NURSE PRACTITIONER - Rehabilitation Care: Alternate Level of Care (ALC) and Complex Continuing Care/Rehabilitation
Reactivation Care Centre
Permanent Part- Time
POSITION SUMMARY
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) as an autonomous health professional with advanced education, provides essential health services grounded in professional, ethical and legal standards. The Nurse Practitioner integrates in-depth knowledge of advanced nursing practice and theory, health management, health promotion, disease/injury prevention, and other relevant biomedical and psychosocial theories to provide comprehensive health services. The Nurse Practitioner works in collaboration with clients and other health-care providers in the provision of high-quality patient-centred care. They work with diverse client populations in a variety of contexts and practice settings.
The RN (EC) has an expanded scope of practice that includes a range of diagnoses, prescribing a range of drugs and ordering a range of diagnostic tests. The RN (EC) role will encompass the full scope of advanced nursing practice blended with expanded functions including medical directives.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Practices in accordance with provincial legislation, professional and ethical standards and policy.
- Understands scope of practice of the nurse practitioner along with responsibilities and accountabilities.
- Consults with and/or refers clients to other health-care providers at any point in the care continuum when the client’s condition is not within the nurse practitioner’s scope of practice or the individual nurse practitioner’s competence.
- Advocates for clients in relation to therapeutic interventions, health care access, the health care system and policy decisions that affect health and quality of life.
- Collaborates with members of the health care team to provide and promote interprofessional client-centred care at the individual, organizational and system levels.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario as an Extended Class RN and is a member in good standing.
- Minimum of 2-3 years of recent clinical experience in acute care, and or chronic or community care required.
- Complex medical conditions
- Demonstrated knowledge and experience of theories guiding adult learning principles and principles guiding health promotion activities.
- Demonstrated knowledge of planning, developing and implementing education initiatives for health care providers and community members.
- Embraces a philosophy of patient and family centered care.
- Demonstrates leadership in clinical excellence.
- Assesses and provides services to clients, families and communities.
- Provides comprehensive health services encompassing:
- Identification and management of chronic stable conditions.
- Prevention of disease and injuries.
- Health promotion and education.
- Rehabilitation.
- Continuity of care.
- Support services.
- Advanced nursing assessment skills and sound knowledge of clinical therapeutics.
- Effective patient/family counseling skills.
- Excellent organizational, critical appraisal and analytical skills.
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- High level of initiative and self-direction.
- Exemplary interpersonal and communications skills.
- Proven attendance record.
- Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
- Demonstrates behaviours consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring.
- Models behaviour that is aligned with the values of Mackenzie Health – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy.
- Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting health care environment.
- Demonstrates understanding of contribution to patient and staff safety.
* This position is being represented by ONA
Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.
*Primary location at Humber River – York/Finch location however; may be assigned to Mackenzie Health-Main site location based on operational needs.
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