Nurse Practitioner

Visa Hunt; New Brunswick; Hybrid; CAD 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Full training

Full administrative support

Flexible days and hours

An extensive multidisciplinary team

Job summary

Apollo Applied Research is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to work part-time from a remote position across Canada, primarily with veteran patients and prescribing medical cannabis through our virtual platform. The candidate must be licensed and in good standing in any Canadian province.

Responsibilities include consultations, educating patients on cannabis as medicine, and following up to monitor dosage and cannabinoids.

Qualifications

• Must be registered with the College of Nurses in good standing.
• Excellent written and verbal English communication.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong time management and organizational skills.
• Experience with veterans or medical cannabis is an asset.
• Bilingualism is an asset.

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations for veterans and other patients seeking medical cannabis prescriptions.
• Educate patients on cannabis as a medicine.
• Follow up with patients and monitor dosage and cannabinoids prescribed.

Skills

Nurse registration

English communication

Independent work

Time management

Team orientation

Cannabis knowledge

Pain management

Mental health knowledge

Bilingual

Education

RN in good standing with College of Nurses

Tools

Telemedicine platform

EMR / Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Apollo Applied Research is a virtual medical clinic offering its patients an accessible path to medical cannabis treatment. We offer effective treatments for many chronic health conditions such as pain, anxiety, sleep disorders, PTSD and more through an evidence-based approach to empower our patients to take control of their overall health. We have a team of experienced health care professionals dedicated to patient care and medical cannabis education. We are actively seeking new and better ways to treat our patients’ illnesses with medical cannabis across Canada.

Apollo is a growing organization in the exciting, fast-paced, and evolving industry of medical cannabis. Working at Apollo provides our employees with an atmosphere of ongoing professional advancement opportunities, learning, challenges, and problem solving. Our teams consist of dedicated and empathetic professionals with a diverse set of perspectives, experiences, and collaboration to maximize our collective impact.

The Opportunity

Apollo has clinical hours available for a Nurse Practitioner who will work mostly with our veteran patients, prescribing Medical Cannabis through our virtual platform.The candidate can be licensed in any province.

We offer

• Full training
• Full administrative support
• Flexible days and hours
• An extensive multidisciplinary team

Responsibilities

• Provide consultations for veterans and other patients interested in obtaining a medical cannabis prescription
• Help educate patients on the use of cannabis as a medicine
• Follow up with patients and monitor response to dosage and cannabinoids prescribed

Experience

• Registered with and in good standing with the College of Nurses
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal in English
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and to manage a busy workload
• Team-oriented approach with existing team members and physicians
• Must be highly organized and have a good sense of time management
• Informed and abreast of scientific research and willing to learn more about the industry
• Experience in pain management or mental health is an asset
• Previous work with veterans and/or medical cannabis is a big asset
• Bilingual is an asset

Other Details

This is a part time position based remotely in Alberta or New Brunswick.

Apollo is a growing organization in the exciting, fast-paced and evolving industry of medical cannabis. Working at Apollo provides our workers an atmosphere of ongoing professional advancement opportunities, learning, challenges and problem solving. Our teams consist of dedicated and empathetic professionals with a diverse set of perspectives, experiences and collaboration to maximize our collective impact.