Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)

Location: CNF – Central NL Regional Health Centre, Grand Falls-Windsor

Nurse Practitioner (Acute Care)

Central Zone – CNF Medical

Permanent Full-time

NLNU

44901POS

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