Nurse Practitioner

Job title:

Nurse Practitioner

Company

Royal Victoria Regional Health Centre

Job description

The Nurse Led Outreach Team (NLOT) is a team of specialized nurses who provide Mobile Nursing Services to the residents of Long-Term Care Homes (LTCHs), contribute to LTCH capacity building and optimize access to services. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) having a specialty-based focus functions in an expanded role demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill to formulate clinical decisions and appropriately manage acute/chronic illness and promote wellness. As a member of the Interprofessional Practice team the NP will work in partnership with the Geriatric Program to utilize clinical expertise and an in-depth knowledge of senior’s patients in Long Term Care Homes within North Simcoe area.The Nurse Practitioner will network to establish relationships with partner Long Term Care (LTC) Homes and staff, community organizations, physicians and local hospital staff to enhance the circle of care for complex residents and their families. In addition, the NP will provide clinical leadership and promote a culture of excellence within the assigned program and across the organization. The NP will do this by providing expert clinical practice, education, consultation, treatment, research within a family centered nursing approach.Responsibilities Include:

• Conducts in depth comprehensive assessments of LTC residents that integrate a wide range of complex information including resident, family and staff perspectives, nursing allied health theory
• Initiates and evaluates selected medical and nursing therapies within the NP/RN scope of practice, medical directives and practice guidelines.
• Utilizes diagnostic reasoning to formulate a medical diagnosis within the specialty scope of practice and consistent with practice guidelines.
• Collaborates with the physician when determining an acute or chronic diagnosis as appropriate
• Consults with and refers to other health care professionals and community services as needed
• Provide education informally and formally to internal and external teams/partners
• Participate in program evaluation, reporting requirements and quality improvement initiatives as required
• Performs other duties as required or assigned

Qualifications:

• Education/Certification: Master in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) or Masters of Science in Nursing with successful completion of a post Master’s Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program from a recognized school of graduate studies required
• Current College of Nurses of Ontario registration in the Extended Class (EC) as an NP (adult) or NP (primary health care) required
• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support required
• Experience in geriatrics preferred
• Additional specialty education in Gerontology preferred
• Demonstrated experience in Adult education an asset

Experience:

• Minimum three (3) years clinical experience in geriatrics required
• Advanced knowledge of the nursing process, the consultation process, program planning, nursing research
• Methodology, discharge planning and community resources required.
• Eligibility for cross-appointment to an academic institution preferred.

Competencies:

• Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner
• Ability to produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance with RVH standards
• Demonstrate initiative and good judgment with the ability to multi-task
• Compliance with confidentiality requirements
• Effective organizational, interpersonal and communication skills
• Patient centered service orientation with sensitivity to and appreciation for diversity
• Excellent decision making and problem solving skills
• Program planning and evaluation methodology skills required
• Collaborative approach to clinical work
• Ability to interpret, apply and communicate relevant policies and procedures
• Knowledge and proficiency in current evidence-based methods and practices with an emphasis on health promotion and risk reduction
• Demonstration commitment to continuous quality improvement

Other:

• Computer literacy in word, excel,
• Satisfactory criminal reference and vulnerable sector screening prior to hiring
• Valid driver’s license required

*** Please note this role will support LTC homes in the South Georgian Bay Ontario Health Team Equity & Inclusion
RVH is committed to recruitment and selection practices anchored in principles of equity and inclusion that contribute to an anti-oppressive, respectful, and culturally safe workplace.We invite applications from individuals who belong to groups that have been historically marginalized on the grounds identified by the Ontario Human Right Code, including but not limited to race, disability, age, gender expression, gender identity, sexual orientation, religion, family or marital status, and status as a First Nation, Métis, or Inuk person.To learn about how RVH is taking steps to create and sustain an equitable, inclusive, accessible and culturally-safe environment, please visit:Accommodations
RVH is dedicated to ensuring every applicant has a fair and equitable opportunity to demonstrate their knowledge, skills, and abilities throughout our recruitment and selection process. We are continuously working to create an accessible, barrier-free process, and recognize each applicant’s needs are different.We encourage applicants with a disability or circumstance that could be supported with an accommodation to contact People Recruitment atIf you are interested in this position, please apply online before 11:00 p.m. EST on the Requisition Close Date. If there is no close date listed above, the requisition will remain open until filled.

Expected salary

Location

Simcoe, ON

Job date

Thu, 30 Jan 2025 23:03:03 GMT

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