Nurse Practitioner, Nurse Led Outreach Team

Position Profile

Humber River Health. Lighting New Ways In Healthcare.

Since opening our doors in 2015 as North America’s first fully digital hospital, we remain unwavering in our belief that we can change the hospital where we work, the community where we live, and the world of healthcare beyond our borders. Serving a community of 850,000 residents in North West Toronto, Equity Inclusivity and active participation in the North West Toronto Ontario Health Team are key initiatives important to our Team.

At Humber River Health, we use a custom combination of technology and clinical expertise to rebuild elements of care. We make technology work for staff and physicians; giving them more time to spend with patients, to eliminate inefficiencies, and to reduce the chance of errors. Humber River Health is formally affiliated with both the University of Toronto and Queen’s University and committed to becoming a community academic hospital.

Clinical Excellence, Optimizing Care through Technology and Community Connection frame our Research Strategy.

At Humber River Health, we’re not hoping for a renaissance, we are making it happen. As part of our dynamic team, you can lead the way, as we continue our journey towards high reliability care!

Right now we’re looking for a
Nurse Practitioner for our Nurse Led Outreach Team

Are you a compassionate
Nurse Practitioner who is focused on delivering high-quality, safe-care? If yes, we invite you to read the details below then apply.

Employee Status:
Full Time Hourly Rate Range: $65.09 - $80.90

Schedule Requirements: Days and some evenings

Location: Wilson

Employee Group: ONA

Reporting Relationship
:
Manager, Schulich Family Medicine Teaching Unit & Integrated Care Systems.

Job Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner is a leadership role within a multidisciplinary and inter-professional team. This Nurse Practitioner role in NLOT team is primarily responsible for providing clinical care to support Long Term Care (LTC) homes. or congregate settings. The NP works in collaboration and consultation with a physician, the LTC or congregate setting coordinators, and members of the inter-professional health care team to respond to facilitate hospital discharge, and prevent ED visits.

The NP will act as a link between hospital and the LTC homes to ensure the most appropriate and efficient discharge.

Responsibilities:

• Provision of Nurse Practitioner scope of clinical care for LTC or congregate setting residents in accordance with the College of Nurses (CNO) Practice Standard for Nurse Practitioners and all other applicable legislation, including assessment, ordering and interpreting diagnostics, prescribing pharmacological agents and therapeutic measures, and performing controlled acts
• Collaboration with hospital and LTC teams to assist in identifying potential barriers and supporting with discharge strategies to reduce avoidable ED visits, decrease LOS, and minimize readmissions
• Capacity building for LTC staff to develop and enhance competency for acute treatment protocols
• Integration of best practice guidelines and current evidence-based research into clinical practice for a select patient population
• Evaluation of outcomes for the programs and make recommendations for change in consultation with Program Director and Manager
• Development of linkages with external partners as appropriate to ensure continuity of care
• Enhance communication between hospital and LTC to support the plan of care transitions in care facilities
• Addressing medication reconciliation issues upon discharge from hospital
• In keeping with professional standards of practice, obtains and/or disseminates only that information which is relevant to meeting the client’s identified needs and with appropriate legal authorization, either in the form of signed consents or direct authorization from the client or designated substitute decision-maker.
• Utilization of expert communication skills by being a link between the client, consultants, resources and the referral source which may be required to coordinate the provision of service to the client.
• Participate in meetings and committees to support the planning and implementation of best practices…