Purpose:
Under the general direction of the Director of Nursing, the Nurse Practitioner assists in the delivery of primary health care services to clients of the ROHCG.
Duties:
Accountability #1: Assessment and Diagnosis:
- Participate in assessment, diagnostic, therapeutic management and consultation activities related to acute and chronic medical needs of our patients.
- Perform comprehensive physical assessments for all patients admitted to ROHCG including a health history, a review of systems, all current medication, and health promotion.
- Integrate clinical findings informed by evidence-based practice to formulate diagnoses and development of the initial care plan in collaboration with the General Practitioner.
- Monitor ongoing conditions for patients with stabile and chronic illnesses.
- Monitor medical complications and conditions related to psychopharmacological drug use.
- Collaborate with patients and their interdisciplinary team members to identify pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions to achieve best possible health.
Accountability #2: Preventative Care:
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary team members to provide preventative medicine to the patients of the ROHCG.
- Routine physical health reviews and ongoing assessment of long-term physical disorders.
- Lead and participate in initiatives driving health promotion.
Accountability #3: Other Duties:
- Provide metabolic clinical oversight related to psychotropic medications.
- Consultative support services: email and/or telephone supportive care to staff, extended health care staff and local hospitals, health units for inpatients of the ROHCG.
- Medical officer responsibilities for outbreaks on inpatient units.
- Participate in activities related to student mentorship.
- Advocates for supportive and safe client care as well as collaborative practice and utilization of evidence-informed practices, in conjunction with other primary care providers at The Royal including the Nurse Practitioner at other sites.
- Participate in evaluation activities.
- Ensure a work environment that is conducive to the Royal’s Anti-Racism, Harassment and Discrimination Free Workplace Policy.
Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Nursing or BSCN with specialty certification as Nurse Practitioner is required.
- Specialty certification as a Nurse Practitioner – Primary Health Care (NP-PHC) or a Nurse Practitioner – Adult (NP-Adult) is required.
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse in the Province of Ontario in the Extended Class is required (CNO).
- Able to meet the Standards of nursing practice of the College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Relevant clinical experience in specialty area.
- Able to demonstrate knowledge of relevant legislation and incorporation of this legislation into practice (Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, Substitute Decision Act, and PHIPA).
- Able to demonstrate achievement of the nurse practitioner competencies of professional role, responsibility and accountability, health assessment and diagnosis, therapeutic management and health promotion and prevention of illness and injury.
- Have met the Royal nursing and hospital standards for mandatory education (CPR, WHIMIS, Fire Safety and Evacuation Training).
- CPI and ASSIST training is considered an asset.
- Recognized leadership skills with the ability to build the inter-disciplinary team approach to care delivery.
- Able to work effectively both independently and as a member of a professional inter-disciplinary treatment team.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Satisfactory Criminal Reference Check – vulnerable sector.
- English level A- is mandatory in oral expression, oral comprehension, reading comprehension and written expression. Bilingualism (English/French) is considered an asset.
- Specialty certification as a Nurse Practitioner – Primary Health Care (NP-PHC) or a Nurse Practitioner – Adult (NP-Adult) is required.
- Consultative support services: email and/or telephone supportive care to staff, extended health care staff and local hospitals, health units for inpatients of the ROHCG.
- Routine physical health reviews and ongoing assessment of long-term physical disorders.
- Perform comprehensive physical assessments for all patients admitted to ROHCG including a health history, a review of systems, all current medication, and health promotion.
