Nurse Practitioner, Napanee

Title:

Nurse Practitioner

Reports to:

Director, Regional Services and Partnerships

Position Type:
Permanent Fulltime (35 hr/week)

Salary: $ – $ Annual

Vacancy Status:
Existing Vacancy

Location:

Napanee

The Nurse Practitioner is a member of an integrated health care team that provides service to equity seeking individuals as well as the broader community, emphasizing holistic care, health promotion and disease prevention, and providing care through a trauma and violence informed lens. As a Nurse Practitioner with our Team, you will work both independently and in collaboration with community Physicians and other health care professionals across multiple clinic sites to assess, diagnose and treat health problems.

The Nurse Practitioner, in partnership with other team members and collaborators, seeks to provide culturally appropriate care to all clients as part of their commitment to providing safe, person-centered care. The position requires culturally appropriate care delivery for Indigenous community members.

• Vacation, Personal Days, Sick Days and Education time
• Health Care of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)
• Extended Health Benefits come into effect after three months of employment in this position:
  Health and Dental Coverage, Life/Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance, and an Employee Assistance Program
• Predictable hours and work-life balance

• Works within the scope of practice set for a Nurse Practitioner to provide primary care to both patients rostered to community Physicians and community members who are without a primary care provider.
• Works to design, implement and support specialty clinics (including unattached, harm reduction, vaccination, screening, palliative) in collaboration with the team and community Physicians.
• Takes into account environmental, social, psychological and medical risk factors (social determinants of health) in a manner that is culturally safe, can be understood by clients, appropriate to their family situation and attuned to their cultural background.
• Works with and refers to other members of the care team or other health care professionals to ensure clients receive comprehensive, competent and appropriate health care.
• Acts as a health advocate for clients and uses health care resources effectively.
• Assesses clients for routine health and illness care, prescribes treatment, prescribes medications, orders diagnostic tests, and promotes chronic disease self-management principles as appropriate.
• Remains accessible to clients during the hours of service scheduled by KCHC, at on and off-site locations and provides home visits as required.
• Counsels and educates individuals on health and lifestyle issues and evaluates the effectiveness of education and counseling approaches and strategies.

• Maintains accurate records of clients' visits and encounters, including phone encounters, using the charting and recording formats established within the EMR identified by KCHC.
• Participates in team meetings and collaborative efforts to improve quality care to clients.
• Participates in developing, implementing, facilitating and evaluating mental and physical health promotion programs and other community initiatives, including service provision for unattached patients.
• Identifies areas where development of protocols and procedures are needed to improve client services or to promote more effective staff functioning.
• Assists in health services planning and programming by participating on committees, supporting programs, and sharing information about identified health needs within the community as obtained through client encounters.
• Assists other nursing staff in administrative and clinical duties as required, including supporting coverage for other primary care Providers.

• Comply with all relevant legislation and KCHC policies, including privacy laws
• Commits to acquiring an understanding of the importance of trauma responsiveness and the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
• Commits to demonstrating an ongoing commitment to Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, Indigenization and Accessibility (EDIIA) by…