Nurse Practitioner

Hamilton Health Sciences; Hamilton; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Hamilton Health Sciences seeks a Nurse Practitioner to coordinate pain management in perioperative care across its sites. This role requires specialized skills and a Master's degree in Nursing, along with a commitment to providing high-quality care for both adult and pediatric patients during their surgical journeys. The successful candidate will also mentor students while fostering interdisciplinary collaboration.

Qualifications

• Must have a Master's Degree in Nursing and current registration in Ontario.
• At least 5 years of clinical experience in pain-related nursing.
• Excellence in leadership and patient-centered care is required.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and evaluate pain-related care for patients.
• Participate in developing evidence-based practices for acute pain care.
• Mentor nursing and health professional students.

Skills

Leadership

Critical thinking

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem-solving

Education

Master's Degree in Nursing

Current Certification with the College of Nurses of Ontario

Tools

Information technology skills

Job description

Perioperative Services at all Hamilton Health Sciences sites provides pre-operative, intra-operative and post-operative care for both adults and children. As a member of the healthcare team, the Nurse Practitioner is responsible for the coordination and evaluation of pain related care as it relates to the Operative and acute pain care journey. The Nurse Practitioner provides pain specific care to meet patients’ needs while working with the multidisciplinary team.

Position Summary

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will apply specialized knowledge, skills and responsibilities in providing and advancing quality care for the Acute Pain patient population. This includes but is not limited to patients undergoing surgery, or receiving pre / post-operative care, or with a need for ongoing in-patient care related to acute pain.

The NP uses an advanced acute pain knowledge base, physical assessment skills, diagnostic interventions and a holistic perspective to participate in the plan of care for the patient, in collaboration with the patient, the family, physicians and the interdisciplinary team.

The NP directs the development and implementation of basic and advanced educational programs for patients, families, staff, other health professionals and self, guided by concepts from relevant educational theory. The NP will play a significant role in the development of evidence-based practice for the acute pain population. The NP will report to both the Clinical Director – Perioperative support services and The Chief of Interprofessional Practice, and work in collaboration with the Chief of Anesthesia services, for both adult and pediatric populations.

The NP will be available to tutor and mentor nursing and other health professional students as appropriate, and participate in continuing education activities to integrate the role of the NP in the program and academic settings; initiate, participate, and / or lead programs, presentations, publications, evaluations and other system changes to continue the enhancement of interdisciplinary care teams.

Schedule Work Hours

Monday to Friday, Days. Evenings / weekends as needed

Qualifications

1. Current Certification of Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) as a Registered Nurse – Extended Class.

2. Master’s Degree in Nursing

3. Recent (minimum 5 years) clinical experience in pain related nursing. Previous experience with the acute pain patient population is preferred.

4. Demonstrated knowledge and understanding of community services and resources

5. Demonstrated excellent leadership, critical thinking, interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal

6. Demonstrated ability to promote professional development

7. Demonstrated leadership in continuous quality improvement initiatives

8. Demonstrated commitment to patient and family-centered care

9. Demonstrated ability for independent action, initiative, problem-solving, organization and prioritization

10. Demonstrated ability to work in a consultative role with members of the Interprofessional team

11. Knowledge and experience in change theory and adult learning principles

12. Demonstrated ability to utilize information technology

14. Membership in the Registered Nurses Association or Ontario (RNAO) and other professional organizations relevant to the role

Hamilton Health Sciences fosters a culture of patient and staff safety, whereby all employees are guided by our Mission, Vision, Values, and Values Based Code of Conduct. Hamilton Health Sciences is a teaching hospital and all staff and physicians are expected to support students and other learners.

To be considered for this opportunity applicants must apply during the posting period. All internal and external applicants may ONLY apply via the Careers website.

Hamilton Health Sciences is an equal opportunity employer and we will accommodate any needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom, Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Hiring processes will be modified to remove barriers to accommodate those with disabilities, if requested. Should any applicant require accommodation through the application processes, please contact HR Operations at 905-521-2100, Ext. 46947 for assistance. If the applicant requires a specific accommodation because of a disability during an interview, the applicant will need to advise the hiring manager when scheduling the interview and the appropriate accommodations can be made.

This competition is open to all qualified applicants, however, qualified internal applicants will be considered first. Past performance will be considered as part of the selection process. If you are a previous employee of Hamilton Health Sciences, please note : the circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment. Proficiency in both Official Languages, French and English, is considered an asset.