Nurse Practitioner - Tick Collaborative Care Service; TiCCS

Shared Health leads the planning and coordinates the integration of patient‑centered clinical and preventive health services across Manitoba. The organization also delivers some province‑wide health services and supports centralized administrative and business functions for Manitoba health organizations.

Under the general direction of Manager Health Services, as part of the multidisciplinary team, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) applies advanced nursing and medical theory to the provision of clinical care, autonomously ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacologic agents, and performing minor invasive procedures. The NP applies current/relevant nursing and medical theory, contributes to the advancement of the nursing profession, incorporates medical knowledge and advanced nursing knowledge, and demonstrates competence to practice autonomously in health promotion and illness prevention.

The NP is proficient in planning, implementing, and evaluating complex care, demonstrates competence to teach others, provides problem solving among staff or between staff and patients/residents/clients, and collaborates with physicians and the multidisciplinary team to complement physician services in the delivery of comprehensive healthcare.

• Applies advanced nursing and medical theory to the provision of clinical care, autonomously ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmacologic agents and performing minor invasive procedures.
• Applies current/relevant nursing and medical theory, which allows for contribution to knowledge, development and involvement in advancing the nursing profession.
• Incorporates medical knowledge and advanced nursing knowledge; integrates this knowledge and experiential base into clinical practice.
• Demonstrates competence to practice autonomously in the implementation of strategies to promote health and prevent illness, is proficient in planning, implementing and evaluating complex care, and demonstrates competence to teach others.
• Provides for problem solving among staff or between staff and patients/residents/clients and with physicians and multidisciplinary team.
• Applies skills in consultation, collaboration and systems management in providing effective care.
• Complements physician services in the delivery of comprehensive healthcare.

• Minimum 3 years Nurse Practitioner experience in primary care, infectious disease, or internal medicine.
• Experience in the assessment and management of chronic, complex, multi‑system conditions such as tick‑borne or emerging infectious diseases (e.g., Lyme disease) is strongly preferred.
• Experience in assessment and management of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Myalgic Encephalomyelitis, and Long COVID strongly preferred.

• Master of Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Stream or equivalent educational preparation as approved by the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) required.

• Training in infectious disease preferred.

• Nurse practitioners have the authority to provide extended practice nursing care if they are competent to provide that care, the care is endorsed in the practice setting and is within the scope of nursing practice as defined by the CRNM.
• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of active registration on the RN Extended Practice (EP) Register of the CRNM.
• Active participation in professional associations e.g., Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.

• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.
• Proficient with computers, software programs, and applications such as Windows and Word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Competency in managing technology in healthcare systems.
• Ability to perform independently, take initiative, and as a member of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
• Ability to function in a demanding and fast‑paced…