Your Opportunity:
The Stollery Children’s Hospital is seeking a skilled and collaborative Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join the Non-Invasive Ventilation (NIV) Clinic. This role is ideal for an NP with a strong interest in pediatric respiratory and sleep medicine, complex chronic disease management, and family-centered care. The NIV Clinic supports infants, children, and youth requiring non-invasive respiratory support due to a wide range of neuromuscular, respiratory, craniofacial, and sleep-related conditions. As the NP, you will play a key role in clinical assessment, longitudinal management, and care coordination across outpatient, and community settings. Reporting to the Stollery Respiratory Therapy Manager and Sleep Medicine Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner will function as an Ambulatory Most Responsible Nurse Practitioner, while working within an interdisciplinary team that includes physicians, respiratory therapists, nurses, sleep technologists, and allied health professionals. Key Responsibilities: Provide advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, and management of pediatric patients requiring non-invasive ventilation. Initiate, adjust, and monitor NIV therapies in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team. Interpret sleep studies, NIV downloads, and relevant diagnostic investigations within scope of practice. Prescribe medications, therapies, and equipment in accordance with regulatory and organizational standards. Coordinate care within the NIV clinical team. Coordinate care transitions between hospital, home, community, and school settings. Provide education and support to patients, families, and caregivers regarding NIV therapy and disease management. Contribute to quality improvement initiatives, clinical pathways, and program development within the NIV Clinic. Up to $10,000 in reimbursable moving expenses may be available.
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: Stollery Respiratory Services and Pediatric Sleep Lab Primary Location: Stollery Children's Hospital Location Details: As Per Location Multi-Site: Not Applicable FTE: 1.00 Posting End Date: 31-DEC-2026 Employee Class: Regular Full Time Date Available: 28-NOV-2026 Hours per Shift: 7.75 Length of Shift in weeks: 4 Shifts per cycle: 20 Shift Pattern: Days Days Off: Saturday/Sunday Minimum Salary: $62.74 Maximum Salary: $72.00 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 ability to work well in an interdisciplinary team. Self-directed with the ability to work in a patient, and family centered, multidisciplinary team environment. Demonstrated leadership skills with strong interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills. Strong clinical skills and excellent critical thinking.
Preferred Qualifications:
Experience of 3-5 years as a nurse, or NP, in pediatric acute care setting with NIV experience. Pediatric Intensive Care experience. Connect Care experience preferred.