-and family-centered care, demonstrate
a commitment to safety and partner with all team
members to improve worker and patient safety by
integrating safety into work practices, identifying risks and
implementing improvements.

Required qualifications:
• Graduation from a Nurse Practitioner program approved
by NLHS.
• Current Nurse Practitioner License and registration with
the Association of Registered Nurses of Newfoundland
and Labrador
• CNA certification in either Gerontology, Hospice
Palliative Care, Medical-Surgical and willingness to
complete at least one of these within two years after
commencing in the role.
• Current BLS certification for health care providers from
the Heart and Stroke Foundation.
• Must have completed or be willing to complete the next
available course of ACLS & EKG interpretation.
• Demonstrated exceptional leadership qualities, problem-
solving skills, organizational skills as well as oral and
written communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to practice both independently and
in collaboration with the other members of the
interdisciplinary health care team
• Consistent demonstration of NLHS's corporate values;
Innovation, Compassion, Accountability, Respect and
Excellence (ICARE).
• A satisfactory record of work performance and
attendance is required for this position.
• A satisfactory certificate of conduct from the RCMP or
local police authority
• A valid Class IV Newfoundland and Labrador
Driver’s License

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in Emergency Nursing and/or Acute Care
• Demonstrated proficiency using healthcare-based
computer systems such as Meditech, CRMS and
EPIC
• Completion (or willingness to complete) the next
available course in:
o ACLS
o TNCC
o LEAP Core or other palliative care education
o Additional certifications relevant to
operational needs may be required