Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Program - Repost

Requisition ID: 345011

Position Number: 20003463

Posting End Date: Open Until Filled

City: Winnipeg

Site: WRHA Corporate

Work Location: Winnipeg Corporate

Department / Unit: Emergency Clinical

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU-WCHREO

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 0.75

Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings; Weekends

Daily Hours Worked: 9.70

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $50.675, $54.394, $56.631, $58.864, $61.275, $63.113

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Position Overview

Under the direction of Director, Care Coordination, as part of the multidisciplinary team, the Nurse Practitioner (NP):

• Applies advanced nursing and medical theory to the provision of clinical care, autonomously ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacologic agents, and performing minor invasive procedures.
• Applies current/relevant nursing and medical theory, which allows for contribution to knowledge, development, and involvement in advancing the nursing profession.
• Incorporates medical knowledge and advanced nursing knowledge; integrates this knowledge and experiential base into clinical practice.
• Demonstrates competence to practice autonomously in the implementation of strategies to promote health and prevent illness, is proficient in planning, implementing, and evaluating complex care, and demonstrates competence to teach others.
• Provides for problem-solving among staff or between staff and patients/residents/clients and with physicians and the multidisciplinary team.
• Applies skills in consultation, collaboration, and systems management in providing effective care.

Experience

Required, 3 years acute care, Emergency Department preferred. 1 year Emergency Department Nurse Practitioner experience preferred. Suturing, interpreting X-Ray/CT results, splinting, casting.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

Masters of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Stream or equivalent educational preparation as approved by College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

Nurse practitioners have the authority to provide extended practice nursing care if they are competent to provide that care, the care is endorsed in the practice setting and is within the scope of nursing practice as defined by the CRNM. Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred. Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of active registration on the RN Extended Practice (EP) Register of the CRNM.

Qualifications And Skills

• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions, and values.
• Proficient with computers, software programs, and applications such as Windows and Word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Competency in managing technology in healthcare systems.
• Ability to perform independently, take initiative, and as a member of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
• Demonstrated effective conceptual, organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking/problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to plan, manage, and implement change effectively.
• Ability to foster interpersonal relationships including effective negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated effective group facilitation skills.

Physical Requirements

Not Applicable This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check, and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment. Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment. Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition. We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.