Nurse Practitioner

Title:

Nurse Practitioner

Division:
Clinical Services

Affiliation: ONA (Ontario Nurses Association)

Site:
Attawapiskat, ON

Reports to:

Director of Patient Care

Status:
Permanent Full-Time

Eligible for WAHA Sign-on Bonus (up to $25,000), Employee Referral Bonus (up to $5,500) & Retention Program

A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge—the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital.

These hurdles birth opportunities to problem‑solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, rediscovered a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA

There has never been a more exciting time to be  are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience.

From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Parametric Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare.

To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.

At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.

• Adaptable and culturally sensitive to situations as they arise
• Demonstrate leadership and critical thinking skills
• Ability to maintain comprehensive documentation skills based on the standards outlined by the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Demonstrated Primary Health Care Competencies in Adult, Family, gerontology, Pediatric, and Women’s Health.

• Provide Primary Health Care to clients in the Hospital and after hours in the Outpatient department
• Liaise and consult with the physicians based in Moose Factory to ensure quality of care by establishing and maintaining a network of consultation and referral with physicians and other health professionals.
• Provide health teaching, promoting healthy lifestyles by incorporating a teaching plan with interventions
• Referring clients as appropriate for follow‑up with community health agencies and programs
• Working with Registered Nursing staff in the Hospital to develop skills to perform procedures delegated by physicians.
• Ability to prescribe narcotics and controlled substances

• Successful completion of a Registered Nursing Program with certification as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner.
• Minimum of two year…