Addiction Medicine NP: Harm Reduction & Community Care

Adapt; Burlington; Remote; CAD 100.000 - 130.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive compensation

Flexible hybrid work

Ongoing training and career growth

Supportive team culture

Zusammenfassung

ADAPT (Halton Alcohol Drug and Gambling Assessment Prevention and Treatment Services) is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive primary care and addiction medicine across community settings in Halton region, including Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Georgetown.

You will work in collaboration with inter-professional teams to provide harm reduction, treatment planning, and wrap-around services for individuals with substance use and mental health concerns.

Qualifikationen

• Master’s degree in Primary Health Nurse Practitioner program.
• Successful completion of the Prescribing Narcotics and Controlled Substances course required.
• Completion of a Suboxone online education program as asset.
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class.

Aufgaben

• Provide comprehensive primary care within the NP scope, including assessments, diagnosis, treatment, and referrals for individuals with substance use and mental health concerns.
• Develop and implement personalized treatment plans, including medication management, withdrawal support, and harm reduction strategies.
• Conduct physical exams, order and interpret tests, prescribe medications, and educate clients and families on treatment and recovery.
• Collaborate with physicians, specialists, and community agencies to coordinate care and support wrap-around services.
• Offer supportive counseling, crisis management, and referrals to internal and external programs.
• Provide services in street-level community settings, through home visits, and occasionally alongside community outreach programming accessing homeless individuals in shelters or encampments, and to support in reducing barriers to care.

Kenntnisse

Harm reduction

Substance use disorders

Primary health care

Crisis intervention

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Documentation/compliance

Ausbildung

Master's Degree in Primary Health Nurse Care Practitioner program

Prescribing Narcotics and Controlled Substances course

Suboxone online education (asset)

Jobbeschreibung

ADAPT (Halton Alcohol Drug and Gambling Assessment Prevention and Treatment Services) is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to deliver comprehensive primary care and addiction medicine across community settings in Halton region, including Oakville, Burlington, Milton and Georgetown.

You will work in collaboration with inter-professional teams to provide harm reduction, treatment planning, and wrap-around services for individuals with substance use and mental health concerns.