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Nurse Pracititioner
Sudbury, ONCAD65.09 - CAD76.14 / hourPosted 1 months ago
Full-timemid
Job Description
DUTIES:
1. Practice autonomously, offering the full scope of Nurse Practitioner (NP) practice as outlined in the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Practice Standard: Nurse Practitioner, and provincial and federal legislation. Practice may be guided by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) publication “Canadian Nurse Practitioner Core Competency Framework”.
2. Perform the responsibilities of the position within the legislative and regulatory standards set out in the applicable Provincial and Federal Acts and consistent with the operational policies of HSN.
3. Provide comprehensive health assessments to diagnose health/illness conditions, working within the legislated scope of an NP with a specific focus on addictions medical support.
4. Provide evidence based treatment for youth (sixteen and under) and adult clients presenting with addictions and/or concurrent disorders.
5. Provide comprehensive biopsychosocial support for individuals who are acutely intoxicated and/or withdrawing from a variety of substances.
6. Communicate with clients about health assessment findings and diagnosis as required.
7. Consult, refer and collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team and community services as required.
8. Provide direct comprehensive care to clients to manage acute and chronic addictions within a holistic model of care.
9. Counsel clients on harm reduction, withdrawal, and craving symptom management, health maintenance, pharmacotherapy, alternative therapies, psychosocial rehabilitation strategies and other health programs.
10. Provide leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of addictions care strategy across the addictions service programs.
11. Develop and maintain professional working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team and community agencies.
12. Collaborate with inter-professional teams and other healthcare providers and sectors and community members to determine and address healthcare priorities and related issues.
13. Delegate tasks to clinical staff as required.
14. Assess population health trends and patterns and participate in designing services that promote harm reduction philosophies and healthy living.
15. Assist in the development and implementation of standards, guidelines, policies and procedures as well as medical directives for addictions services programs.
16. Participate in pertinent evaluation and research studies related to the withdrawal management service and other addictions services at HSN.
17. Attend Nurse Practitioner Professional Council Meetings, and as required, sit on and attend board, various committees and meetings as required.
18. Determine and align improvement projects with HSN’s Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust to achieve goal outcomes.
19. Evaluate patient care and satisfaction on an ongoing basis and formulate solutions for improvement.
20. Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant federal and provincial health and safety legislation, standards and guidelines.
21. Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
22. Perform other duties as required.
1. Practice autonomously, offering the full scope of Nurse Practitioner (NP) practice as outlined in the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Practice Standard: Nurse Practitioner, and provincial and federal legislation. Practice may be guided by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) publication “Canadian Nurse Practitioner Core Competency Framework”.
2. Perform the responsibilities of the position within the legislative and regulatory standards set out in the applicable Provincial and Federal Acts and consistent with the operational policies of HSN.
3. Provide comprehensive health assessments to diagnose health/illness conditions, working within the legislated scope of an NP with a specific focus on addictions medical support.
4. Provide evidence based treatment for youth (sixteen and under) and adult clients presenting with addictions and/or concurrent disorders.
5. Provide comprehensive biopsychosocial support for individuals who are acutely intoxicated and/or withdrawing from a variety of substances.
6. Communicate with clients about health assessment findings and diagnosis as required.
7. Consult, refer and collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team and community services as required.
8. Provide direct comprehensive care to clients to manage acute and chronic addictions within a holistic model of care.
9. Counsel clients on harm reduction, withdrawal, and craving symptom management, health maintenance, pharmacotherapy, alternative therapies, psychosocial rehabilitation strategies and other health programs.
10. Provide leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of addictions care strategy across the addictions service programs.
11. Develop and maintain professional working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team and community agencies.
12. Collaborate with inter-professional teams and other healthcare providers and sectors and community members to determine and address healthcare priorities and related issues.
13. Delegate tasks to clinical staff as required.
14. Assess population health trends and patterns and participate in designing services that promote harm reduction philosophies and healthy living.
15. Assist in the development and implementation of standards, guidelines, policies and procedures as well as medical directives for addictions services programs.
16. Participate in pertinent evaluation and research studies related to the withdrawal management service and other addictions services at HSN.
17. Attend Nurse Practitioner Professional Council Meetings, and as required, sit on and attend board, various committees and meetings as required.
18. Determine and align improvement projects with HSN’s Strategic Plan; monitor and adjust to achieve goal outcomes.
19. Evaluate patient care and satisfaction on an ongoing basis and formulate solutions for improvement.
20. Participate in education and training specific to current, relevant federal and provincial health and safety legislation, standards and guidelines.
21. Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
22. Perform other duties as required.