Nurse Practitioner - Kidd Surgery

Position: Nurse Practitioner - Kidd 6 Surgery
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Nurse Practitioner - Kidd 6 Surgery (104239)  

Requisition  
-Posted 09/01/2026 - Nursing
Department:  Kidd 6, Orthopedic and Vascular
Pay Band:  $ hourly  Hours of Work:  Full-Time Position, Days
Union:  ONA

Location:

Kingston General Hospital Site
The  Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a  Registered Nurse (RN) in the Extended Class with additional educational preparation and experience, who possesses and demonstrates the competencies to autonomously diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals and perform specific procedures within their legislated scope of practice.
The NP must know and practice in accordance with the standards relevant to the practice area as well as the legislation and regulations applicable to an NP practice:
Regulated Health Professions Act, 1991;
Nursing Act, 1991;
Laboratory and Specimen Collection Centre Licensing Act;
Healing Arts Radiation Protection Act, 1990;
Public Hospitals Act, 1990;
Health Protection and Promotion Act, 1990.
Reporting to the Program Operational Director, the NP works in an extended nursing role demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in order to formulate clinical decisions, appropriately manage acute illness and promote wellness within their area of specialty.
The NP explicitly consults the interprofessional team where care is required outside of the NP scope of practice and/or not covered by a Medical Directive.
The NP works within the framework of advanced nursing practice and in collaboration with other members of the interprofessional team to provide and enhance holistic care for a specific patient population. The full NP scope of advanced nursing practice, including clinical, administrative, education and research competencies, will be utilized to meet patient-and-family-centered health-care needs across the continuum of care in a variety of settings.
The NP improves patient outcomes through the use of best practice guidelines, standards, policies and procedures; interprofessional collaboration; participation in research; provision of leadership through committee membership, role modeling professional practice and consultation on issues related to professional practice; facilitation of educational opportunities for patients, staff, and others, and continuous quality improvement processes. Promotion of leadership and excellence in nursing practice is a key component of the NP role.
The NP participates in resolving patient and family situations and clinical events that are complex and that require a depth and breadth of knowledge sufficient to meet the complex, and rapidly changing needs of patients and families.
Within this role, the NP is accountable for contributing to the delivery of the Kingston General Hospital strategy and must demonstrate an awareness of and be responsible for actively promoting and supporting patient-and-family-centered care and engagement.
RESPONSIBILITIES & DUTIES INCLUDE  :
Clinical Domain:
The NP will provide direct, comprehensive clinical care to patients. The provision of clinical care to patients and their families comprises an essential component of the NP role. The NP works autonomously to diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals and perform procedures within the legislated scope of practice and where required, a defined collaborative practice agreement, to provide care to a defined population.

The NP will collaborate with the interprofessional team to support the care of the patient and family.
Research:
The NP will ensure that patient care and nursing practice innovations within the Program are supported by research, and are reflective of, and congruent with, evidence based or current best practice guidelines/standards of…