Nurse Practitioner -RCC IP (Temporary Full Time)

Trillium Health Partners • Toronto, ON

5d • CA$69 - CA$82 • Onsite

About The Position

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Registered Nurse Extended Class with graduate education in nursing, possessing advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge/skill within the clinical specialty. The NP is a professional who will function in an expanded role and will demonstrate a high level of autonomy as well as expert skill to formulate clinical decisions, manage acute/chronic illness, and promote wellness. Trillium Health Partners (THP) is recruiting an NP who is highly skilled, agile and adaptable with advanced critical thinking and interprofessional skills. As a member of the Interprofessional team, you will have the opportunity to advance best practice care to this new program. In this position the NP will function to full scope by conducting comprehensive health assessments, diagnosing and providing treatment (including diagnostic, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies and counseling); developing, implementing and documenting a plan of care in collaboration with physicians, and interprofessional team; providing education; and, providing follow-ups as appropriate. In addition, the NP may be involved in other clinical, research, evaluation, leadership and collaborative activities (e.g. developing new standards of care, policies, etc.).

Requirements

• Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario in the Registered Nurse Extended Class with clinical focus in Adult care
• In good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Demonstrated excellence with medically complex care practice and Complex Continuing Care for a minimum of 2 years
• Demonstrated experience with completing comprehensive assessments on complex patients
• Experience in evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes within the specialty population, in partnership with the physicians and other members of the interprofessional team.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to establish positive relationships with all staff, clients, families, and community agencies
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification

Responsibilities

• Works collaboratively with physicians and the interprofessional health team and patient/ family to provide advanced nursing practice through physical and psycho-social assessments and development of outpatient care plans and provide case management
• Implements care plan and assists with the evaluation of patient outcomes, and co-ordinates care plan with other specialists
• Combining the roles that fall within the domains of advanced nursing practice including clinical practice, research, leadership, collaboration and consultation.
• Developing effective partnerships with physicians and other members of the interprofessional team to provide quality care to patients and their families
• Applying a comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and approved medical directives and/or within the scope of practice in the extended class, the NP works collaboratively and independently to assess and manage patients’ medical care requirements across the continuum of care, demonstrating exemplary clinical assessment and decision making skills.
• Providing a key leadership role in evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes within the specialty population, in partnership with the physicians and other members of the interprofessional team.
• Identifying quality initiatives that will strengthen and further develop nursing professional practice.
• Evaluating the care provided to the patient including maintaining accurate statistics for reporting.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level