Nurse Practitioner, Emergency Department

Government of Northwest Territories; Yellowknife; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

The Government of Northwest Territories is seeking a Nurse Practitioner for the Emergency Department at Stanton Territorial Hospital in Yellowknife. This role involves providing advanced nursing care, conducting comprehensive assessments, and collaborating with various medical professionals. Required qualifications include a Bachelor’s in Nursing, a Master's qualifying the practitioner, along with certifications in Emergency Nursing. This role demands a strong commitment to patient education and emergency care.

Qualifications

• Two years of recent NP experience or five years as an RN in an emergency department.
• Being certified in CTAS, BLS, ACLS, and PALS training.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive health assessments and develop interventions.
• Educate patients and their families on self-care methods.
• Perform emergency care and advanced nursing functions.

Skills

Emergency Nursing Certification

Patient Education

Advanced Nursing Practice

Education

Bachelor of Science Nursing Degree

Master’s degree qualifying for Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Located in Yellowknife at the Stanton Territorial Hospital and reporting to the Manager, Critical Care Services, the Nurse Practitioner - Emergency Department (NP-ER) is an autonomous practitioner who provides comprehensive health assessment, make diagnoses and develop interventions within the nurse practitioner's scope of practice. The NP-ED will collaborate with the Emergency Room Physician (ERP), Community and Primary Health Care Nurses, Emergency Department (ED) Nurses, social workers, Community Health Representatives, physicians, nursing staff, and other professionals to provide evidence-based care to individuals and families. Through training and support, key services provided by the NP-ED will target patients assessed as CTAS 3, 4 and 5, and the incumbent will assist with the connection and/or reconnection of these patients back to primary care

Key Responsibilities

• Knowledge of and an ability to apply nursing processes (assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation) and advanced nursing practice to ensure that the all patients' physical, emotional, psycho-social, spiritual, educational and daily living needs are met.
• An ability to educate patients and their families (where applicable) on appropriate self- care methods and techniques.
• An ability to provide emergency care and treatment, as the position is required to perform advanced nursing functions beyond basic nursing training. This would include using standards, policies and guidelines of the Department of H&SS, NTHSSA and College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN).

Key Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science Nursing Degree.
• Master¿s degree qualifying the incumbent to be a Licensed Nurse Practitioner.
• Two years of recent NP experience in an emergency department setting or community health centre, or at least five years recent RN experience in an emergency department prior to completion of a Nurse Practitioner program.
• Being Emergency Nursing Certified via the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) Certification Program.
• Being certified in CTAS, BLS, ACLS, and PALS training.
• Being a licensed member of a Provincial or Territorial Nursing Association in good standing and be eligible for registration with CANNN.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel [phone] Extension 14106
Fax[phone]
[e-mail]

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