Nurse Practitioner
About The Position
Reporting to the Director, Primary Health Care Teams and in collaboration with physicians and health care provider team members, the Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) will provide Primary Health Care (PHC) services to assigned populations which may include: urban populations, visiting services to rural communities, and/or priority populations (e.g. newcomers, teens) as determined by community and program needs. Depending on community and team requirements, the position may include first on-call support. Primary Health Care services include: health assessment, health promotion and education, disease and injury prevention and assessment, treatment interventions; collaboration with, and referral to, other health care providers; participation in Lean, patient safety, community development, clinical practice redesign, quality improvement, and evaluation.
Requirements
- Experience as RN (NP) in a Primary Health Care setting preferred.
- Three (3) years experience working as a Registered Nurse
- Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP)
- Valid Class 5 driver's license
- Certification in Primary Care Nurse Practitioner or equivalent program required
- Advanced Cardiac Life Support Certificate (ACLS)
- Basic Life Support Level C Certificate (BLS-C)
- Computer skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Communication skills
- Knowledge and skill in quality improvement and patient safety
- Knowledge in health promotion and prevention strategies
- Knowledge in community development
- Demonstrates leadership abilities
- Knowledge in chronic disease prevention and management
- Registered/eligible for registration with the CRNS as RN (NP)
- Must be Available a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours per 3 week period.
- Must be available all shifts, short shifts, short notice calls, stats and holidays, where applicable
Responsibilities
- Provide Primary Health Care (PHC) services to assigned populations
- Health assessment
- Health promotion and education
- Disease and injury prevention and assessment
- Treatment interventions
- Collaboration with, and referral to, other health care providers
- Participation in Lean, patient safety, community development, clinical practice redesign, quality improvement, and evaluation
Benefits
- May be eligible for Recruitment and/or Retention Incentives
