Competition #: 4519
Job Title: Nurse Practitioner
Department: Medicine Rapid Referral Clinics
Status: Permanent
Work Type: Full-time
Affiliation: ONA Nursing
Shift Assignment: As assigned
Bilingualism Required: Yes
Police Check Requirement: Vulnerable Sector Check
Site: RLHC-ONA Nursing
Salary Information: As per collective agreement
Application Closing Date: November 8th, 2023
Purpose: Function in an expanded role in a collaborative interdisciplinary practice model with a primary focus on implementation, evaluation and provision of high-quality, patient-centred care. Support alignment of clinical best practice to achieve good clinical outcomes.
Standard Qualifications:
- Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
- Current Certificate of Registration as RN (Extended Class) in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
Required Qualifications:
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate is required.
- Current certification in Automated External Defibrillator (AED) is required.
- Ministry of Labour Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps training certificate is required.
Experience:
- Minimum of three (3) years of experience as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner.
- Recent relevant experience in assessing medicine patients with complex medical needs is required.
- Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of relevant advanced nursing practices is required.
- Experience in the development of strategies to build capacity and improve health outcomes is required.
- Experience in the development of clinical guidelines and protocols, promoting the use of research and evidence-based practice to guide patient-centered care is required.
General Skills:
- Demonstrated ability to integrate in-depth knowledge of advanced nursing practice and theory, health management, health promotion, disease/injury prevention and other relevant biomedical and psychosocial theories to provide comprehensive health services.
- Demonstrated knowledge regarding the nursing process and its application, including the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of nursing care.
- Demonstrated leadership abilities with high levels of critical and logical thinking, analysis and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons or facts.
- Demonstrated high levels of initiative, resourcefulness, flexibility and adaptability.
- Demonstrated health assessment/clinical skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centred care.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively both independently and in a collaborative practice model as a member of an inter-professional team.
- Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the relevant acts, regulations, legislation and standards related to Occupational Health and Safety in the hospital setting.
- Demonstrated training, experience or utilization of lean methodology for process improvement.
- Demonstrated excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook) and patient information systems.
- Demonstrated superior interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.
- Demonstrated time management skills with the ability to manage workload and adapt quickly to a fast-paced, dynamic work environment.
- Demonstrated ability to assist clients with concern and empathy, respect their confidentiality and privacy, communicate in a courteous and respectful manner, and consider intended audience.
- Demonstrated commitment to the safety of co-workers and patients.
Preference Given to:
- Recent teaching experience of applicable (adult/child) clinical education programs is preferred.
French Language Service (FLS) Designation: Bilingualism requirements will be posted in accordance with the FLS Designation Plan. If a position is designated bilingual and no bilingual candidates (both internal and external) meet the qualifications, unilingual candidates may be considered.
Selection Process: Candidates will be selected for this position on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications as identified in the resume and completed Application Form submitted. The Hospital reserves the right to conduct a formal interview where required.
HSN THANKS ALL APPLICANTS. ONLY THOSE SELECTED FOR INTERVIEWS WILL BE CONTACTED. WE WILL NOT ACCEPT APPLICATIONS AFTER THE CLOSING DATE AND TIME.