Nurse Practitioner - Part time

Southlake Health Community • Newmarket, ON

3d • $67 - $0 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner engages in direct and indirect advanced clinical practice, education, research, and consultation within an identified clinical specialty area to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to patients and families. They actively participate as part of the program and professional leadership team in promoting quality care by implementing evidence-based practices, evaluating patient outcomes, and developing and evaluating policies, clinical programs, and services. The role models both professional and organizational core competencies and provides expert clinical nursing leadership.

Requirements

• Masters in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner Stream, or Masters in Nursing/Master of Science in Nursing with successful completion of a post Masters Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate program from a recognized school of graduate studies
• Certified Diabetes Educator
• BCLS required
• Registered Nurse with Ontario Certificate of Competence with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Current member of RNAO
• Clinical specialty organizational membership
• Nurse Practitioner’s Association of Ontario
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative practice model with multidisciplinary teams.
• Demonstrated ability to use initiative and work autonomously utilizing critical thinking skills, and advanced decision-making, problem recognition and problem solving skills.
• Experience in clinical nursing, and multidisciplinary leadership and education.
• Ability to work effectively as a member of a team and independently
• Ability to contribute and work within an interdisciplinary team
• Commitment to professional accountability and high standard of performance
• Computer literacy in windows based applications
• Working knowledge of laboratory safety requirements with a commitment to a healthy and safe workplace
• Ability to prioritize and work independently with minimal supervision
• Demonstrated excellence in communication, both written and verbal
• Demonstrated problem assessment skills
• Demonstrated commitment to customer service and teamwork
• Demonstrated individual leadership skills
• Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for patients and families as well as other members of the healthcare team within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
• Demonstrated commitment to, and understanding of the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion
• Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Southlake Health.
• Regular and reliable attendance is an expected requirement of this position.
• Must be able to perform all necessary bona fide duties for the position, as outlined in the position guide.
• Must review and be capable of performing duties as outlined in the Job Demands Analysis for the position as a condition of offer.
• Proven ability to attend work regularly as per the Attendance Support Policy.
• Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion
• Southlake Health is fully dedicated to employment equity, diversity, and inclusion in our recruitment practices.
• We welcome candidates who identify with equity-seeking groups, including women, racialized individuals, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities, and those from the 2SLGBTQ+ community.
• Any information provided will be kept confidential and used appropriately in our recruitment process.
• Anti-Oppression/Anti-Racism at Southlake Health
• Southlake Health is committed to having a workforce that is reflective of the diversity of York Region and strongly encourages applications from all qualified individuals, and from those who can provide different perspectives and contribute to a further diversification of ideas.

Nice To Haves

• Minimum 3 years experience as advanced practice nurse in specific clinical specialty preferred
• Minimum 3 years relevant clinical specialty-related experience as a Registered Nurse

Responsibilities

• Engages in direct and indirect advanced clinical practice, education, research and consultation within an identified clinical specialty area to ensure the highest quality of care is provided to patients and families.
• Actively participates as part of the program and professional leadership team in promoting quality care by implementing evidence based practices, evaluating patient outcomes, development and evaluation of policies, clinical programs and services.
• Models both the professional and organization core competencies and provide expert clinical nursing leadership.
• Within a model of collaborative practice, uses advanced theoretical knowledge base and clinical competence and skill to assess, plan, provide, and facilitate care for a specific population of patients, families, or groups across a continuum of care.
• Assesses patients/families through multiple strategies, including comprehensive admission history and interview, advanced physical examination, interval assessments and the interpretation of diagnostic testing to determine need for medical, nursing, or other care.
• Utilizes the nursing process to determine patient response to their health state.
• Utilizes diagnostic reasoning and decision making process to formulate a list of hypotheses, determine the need for, order and interpret diagnostic testing, and formulation of a medical diagnosis within the specialty scope of practice and consistent with practice guidelines.
• Communicates significant clinical findings to the attending physician, and facilitates ongoing communication of patient progress and plan of care to the health care team.
• Initiates/orders, tailors and evaluates/discontinues selected medical and nursing therapy (including pharmacologic therapy) within the specialty scope of practice and consistent with practice guidelines and established medical directives for APN/ACNP to optimize the plan of care.
• Performs specialty-specific diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in accordance with scope of practice, approved medical directives for controlled acts and established practice guidelines.
• Facilitates patient care by consulting with the patient/family and multidisciplinary patient care team to formulate, initiate, co-ordinate and evaluate a comprehensive and collaborative patient centered plan of care, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources.
• Promotes continuity of care within the hospital and between the hospital and community by initiating and co-ordinating referrals for consultation for hospital and community personnel and agencies, and formulating, implementing and evaluating patient discharge plans.
• Writes/dictates admissions, consultations, progress notes, and discharge summary reports.
• Evaluates patient care outcomes and nursing practice issues to ensure the highest possible quality of care.
• Provides leadership in professional and patient population learning and education by developing teaching programs and conducting educational teaching sessions with patients/groups and or families, in hospital or in community/public forums with focus on health promotion, illness prevention, and the impact of the illness experience on patient and family.
• Provides leadership in the assessment of learning needs, development and evaluation of patient education resources and programs for specific patient populations.
• Facilitates and provides educational opportunities and programs, in collaboration with the Nurse Educator, for nursing, medical and allied health students and staff for the enhancement of specialized knowledge and skills related to the specialty area.
• Supervises/precepts nursing students (graduate and undergraduate) and other interdisciplinary students as required in their clinical experience and evaluates their performance.
• Provides clinical nursing leadership to promote professional development, to assist nursing staff in the application of knowledge/theory to practice through role-modeling and coaching, and by participating in formal staff education programs in collaboration with the program leadership team.
• Engages in joint activities with Faculties of Nursing, and other academic faculties and organizations through collaborative projects, research and cross appointments.
• Contributes to the body of nursing/specialty knowledge by providing leadership in the critical analysis and review of literature and the application of research findings to practice through the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines and standards of care.
• Identifies and implements strategies to translate and interpret research findings and theoretical frameworks into practice.
• Facilitates the utilization of research by nursing and multidisciplinary staff and contributes to knowledge base through presentation or publication.
• Facilitates or conducts clinical research independently or collaboratively to monitor and improve patient care practice.
• Evaluates the effectiveness of nursing components of clinical programs including the nurse practitioner role.
• Utilizes advanced preparation and knowledge of patient population needs, processes of patient care, care systems, the research process and professional practice to provide and support leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of quality management programs/initiatives, care delivery models, practice standard/guidelines/policies and procedures and associated health outcomes and resource utilization, in collaboration with the professional practice and nursing leadership teams.
• Serves as a resource or consultant to administration in decision-making, strategic planning and problem solving processes, and ensures the integration of advances nursing practice in program planning, policy making and problem solving.
• Identifies patterns and trends in health care and patient care outcomes and develops alternate approaches in relation to patient care situations.
• Participates in hiring, supervising and performance appraisal of nursing, administrative and other multi-disciplinary staff.
• Participates and represents advanced nursing practice on committees relevant to patient care issues at all levels of the organization.
• Actively participates on internal and external professional organizations and committees.
• Disseminates nursing knowledge through presentations and/or publications at local, regional, national and international forums and journals.
• Performs other duties consistent with job classification, as required.

Benefits

• Progressive health and dental benefit plans.
• HOOPP pension plan with employer and employee premium sharing.
• Enhanced wellness initiatives, including virtual fitness classes and on-site gym memberships.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Senior