Nurse Practitioner Contract Assessor

Health Quality BC; Vancouver; Hybrid; CAD 83,000 - 110,000; Part time

Job summary

British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives is seeking Part-Time NP Contract Assessors to support its Quality Assurance Program. You will conduct nurse practitioner peer reviews, review licensee records, and participate in training and debrief sessions to uphold safe, competent, and ethical care.

Qualified applicants bring extensive NP experience, strong interpersonal skills, and expertise with QA processes.

Qualifications

• Active NP license with BCCNM in good standing.
• Minimum five years of clinical practice with leadership experience.
• Minimum three years as educator/preceptor.
• Familiarity with BCCNM Standards of Practice and NP competencies.
• Preference for additional education in prescribing controlled drugs and opioid therapies.

Responsibilities

• Assess licensee performance against BCCNM standards.
• Review licensee records and conduct interviews virtually and in BC locations.
• Complete assessment reports and documentation.
• Contribute to QA program policy, processes and tools.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Communication

Facilitation/Coaching

Interviewing licensees

Conflict resolution

Education/training

Video conferencing

Education

NP licensure with BCCNM

5+ years clinical practice

3+ years as educator/preceptor

Prescribing controlled drugs education (asset)

Tools

MS Office

MS SharePoint

MS CRM Dynamics

Video conferencing platforms

Job description

Organization: British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives

BCCNM is looking to appoint Part-Time NP Contract Assessors with experience in medical aesthetics, oncology, ADHD prescribing, and indigenous health.

BCCNM is looking for NP Contract Assessors to support its Quality Assurance Program by conducting virtual and onsite nurse practitioner peer reviews. The goal of BCCNM’s QA Program is that the public receive safe, competent and ethical care, and thereby maintain their trust in nursing professionals. The QA Program does this by supporting licensee’s’ continuing professional development to maintain their competence and achieve high practice standards. This part-time position involves your participation in 4 or more NP peer reviews per calendar year as well as regular training, orientation and debrief sessions.

Who We Are

The British Columbia College of Nurses & Midwives (“BCCNM”) is the college empowered under the Health Professions and Occupations Act to regulate the practice of all licensed practical nurses, nurse practitioners, registered midwives, registered nurses, andregistered psychiatric nurses in British Columbia. Regulation helps to protect the public by ensuring that professional care or service received by the public is competent, ethical, and meets the standards that society views as acceptable.

As western Canada’s largest health profession regulator, we believe a diverse and inclusive team enriches our efforts to protect the public. We welcome applications from all who reflect of the communities we serve and especially encourage Indigenous Peoples and members of equity-seeking groups to apply. We believe diverse perspectives and experiences bring both innovation and better outcomes to the work we do and the decisions we make.

BCCNM’s Commitment to Indigenous Specific Anti-Racism

BCCNM is committed to working with Indigenous Peoples and health system partners to support Indigenous-specific anti-racist practices in the health system. As the largest health regulator in Western Canada, BCCNM has the opportunity to influence the health professionals we regulate, as well as the broader health-care system, to break the cycle of racism, and improve health outcomes for Indigenous Peoples. BCCNM has pledged to become culturally safe and anti-racist, and to support the health professionals we regulate to do the same.

What You Will Be Doing

Assessors complete licensee professional performance assessments by reviewing nurse practitioner patient records against BCCNM Standards of Practice and Entry Level Competencies. Assessors work closely with the QA team and contribute their expertise to the development and refinement of the Quality Assurance Program policy, process and tools.

Responsibilities Include

• Participating in initial and regularly scheduled orientation, training and post-review debrief sessions
• Conducting licensee interviews and documentation reviews virtually and in various locations around BC
• Completing assessment reports
• Contributing to improving BCCNM’s Quality Assurance Program

Your Education & Skills

• Practicing licensure in good standing with BCCNM
• Completion of a BCCNM NP Peer Review
• Minimum five years’ experience in clinical practice, including experience managing and leading nursing professionals
• Minimum three years’ experience as an educator and/or preceptor
• Demonstrated knowledge regarding:
  • Entry level competencies for RNs and NPs
  • BCCNM Standards of Practice, including the Professional Standards, RN and NP Scope of Practice and Practice Standards and NP competencies
  • QA Program related legislation, bylaws, policies and procedures
  • Best practices for prescribing controlled drugs and substances, including chronic non-cancer pain and opioid agonist therapy
• Preference will be given to applicants who have completed additional education [1] in prescribing controlled drugs and substances and opioid agonist therapy
• Demonstrated skills regarding:
  • Conducting professional performance assessments
  • Conflict resolution
  • Facilitation/coaching
• Excellent oral, written and well-developed interpersonal communication skills
• Intermediate level knowledge and experience using videoconferencing platforms and MS Office (MS CRM Dynamics, and MS SharePoint experience an asset)
• Practice experience in the following areas is considered an asset:
  • Medical aesthetics
  • Oncology/ADHD assessment and prescribing
  • Indigenous health

[1] This education is beyond BCCNM Scope of Practice Conditions for NPs prescribing controlled drugs and substances: e.g. the BC Centre on Substance Use Nurse Practitioner Addictions Fellowship.

Compensation

Successful candidates receive a contract fee for work assigned at the discretion of BCCNM.

Please note

:BCCNM no longer requires staff, contractors, board and committee members, and volunteers to provide an attestation of vaccination related to the Covid-19 pandemic.

In the event of a Public Health Order being issued, the College is committed to full compliance with all directives and guidelines set forth by the Provincial Health Officer (PHO) to ensure the safety and well-being of our employees and the community partners we work with, consistent with the duty of the College to serve and protect the public.