Nurse Practitioner - NPLC Clinic

CMHA Durham•Oshawa, ON

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Nurse Practitioner provides services to clients who include the individual throughout their lifespan, the family, and the community, with strong emphasis on health promotion, patient education and disease prevention. Canadian Mental Health Association Durham is an integrated community mental health and primary care hub that has been providing mental health services to Durham Region for over 60 years. During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare. These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.

Requirements

Council of Ontario University Program in Nursing Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program Certificate (or recognized equivalent) in good standing
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Master in nursing or health-related field required
Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as an RN(EC) required
Current Membership with the RNAO and evidence of liability insurance
Liability protection or liability insurance required (CNPS)
Satisfactory criminal reference check
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Proficient in use of internet, Microsoft software, drug database programs
Current Ontario Driver’s License
Ability to manage a system of medication checks ensuring accuracy
Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships clients, community, partners and represent the agency in a professional manner at all times
Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and ability to formally present information to individuals or groups in order to develop, implement and monitor nursing care plans and attend meetings
Ability to resolve complex client problems in order to ensure a high standard of nursing service
Excellent assessment and organizational skills
Ability to work with individuals of diverse backgrounds
Flexibility to adapt to change and support any function required within the clinic (i.e. injections, phlebotomy, administrative support)
Ability to work independently when necessary
Ability to think critically and creatively
Ability to make accurate nursing assessments and implement best practices
Ability to minimize risks adhering to established policies and procedures
Ability to participate as a member of a high performance multi-disciplinary team
Knowledge of MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook), internet
Sits, stands and walks daily in order to perform the duties of the job
Concentration, attentiveness and creativity required daily to assess clients, administer medications/ injections, attend meetings, manage system of medicine administration, prepare documents, listen to clients, use nursing equipment, etc., as well as may lift walkers and push wheelchairs as needed
Committed to self-care to maintain therapeutic competencies
Works in a medical office environment, may also be required to work in residential homes, doctors’ offices, and shelters
Exposure to clients in crisis
Exposure to abusive/irate clients, deadlines, multiple demands, distractions/ interruptions
Exposure to hazards such as blood and bodily fluids and cleaning fluids

Nice To Haves

Intermediate proficiency in written and verbal French is an asset
Experience with electronic medical records system is an asset
Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, and other related legislation in Ontario is an asset
Sound knowledge of psychotropic medications including usage and potential side effects

Responsibilities

Performs a comprehensive health or symptom directed assessment, synthesizes data from multiple sources to make diagnoses as part of the health care team.
Spends adequate time with the client to determine the presence of existing and potential health problems, with a major focus on related lifestyle, psychological, sociocultural, and environmental risk factors which may influence the client’s health status, deals with these personally or by referral to or in consultation with, other health care providers and agencies/services.
Encourages clients and families to take responsibility for their own health by involving them in risk factor and health problem identification, goal setting, and the choices of interventions for disease treatment and prevention, health promotion.
Works collaboratively and in consultation with the collaborating physicians and specialists as defined in the RN(EC) scope of practice.
Works within medical directives as established and approved by CMHA Durham and the collaborating physician.
Determines the need for and orders from an approved list and interprets the results of screening and diagnostic laboratory tests, within the scope of practice.
Determines the need for and orders and interprets reports of diagnostic Imaging within the scope of RN(EC) practice.
Keeps complete, accurate, legible and timely records of client’s visits, which will provide information to assist other practitioners in continuing the client’s care.
Sees clients at the clinic with scheduled and urgent appointments, and in the community through home visits, during regular and extended hours.
Provides advanced nursing care and treatment (including pharmacological complementary therapies and/or counselling interventions for health problems).
Monitors the ongoing therapy of clients with chronic stable illness by providing effective pharmacological, complementary, or counselling interventions.
Prescribes drugs included in the Schedules of the Regulations to treat diseases or disorders within the RN(EC) scope of practice.
Collaborates with physicians, independently and with other allied health to develop and discuss appropriate individualized care plans with client/family caregiver based on best practices.
Documents using client health records, refers to and arranges follow-up as necessary.
Implements strategies to foster independent and healthy lifestyles with the chronically ill medical population.
Synthesizes information from individual clients to identify broader implications within the family.
Assesses and manages the care of families, in collaboration with team members.
Uses community assessment data to identify community needs and resources and develops, implements and evaluates appropriate programming.
Ensures that encounter forms and other statistics have been recorded and participates in their analysis.
Involves and encourages clients in decisions and actions about their own health.
Initiates and develops health education and other activities that assist, promote and support clients as they strive to achieve the highest level of health.
Delivers health education programs for patients and communities.
Implements strategies to promote health and prevent disease for both primary and secondary prevention.
Advocates for services with clients.
Maintains current knowledge of policy manuals, reading minutes of meetings and keeping up to date with organizational happenings.
Contributes to the efficient functioning of the organization and the attainment of goals.
Bases practice on sound theoretical knowledge and best practices.
Arranges priorities as necessary to perform tasks.
Knows established work and administrative procedures.
Minimizes risks adhering to CMHA Durham policies and procedures identifying, assessing, evaluating and controlling risks ensuring well-being of staff and clients.