Leader, Nurse Practitioner - Primary Care, Urgent Primary Care

Fraser Health•Surrey, BC

20d•Onsite

About The Position

Fraser Health is seeking an accomplished Nurse Practitioner with a strong foundation in Primary Care, Urgent Primary Care and, Specialty Primary Care to join our growing team. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic leadership group that is helping define and elevate Nurse Practitioner practice across the organization through excellence, collaboration, innovation, and clinical leadership. Working collaboratively with a team of Nurse Practitioner Leaders and reporting to the Director, Nurse Practitioner, you will provide practice leadership to NPs across Fraser Health. In this role, you will champion professional practice, support role clarity, foster collaboration within interprofessional teams, and help maximize the impact of Nurse Practitioners across the continuum of care. This is an opportunity to expand your impact beyond direct patient care and contribute to the strategic advancement of Nurse Practitioner practice across a large, progressive healthcare organization.

Requirements

Current practising registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (BCCNM)
Minimum of three (3) years’ experience as a Nurse Practitioner, supplemented by five (5) years of clinical practice and educational and/or program development experience in a complex healthcare environment.
Current practising registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) and a minimum of three (3) years experience as a Nurse Practitioner, supplemented by five (5) years of clinical practice and educational and/or program development experience in a complex health care environment.
Knowledge of health care and educational systems.
Strong understanding of the Nurse Practitioner role and current and emerging health care and nursing practice issues at the local, regional, provincial and national levels.
Project management skills.
Ability to to be innovative and creative in establishing strategies that will enhance and clarify the Nurse Practitioner role.
Proficiency in the use of personal computers and related technology.

Nice To Haves

If you are a collaborative leader who is passionate about developing others, influencing healthcare delivery, and advancing Nurse Practitioner practice, we encourage you to apply and join our team.

Responsibilities

Provide leadership, guidance, mentorship, and professional development support to Nurse Practitioners across Fraser Health.
Foster role integration and professional practice excellence through mentorship, clinical practice feedback, collaborative physician partnerships, and strong interprofessional relationships.
Engage in quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient outcomes and experience.
Participate in strategic planning and implementation of new NP roles, opening of new Urgent Primary Care sites, and support the ongoing development of existing NP roles across the health authority.
Lead initiatives that advance NP practice, professional standards, education, research, and evidence-informed care.
Collaborate with Fraser Health Talent Acquisition to attract, recruit, and retain Nurse Practitioner talent, including sourcing, screening, interviewing, and engagement with educational institutions.
Maintain clinical practice and perform Nurse Practitioner duties as required.
Establishes a first line of contact for practice issues and, while Nurse Practitioners (NP) are autonomous, collaborative practitioners, acts as the primary contact that will serve to move the NP role further in terms of integration and understanding.
Develops and establishes professional practice networks and environments that enhance the sharing of knowledge; works in collaboration with Professional Practice Directors.
Develops and implements processes and mechanisms that assess practice and that provides clinical practice feedback to the Nurse Practitioners in compliance with accreditation and professional standards/codes of ethics.
Establishes supports for the development of collaborative practice models within the interprofessional teams that serve to clarify the Nurse Practitioner role for both NPs and other health professionals.
Develops and implements a professional practice model for Nurse Practitioners including establishing opportunities for mentorship and development of competencies that reflect the unique and varied roles within the health care team.
In collaboration with the Regional Department Head and the Chief Nursing Officer, supports a Nurse Practitioner community of practice (Regional Department of Nurse Practitioners) to ensure discussions pertain to effective practice development and continuing education for NPs as individuals and as a professional body.
Leads the advancement and related change initiatives of professional practice and standards, research, and education, in relation to the Nurse Practitioner role.
Establishes collaborative working relationships with Physicians, Medical Directors, Executive Directors, Directors, and professional staff that impact Nurse Practitioner practice and fosters a solution-focused approach to resolving issues of mutal concern.
Liaises with agencies and organization that impact Nurse Practitioners such as educational institutions, the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals, and other health authorities in order to address common issues and identify emerging trends/issues of practice in relation to NPs.
Identifies and recommends strategies that attract and retain Nurse Practitioners and that will enable Fraser Health to maximize the potential of the role; visits schools and works with Fraser Health Recruitment.
Performs Nurse Practitioner duties as assigned.