Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Title: Primary Care Nurse Practitioner

Job Summary:

Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital (OSMH) is seeking a highly skilled and dedicated Primary Care Nurse Practitioner to join our team. As a Primary Care Nurse Practitioner, you will provide high-quality patient care, education, and research to support the needs of our patients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide direct clinical care, education, research, consultation, and treatment to support patient care needs.
• Establish relationships with physicians, nurses, discharge planners, and other OSMH staff to enhance integrated care.
• Work actively with the COHT Care Clinic team to prioritize patient care needs.
• Visit patients in their homes for assessment, treatment, and advanced clinical management as needed.
• Be the Most Responsible Practitioner (MRP) for patients whose care needs can be met within the NP scope of practice.
• Consult as needed with Hospitalists, Specialists, Community Primary Care Practitioners, and Allied Health team members.
• Assess patients/families through multiple strategies, including comprehensive admission history and interview, advanced physical examination, interval assessments, and the interpretation of diagnostic testing.
• Utilize diagnostic reasoning and decision-making process to formulate a list of hypotheses, determine the need for, order, and interpret diagnostic testing, and formulate a medical diagnosis within the specialty scope of practice.
• Communicate significant clinical findings to consulting physicians and facilitate ongoing communication of patient progress and plan of care to the healthcare team.
• Initiate/orders, tailor, and evaluate/discontinue selected medical and nursing therapy within the specialty scope of practice.
• Perform specialty-specific diagnostic and therapeutic interventions in accordance with scope of practice, approved medical directives for controlled acts, and established practice guidelines.
• Facilitate patient care by consulting with the patient/family and inter-professional patient care team to formulate, initiate, coordinate, and evaluate a comprehensive and collaborative patient-centered plan of care.
• Promote continuity of care within the Couchiching Ontario Health Team by initiating and coordinating patient discharge plans, warm transfers, and integrated care methodology.
• Write/dictate consultations, progress notes, and discharge summary reports.
• Evaluate patient care outcomes and nursing practice issues to ensure the highest possible quality of care.
• Supervise/precept nursing students (graduate and undergraduate) and other interdisciplinary students as required in their clinical experience and evaluate their performance.
• Provide clinical nursing leadership to promote professional development to assist nursing staff in the application of knowledge/theory to practice through role-modeling and coaching, and by participating in formal staff education programs in collaboration with the program leadership team.
• Provide leadership in the critical analysis and review of literature and the application of research findings to practice through the development and implementation of clinical practice guidelines and standards of care.
• Identify and implement strategies to translate and interpret research findings and theoretical frameworks into practice.
• Facilitate the utilization of research by nursing and inter-professional staff and contributing to knowledge base through presentation or publication.
• Support program planning, implementation, and evaluation as well as project management.
• Safety and risk management.
• Participating in a supportive and healthy working environment.
• Perform other duties as may be assigned by program leadership.

Qualifications:

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario is required.
• BScN required.
• Nurse Practitioner Certification required.
• Masters degree in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner Stream is preferred.
• Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certification preferred.
• BCLS is required.
• Minimum three (3) years' experience in advanced practice nursing in primary care required.
• Minimum three (3) years relevant clinical specialty-related experience as a Registered Nurse required, experience in Primary Care preferred.
• Recent experience in a leadership role within an inter-professional team preferred.
• Relevant knowledge of integrated care environment preferred.

Competencies:

• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with others, with strong interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated superior organizational, administrative, and problem-solving skills.
• Demonstrated teaching skills.
• Demonstrated program development skills and experience.
• Ability to work with minimal direction to successfully achieve objectives.
• Knowledge and proficiency in current evidence-based methods and practices of primary care delivery, with an emphasis on health promotion and risk reduction.
• Demonstrated commitment to the concepts of Continuous Quality Improvement and Customer Service.

Other:

• Clinical specialty organizational membership.
• Current member of the Nurse Practitioner's Association of Ontario required.
• Demonstrates commitment to continued professional and personal growth and development through Continuing Education Programs and Self-Directed Learning Opportunities.
• Must have a valid driver's license and a reliable vehicle to provide client care/services off-site.
• Computer literacy working in Windows environment.

Our Employees Enjoy:

• A professional practice environment.
• A collaborative atmosphere with emphasis on teamwork.
• Wellness initiatives.
• Continuing education grants.
• Employee recognition and assistance programs.
• A competitive salary and benefits package.
• Equal opportunities for growth and development.

Employment Equity:

OSMH is committed to diversity and equity in the workplace and welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including women, visible minorities, Indigenous peoples, persons with disabilities, LGBTQ2S persons, and others who may contribute to a diverse workplace.

Accommodation in the Workplace:

Orillia Soldiers' Memorial Hospital is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity, equal opportunity, and maintaining a barrier-free selection process for job applicants. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known to the Human Resources department when contacted. All requests are handled confidentially.

Health & Safety Responsibilities:

OSMH is committed to providing a safe, healthy, and supportive working environment by treating team members and patients with compassion, accountability, respect, and engagement.

All team members must adhere to OSMH's Occupational Health and Safety policies, procedures, and protocols, as well as the duties of workers as stipulated in the Occupational Health and Safety Act.

Team members must be able to perform all bona fide and essential duties of the position which may include cognitive and physical demands.

As a condition of employment, new employees are required to complete an employment health assessment and must be cleared by the Occupational Health and Safety Team prior to orientation.

As a condition of employment, you are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination to the Hospital's Occupational Health and Safety department.