Nurse Practitioner -CVH Renal Dialysis
About The Position
Reporting to the Program Director of Outpatient Medicine and Regional Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) at Trillium Health Partners (THP), the Nurse Practitioner (NP) will utilize a comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and an advanced level of clinical competence in caring for patients within the CKD program (Credit Valley Hospital and the Renal Care Centre, Satellite site). This will involve performing advanced patient care assessments and coordinating care for patients with complex co-morbidities, ordering appropriate diagnostic tests, pain and symptom management, and patient education. The NP will be instrumental in helping patients navigate the system to improve access and optimize safe and high quality outcomes thereby, enhancing a positive patient experience closer to home. As a nursing leader, you will perform quality improvement, monitoring and evaluation, complete administrative activities and participate in the development/revisions of policy and procedure. Other key components of the role will entail supporting research activities; developing, delivering, coordinating and participating in education and professional development activities/programs; performing activities to further develop and strengthen the profession; acting as a resource and mentor; and serving as a consultant to individuals and groups within the professional community and other hospitals/agencies.
Requirements
- Minimum masters level nurse practitioner preparation
- Adult or Primary Health Care NP (Registered Nurse in the Extended Class) in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (Successful completion of Ontario NP-Adult Extended Class examination)
- Master’s degree in Nursing with specialized clinical focus in Nurse Practitioner Practice.
- Completion of education to prescribe controlled substances required by the College of Nurses of Ontario or equivalent.
- Advanced assessment and diagnostic reasoning skills
- Demonstrated comprehensive understanding of symptom management related to this patient population is required.
- Ability to function as an independent practitioner and a collaborative team member.
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to develop positive relationships with patients, families, physicians and inter-professional team members
- Experience with research methodology, program planning and evaluation
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support certification
- Satisfactory performance and attendance required
Nice To Haves
- Canadian Nursing Association Certification in Nephrology Nursing is preferred.
- Demonstrated experience and leadership in education and research.
- Current experience and demonstrated success as a Nurse Practitioner Practice in acute care as well as a minimum of 3 years recent experience working with chronic kidney disease and end stage renal disease patients is preferred.
- Membership in the Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) or Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario is strongly preferred.
- Excellent team-building, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates the NP competencies in providing clinical care to Nephrology patients in the CKD Program.
- The NP works autonomously to diagnose order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals
- Works collaboratively with physicians in the Nephrology Division.
- Leads the interprofessional team to provide clinical care for patients in the Hemodialysis Main and Satellite units, including making independent decisions for patient treatment and discharge, including completion of discharge summaries and transfer of accountability to community care providers.
- Analyzes, appraises and synthesizes research and best practices to use as a foundation for enhancing the delivery of quality patient care.
- Uses knowledge translation techniques in innovative ways to put research-based knowledge into daily practice and to support and educate other members of the health care team.
- Contributes to the dissemination of nursing knowledge through presentations and publications.
- Evaluates outcomes of practice, practice patterns and systems of care against local and national benchmarks to identify variances in practice outcomes and population trends.
- Identifies issues related to clinical practice and patient care and develops innovations to improve care and care delivery for patients, families, and communities.
- Designs, directs, participates in and evaluates quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.
- The NP acts as a transformational leader by using ideals, inspiration and intellectual stimulation to influence the behaviours and attitudes of others towards the goal of excellent patient care.
- Acts as a consultant and resource to members of health care team and external groups in the process of decision-making strategic planning and problem solving by committee involvement, participation in program development and evaluation.
- Leads the introduction, development and monitoring of key Ontario Renal Network initiatives.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
