Nurse Practitioner

Purpose: Practice, consult, educate and advocate in an interdisciplinary care team in implementation, evaluation and provision of high-quality, patient-centred orthopaedic care in collaboration with Medical Directors, other physicians and agencies. Support alignment of clinical best practice to achieve good clinical outcomes, Patient Related Outcome Measures (PROMs) and best practice length of stay.

Standard Qualifications:

• Graduate from an accredited Nurse Practitioner Program.
• Current Extended Class Certificate of Registration 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.
• Successful criminal reference check is required for vulnerable sector.
• 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 Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience in the development, implementation and evaluation of relevant advanced nursing practices.
• Experience in the development of strategies to build capacity and improve health outcomes.
• Experience in the development of clinical guidelines and protocols, promoting the use of research and evidence-based practice to guide patient-centered care.
• Experience in the assessment, evaluation and initial management of surgical/orthopaedic patients.
• Recent teaching experience of (adult/child) clinical education programs.

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 leadership skills with high levels of critical and logical thinking, analysis and/or reasoning to identify underlying principles, reasons or facts.
• Demonstrated knowledge regarding the nursing process and its application (i.e. the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of surgical patients).
• Demonstrated strong health assessment and physical examination skills.
• Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centred care.
• Demonstrated ability to address patients questions and concerns with empathy;
• Demonstrated ability to respect patient confidentiality and privacy,
• 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 work effectively both independently and in a collaborative practice model as a member of an inter-professional team.
• Demonstrated training, experience or utilization of quality improvement methodology for process improvement.
• Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of the relevant acts, regulations, legislation and standards related to Occupational Health & Safety in the hospital setting.
• Demonstrated ability to assist clients with concern and empathy, confidentiality and privacy, communicate in a courteous and respectful manner, and consider intended audience.
• Demonstrated commitment to the safety of co-workers and patients.
• Demonstrated excellent computer skills with proficiency in Microsoft Office software (e.g. Word, Excel, Power Point and Outlook) and patient information systems.

Preference Given to:

• Master’s or Doctoral degree in nursing or related field is preferred.

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.
 

Health Sciences North is committed to providing accommodations to applicants with disabilities to enable their participation in the recruitment, assessment, selection and hiring stages of employment.

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