Nurse Practitioner

Southbridge Care Homes; Alexandria; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A long-term care provider in Alexandria is seeking a Part-Time Nurse Practitioner. This role focuses on primary care within a long-term care setting, where you will provide direct medical care and clinical leadership. Ideal candidates will have current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario and be proficient in gerontology and palliative care. Additional language skills in English and French are an asset. Join us to enhance our residents' care and contribute to quality improvement initiatives.

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (Primary Health Care or Adult).
• Field experience in long-term care.
• Experience in providing clinical leadership support.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical leadership support for the inter-professional team.
• Develop and implement residents' plan of care.
• Provide proactive screening and assessment for residents.
• Mentor LTC home staff and enhance their knowledge.
• Implement Quality Improvement Plans.

Skills

Leadership

Patient assessment

Chronic disease management

Palliative care

Bilingual (English & French)

Education

Post-graduate education in gerontology

Specialty certification in gerontological nursing

Post-graduate certificate in palliative care

Job description

Position

Nurse Practitioner, Part-Time, Days

Home

The Palace

Location

Alexandria, ON

Are you looking for a unique career development opportunity that focuses on primary care in a long-term care (LTC) setting? Would you like to develop in-depth expertise in the care of older persons and leadership?

Attending Nurse Practitioners are the most responsible provider with overall responsibility for the management and coordination of care for residents in LTC homes.

Role

In this exciting and challenging role, you will provide clinical leadership support for the home’s inter-professional team, working collaboratively with physicians, staff and health system partners in the community. Spending 70% of your time providing direct medical care to residents, and 30% on clinical leadership you will:

• Develop and implement the residents’ plan of care in collaboration with residents and their families, and the LTC home’s health care team
• Provide proactive screening and assessment, timely episodic care and specialist referrals, follow-up care, ongoing chronic disease management, palliative and end-of-life care
• Provide leadership and mentoring support to LTC home staff to enhance their knowledge, assessment skills and ability to care for residents, optimizing resident health care outcomes
• Contribute to and implement Quality Improvement Plans
• Support internal and external committees respecting the LTC home respecting clinical and professional issues

Qualifications

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (Primary Health Care or Adult) and entitled to practice
• Post-graduate education and experience in gerontology (an asset)
• Specialty certification in gerontological nursing (an asset)
• Post-graduate certificate and experience in palliative care (an asset)
• Bilingual English & French (an asset)

Interested applicants should apply here.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in working as part of our team! Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted.