Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

Available Shifts:
08:00 AM - 04:00 PM

Desired Skills: Nurse Practitioner (NP), Process Documentation, Organization Skills, Research Skills, Conflict Resolution, Team Collaboration, Team Communication, Policy Adherence, Teamwork, Communication Skills

Provide comprehensive family centered primary health care services within his/her scope of practice.

 Provide assessment, intervention, monitoring and follow-up for acute and chronic illnesses.

 Conducting clients’ interviews and examinations, developing and implementing client-centered treatment plans, while integrating evidence-based health promotion practices.

 Provide seasonal, routine and catch up immunization based on MOH Publicly funded immunization schedule.

 Obtaining, documents and interpreting clients’ information and maintaining clients’ records according to the standard of medical records at SCHC, including assuring privacy and confidentiality.

 Providing and receiving consults on client care to/from other members of the interdisciplinary team.

 Adhere to College of Nurses standards of practice.

 Actively participate within an inter-professional model of care.

 Participate in peer/chart audit reviews as required.

 Participate in Health Centre health promotion/outreach initiatives.

 Participate in case conferences.

 Capacity to work in a team setting, delivering services to marginalized individuals living with chronic illness, mental health and addiction.

 Willingness to participate in professional development opportunities and preceptor nurse practitioner/medical students.

 Participating in the clinical team audits and other quality improvements and best practice activities within the organization and broader community health team.

 Making home visits as required.

 Maintain competencies as required through professional development.

 Capacity to work in a team setting, delivering services to marginalized individuals living with chronic illness, mental health, and addiction.

 Willingness to participate in professional development opportunities and preceptor nurse practitioner/medical students.

 Provide community education sessions as schedule permits.

 Participate in SCHC on-call schedule as part of SCHC’s funder requirements.