Nurse Practitioner

woolwichcommunityhealthcentre; St. Jacobs; On-site; CAD 122,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

HOOPP

4 weeks vacation

18 sick days

Professional development days

Job summary

Woolwich Community Health Centre (WCHC) seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide full-scope primary care in a multi-site setting. The NP will work within an inter-disciplinary team to deliver comprehensive care to a registered client caseload and engage in community programming for rural Waterloo Region.

Requirements include BScN with PHC NP cert, Ontario Extended Class registration, and 2–5 years in primary health care. Evening and on-call work on a shared schedule are required.

Qualifications

• BScN with Primary Health Care NP certificate and registration in Ontario Extended Class.
• Broad-based nursing experience in primary health care (2–5 years).
• Ability to work in an inter-disciplinary team across a rural Waterloo Region setting.
• Skills in wellness care, episodic illness management, chronic disease management, and group work.

Responsibilities

• Provide full-scope NP primary health care within an interdisciplinary team.
• Engage in community-facing programming to reduce primary care unattachment in the region.
• Coordinate with physicians and health centre staff on chronic disease management.

Skills

Inter-disciplinary teamwork

Wellness care

Assessment & diagnosis

Chronic disease management

Communication

On-call readiness

EHR/EMR systems

Home visits logistics

Education

BScN with Primary Health Care NP certificate

Registered with Ontario College of Nurses (Extended Class)

Tools

EMR systems

Job description

Woolwich Community Health Centre (WCHC),is a multi-site health centre and requires a Nurse Practitioner(Full-time 37.5 hours/week, permanent).

All WCHC Nurse Practitioners work to their full scope of practice within an inter-disciplinary team to provide comprehensive primary health care to a registered client caseload. In addition to providing comprehensive primary care, within this unique role, the Nurse Practitioner will also engage in community-facing programing aimed at reducing primary care unattachment rates across rural Waterloo Region and surrounding areas. Woolwich Community Health Centre is responsible for program and service delivery to clients who are residents of Woolwich, Wellesley, and Wilmot Townships.

Requirements:

1. BScN with Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner certificate and registered with The College of Nurses of Ontario in Extended Class.
2. Broad-based nursing experience with 2-5 years in primary health care setting.
3. Commitment to working as part of an inter-disciplinary team that includes family physicians, nurse practitioners, clinical nurses, chiropodists, registered dietitians, counsellors, physiotherapy and community health team staff
4. Skills/experience to fulfil major functions of role: wellness care; assessment, diagnosis and management of episodic illness; managing chronic disease; and group work.
5. Strong communication, organizational, and issue management skills.
6. Excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills, within the inter-disciplinary team setting and with clients and community members.
7. Flexibility to work one evening per week as well as provide after hours on-call on shared schedule with 15 other health centre physicians and nurse practitioners.
8. Knowledge of/experience with health issues across the lifecycle. Specific expertise in the following areas would be considered an asset: geriatrics, palliative care, mental health, chronic disease management, maternal and infant/child health as well as familiarity with working in a rural setting.
9. Strong facility with computer; previous experience with electronic medical records would be an asset.
10. Car required for home visits.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.

Woolwich Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and providing equal opportunity for people with disabilities. We encourage applications from people representing the diverse communities we serve, and if requested, we modify our recruitment and hiring processes to make accommodations that are responsive to applicants’ needs.

Vacancy Type: New

Job Types: Temporary Part-time

Compensation & Benefits:

• Salary of $121,556 to $131.893 per year ($62 to $68 per hour)
• 4 weeks paid vacation
• 18 Sick Days per year
• 10 Professional Development days per year (pro-rated to working status)
• Enrolment in Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)