NURSE PRACTIONER

Join Southbridge Care Homes as a Nurse Practitioner. This contract‑for‑service role is located in Cornwall, Ontario and offers flexible start times and working days. Position: Nurse Practitioner Status: Contract for Service Schedule: Start time and working days can be flexible Location: Cornwall, Ontario Step into a role where your expertise truly makes a difference As a Nurse Practitioner at Southbridge Care Homes, you’ll lead the delivery of high‑quality, compassionate care to our residents. You’ll conduct assessments, develop and manage individualized care plans, and work closely with a supportive interdisciplinary team. Attending Nurse Practitioners are the most responsible provider, with overall responsibility for the management and coordination of care for residents in our long‑term care (LTC) homes. In this exciting and challenging role, you will provide clinical leadership support for the home’s inter‑professional team, working collaboratively with physicians, staff and health system partners in the community. Responsibilities Develop and implement the residents’ plan of care in collaboration with residents and their families, and the LTC home’s health care team Provide proactive screening and assessment, timely episodic care and specialist referrals, follow‑up care, ongoing chronic disease management, palliative and end‑of‑life care Provide leadership and mentoring support to LTC home staff to enhance their knowledge, assessment skills and ability to care for residents, optimizing resident health care outcomes Contribute to and implement Quality Improvement Plans Support internal and external committees respecting the LTC home respecting clinical and professional issues Qualifications Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (Primary Health Care or Adult) and entitled to practice Post‑graduate education and experience in gerontology (an asset) Specialty certification in gerontological nursing (an asset) Post‑graduate certificate and experience in palliative care (an asset) Interested applicants should apply through this posting. We would like to thank all applicants for your interest in working as part of our team Only those applicants selected to move forward in the recruitment process will be contacted. #J-18808-Ljbffr