Nurse Practitioner

Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network Inc.; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Purchase discount

Online learning through Academy

Job summary

Shoppers Drug Mart Specialty Health Network Inc. in Mississauga seeks a Nurse Practitioner to triage patient requests and provide clinical recommendations across Canada.

You will support health coaching and care planning through telemedicine, collaborating with physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses. This role requires an unrestricted NP license, strong clinical judgment, and excellent communication skills to deliver patient-centered care while adhering to privacy and regulatory

Qualifications

• Licensed Nurse Practitioner with unrestricted practice in Canada.
• Experience triaging in clinical telemedicine and cross-province care.
• Excellent communication and collaborative leadership abilities.

Responsibilities

• Triage patient requests and provide clinical recommendations.
• Offer health coaching and guidance across Canada via telemedicine.
• Collaborate with physicians, pharmacists, and RNs to develop care plans.
• Ensure compliance with privacy laws and professional ethics.
• Support program development and advocate for the telemedicine service.

Skills

Nurse Practitioner

Clinical telemedicine

Leadership

English communication

Education

Nurse Practitioner license

Tools

Microsoft 365

Salesforce

Job description

Location:

1685 Tech Ave, Mississauga, Ontario, L4W 0A7
At Shoppers Drug Mart, we’re innovating health and wellness in Canada. From prescriptions to walk-in clinics, and a beloved loyalty program, we’re caring and supporting our customers in new ways every day.
With more than 1,300 locally owned and operated stores from coast to coast, the Shoppers Drug Mart network is more than a great place to shop, it’s a great place to work. We’re committed to building our talented team who champion collaboration, kindness and inclusivity. Join our team, and help recognize a healthy future for your career and for all Canadians.

Why this role is important?

The Nurse Practitioner is licensed to work in Canada and provides health care advice, education, and support to patients across Canada in jurisdictions that allow for cross province care. As point of contact for patients, you will provide convenient and timely supportive services that range from minor acute care treatments to health coaching for various disease states. You will be responsible for triaging incoming requests from patients, assessing their needs, and providing the appropriate clinical recommendations and coaching to support resolution of symptoms and/or improvement in perceived health. Patients will be able to contact a registered nurse via a variety of channels including phone, email, text, and videoconference. Where necessary, you will be referring patients to healthcare facilities and community-based resources. Working collaboratively with other health care professionals (physicians, pharmacists, and registered nurses) you will provide a meaningful patient experience, while using your critical thinking skills to develop, implement, and evaluate comprehensive care plans.

What You Will Do

• Possess strong clinical expertise and experience in a range of health conditions
• Possess deep compassion and empathy to treat our patients and promote healthy lifestyles.
• Utilize nursing processes, through critical thinking, problem solving and decision making, as well as teach, counsel and advocate.
• Engage in service/program development of the clinical telemedicine program, including liaising with healthcare providers and patients, and being a champion and advocate for the program.
• Ensure compliance with provincial and federal privacy legislation including the Mental Health Act.

What You Will Need

• Availability that includes days, occasional evenings, weekends as well as possible on-call shifts.
• 2 years direct clinical experience as Nurse Practitioner preferred
• Current unrestricted professional nursing license to practice in the province of work
• Willing to become licensed in other provinces as required for the program services
• Ability to apply knowledge of developmental stages, behavioral sciences, pathophysiology, psychopathy, epidemiology, and evidence-based practice to clinical diagnosis and patient management.
• Ability to apply knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics to prescribing and evaluating treatment responses
• Demonstrated leadership experience preferred
• Ability to provide an organized, efficient approach to telemedicine
• Possession of excellent skills in assessment, communication, critical thinking, and decision making
• Ability to demonstrate understanding of SDM Specialty Health Network policies, legal considerations, and professional ethics
• Excellent communication skills in English (bilingual French/English where needed)
• Proficiency of computer skills including Microsoft 365; experience with web-based applications (i.e. Sales Force)
• Ability to remain objective and be a team player
• Ability to adapt to a changing environment
• Commitment to the principle of quality client-centered service delivery

Why work at Shoppers Drug Mart?

Acting as consultants, supporting internal customers and the Associate-Owners, you will get experience unique to the retail industry while working for an award-winning national brand. Benefit from a purchase discount program, competitive pay and online learning through Academy.

How You’ll Succeed

At Shoppers Drug Mart Inc., we seek great people to continually strengthen our culture. We believe great people model our values, are authentic, build trust and make connections.

Employment Type

Full time

Type Of Role

Regular

Hiring Range / Échelle Salariale à L’embauche

$120,000.00 - $150,000.00 / 120.000,00$ - 150.000,00$ (per year / par an)
A candidate’s experience and knowledge as well as the geographical region in which the position is located may be factored into the pay a candidate receives for this position. This posting is for an existing vacancy. The Company uses artificial intelligence for the purpose of screening, assessing and/or selecting applicants for this position. / L’expérience et les connaissances d’un candidat ainsi que la région géographique dans laquelle le poste est situé peuvent être prises en compte dans la rémunération qu’un candidat reçoit pour ce poste. Cette offre d’emploi concerne un poste vacant existant. L’entreprise utilise l’intelligence artificielle dans le but de filtrer, d’évaluer et/ou de sélectionner les candidats à ce poste.