Nurse Practitioner – Regional Eating Disorders Program – Outpatient Mental Health

Location: Timiskaming North (Iroquois Falls A)

Nurse Practitioner – Regional Eating Disorders Program – Outpatient Mental Health
The provision of advanced clinical assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and ongoing management for people receiving outpatient eating disorder services. The NP works as part of an interdisciplinary team to support individuals with eating disorders on an outpatient basis, with a strong focus on assessment, health promotion, and ongoing follow-up. In addition, the NP collaborates with the outpatient mental health program in the development, implementation, and ongoing operation of a metabolic disorders clinic focused on the assessment and management of metabolic complications associated with psychiatric illness and psychotropic medications.

Position Requirements

Registered Nurse Extended Class License currently registered with the College of Nurses Ontario required.

Must be a member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

Must be eligible for membership with the College of Nurses of Ontario.

Current CPR/BLS.

Minimum 2 years recent experience working as a Nurse Practitioner.

Must have the ability to perform independently, all skills published in the Standards of Nursing Practice by the College of Nurses of Ontario and the learning ability to achieve and maintain organizational competencies.

Experience with data entry, Windows programs, and Meditech.

Must possess recent experience in working with clients with an eating disorder diagnosis or other mental health diagnoses.

Working knowledge of the signs and symptoms of addictions and mental health diagnoses, risk indicators, and the potential impact of addictions and mental illness on family members.

Knowledge of metabolic complications associated with psychiatric illness and psychotropic medications considered an asset.

Knowledge of eating disorder specific therapy modalities (i.e. FBT, CBT‑E, CBT‑T).

Working knowledge of developing rapport with clients who have poor distress tolerance and emotion regulation challenges.

Must possess the verbal ability to communicate with patients, physicians, program staff and other stakeholders in order to give and receive information or instructions and to write clear and accurate reports.

Must have the ability to function as a member of a multi‑disciplinary health care team.

Graduate Certificate in Mental Health is a valuable asset.

Must possess the ability to provide effective services to clients/patients in both English and French. Individuals who do not meet the language requirements of this posting are invited to submit their résumé for future consideration.

Must be willing to deliver services virtually, via telephone, and in person to those within the Timmins and District Hospital catchment area.

All TADH staff members must follow the COVID‑19 vaccination series in accordance with the most up‑to‑date vaccine guidance provided by the Ontario Ministry of Health.

Starting salary of $65.09/hour; $/year (As per Step 1 of the ONA collective agreement) ranges to $76.14/hour; $/year (As per Step 9 of the ONA collective agreement).

Position Responsibilities

The NP will provide screening, assessment and intervention to clients registered to the Regional Eating Disorders Program in collaboration with the multi‑disciplinary healthcare team, community service providers and families. The successful candidate will be providing comprehensive patient‑centered care and hand over to appropriate level of care and/or primary care provider/pediatrician.

Provide skilled mental health nursing by establishing and maintaining a caring therapeutic relationship, which focuses on the needs of the patients.

Order, interpret, and monitor diagnostic tests including laboratory investigations, ECGs, and other relevant assessments.

Monitor medical stability…