Nurse Consultant - NLOT - Temporary Full-Time

St. Joseph’s; Guelph; On-site; CAD 57,000 - 81,000; Full time

Job summary

The Nurse Led Outreach Team (NLOT), through St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph, provides support to 32 Long Term Care Homes (LTCH) to facilitate timely access to high-quality resident care and minimize avoidable transfers to hospital emergency departments.

NLOT collaborates with LTCH partners to build staff capacity, reduce ED transfers, and enhance care across the Waterloo-Wellington region through education, coaching, and direct clinical support.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in good standing.
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree.
• Minimum (3)three years recent clinical experience in acute medicine, geriatrics, or emergency department.
• Strong clinical skills including IV and central line management, tube/drain management, wound care.
• Valid Ontario driver’s license with access to vehicle for transportation.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and effectively in a remote or hybrid work environment.
• Demonstrated good attendance record.
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in geriatrics.
• Ability to support clinical coaching, consultation and mentorship to interpersonal team in LTC.
• Strong communication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills.
• Experience in utilizing adult learning and teaching principles.
• Strong computer skills and documentation practices.
• Demonstrated program development skills.
• Self-directed with excellent time management.

Responsibilities

• Works in collaboration with two Nurse Consultants on the team.
• Acts in a clinical consultant role to LTCHs, providing assessment, consultation, education, and system navigation.
• Collaborates with LTCH care providers, acute care partners, and community agencies.
• Develops and delivers clinical education to LTCH staff and program information to partners.
• Maintains clinical care expertise to perform duties effectively.
• Participates in NLOT program development, marketing, and evaluation of services.
• Responsible for statistics collection related to education and consultation services.
• Maintains confidentiality of information per policies and privacy laws.

Skills

Nursing

Clinical assessment

Communication

Documentation

Education/Coaching

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Tools

Driver's license

Job description

Nurse Consultant - NLOT - Temporary Full-Time

Temporary Full-Time (Approx 14-18 months)

Shifts:

Days

Rate of Pay:

$41.15- $58.98

Vacancy Status

Existing

Job Summary

The Nurse Led Outreach Team (NLOT), through St. Joseph’s Health CentreGuelph, provides support to all 32 Long Term Care Homes (LTCH) within theWaterloo-Wellington region to facilitate timely access to high-qualityresident care and minimize avoidable resident transfers to hospital emergencydepartments.

NLOT focuses on collaborating with LTCH partners to build staffcapacity and reduce emergency department (ED) transfers and hospitalizations.NLOT works to increase capacity in the homes to manage the complex care needsof LTC residents through education, group/ one-on-one coaching, and directclinical support. NLOT team members also provide consultation when requestedby LTCHs on procedure development and quality improvement initiatives.

The goals of the NLOT program include the following:

• Reduce transfers tothe ED for conditions which can be treated in the LTCH.
• Reduce hospitaladmissions for conditions which can be safely treated and managed in theLTCH.
• Reduce length ofstay (LOS) for residents in acute care who can be safely transferred back toLTCH with the appropriate support provided by the NLOT.

Hours are generally Monday toFriday, daytime hours with the flexibility to assist with Long Term Care Homeneeds if required

Key Accountabilities

• Works incollaboration with two Nurse Consultants on the team.
• Acts in aclinical consultant role to the LTCHs.This position offers assessment, consultation, education, and systemnavigation to the LTCHs.
• The Nurse Consultant will collaborate with, develop,and maintain effective working relationships with the LTCH care providers,acute care partners, and community agencies within the region.
• Develop and deliver clinical education to LTCHstaff, and program related information to community partners if required.
• Maintainclinical care expertise and skills needed to perform duties in an effectiveand efficient manner.
• Participatesin NLOT program development, marketing of programming, and evaluation ofservices delivered.
• Responsiblefor statistics collection related to education and consultation services
• Maintainsconfidentiality of information as outlined in the policies of sponsoringagency and the privacy legislation.
• NLOT RN willpractice in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario’s standards ofpractice, and organizational policies and procedures.
• Contributes to a transparent culture of client andstaff safety by adhering to and abiding by patient and staff safety policiesand procedures set by SJHC
• Promotes an environment that encourages and supportschange using change leadership theory

Qualifications & Experience

• Currentregistration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse ingood standing.
• Bachelor ofScience in Nursing Degree
• Minimum (3)three years recent clinical experience, in acute medicine, geriatrics, oremergency department.
• Strongclinical skills including, but not limited to, IV and central linemanagement, tube/drain management, wound care.
• ValidOntario driver’s license with access to vehicle for transportation
• Demonstratedability to work independently and effectively in a remote or hybrid workenvironment.
• Demonstratedgood attendance record
• Demonstrated clinical expertise in geriatrics
• Ability to support clinical coaching, consultation and mentorship tointerpersonal team in LTC.
• Strongcommunication, critical thinking and interpersonal skills
• Experiencein utilizing adult learning and teaching principles
• Strongcomputer skills and documentation practices.
• Demonstratedprogram development skills
• Demonstratedability to be self-directed and work independently, a with excellent timemanagement skills
• Broadunderstanding of the health care system including the regional acute carehospitals, community care, and LTCH.

Disclaimers

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelphis an equal opportunity employer and strives for equity, inclusiveness, anddiversity in all programs, facilities, and people. St. Joseph’s Health CentreGuelph is committed to creating a barrier-free, accessible organization, andwill work to accommodate any needs under the Accessibility for Ontario forDisabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Should any applicantrequire accommodation through the application process, please contact HumanResources at [e-mail] for assistance. If the applicant requires aspecific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, theapplicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling theinterview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

St. Joseph’s Health Centre Guelph(SJHCG) does not use artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, evaluate, orselect applicants for this position.

We thank all applicants for theirinterest. Only candidates under consideration will be contacted.