Nurse Practitioner

Our Village at University Gates, located in Waterloo, Ontario has an exciting opportunity for a Temporary Full-time Nurse Practitioner - CONTRACT to join their village team. 

At Schlegel Villages you can be YOU while being part of OUR Family.

How Schlegel Villages supports our Team Members:

• Ongoing training
• Personal & Professional Growth Opportunities
• Benefits and access to our Employee Family Assistance Program
• Vacation
• Discounts at Village Services
• Team appreciation events
• Access to The Wilfred Schlegel Hope Fund
• Retirement Savings

To be successful as our new Nurse Practitioner (NP), you will:

• Hold a current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Have experience completing comprehensive geriatric assessments
• Hold a current Heart Save Level of CPR
• Maintain a Current AIS Certification
• Experience leading, coaching and mentoring care professionals in a healthcare setting
• Display a caring and respectful attitude toward our residents, families, and team members
• Understand the physical, mental, and emotional demands of the role
• Have knowledge of relevant policies, procedures, legislation and regulations applicable to the long-term care sector, including the Long-Term Care Homes Act, 2007 and Health & Safety
• Support/lead QI initiatives in the Village
• Receive direct support from Med Director and tertiary support from CMO
• Lead clinical skill training for Registered Team Members
• Support system level QI initiatives 

As a new Nurse Practitioner (NP) joining our Village, you will:

 Support and embrace our resident-centred social culture and be proud to deliver the highest quality of clinical care to our residents. NPs are focused on quality resident care and act as an educator and clinician in developing a multi-disciplinary Village team. The Nurse Practitioner will provide a focus on clinical quality improvement outcomes, working with and supporting the inter-disciplinary teams in working towards targets in improvement.

The Nurse Practitioner will provide support and guidance in completing assessments, ordering, interpreting, and communication diagnostic testing and procedures, provide support for and lead resident centred palliative care services, and participate in the clinical review of Village quality initiatives.

Nurse Practitioners at Schlegel Villages foster exemplary relationships with residents, their families and the Village team to deliver holistic care to our residents and provide specialized clinical services and expertise. They support clinical programs and quality of life initiatives and strive to continuously improve the quality-of-care services provided to our residents.

You can be you while being a part of our family.

At Schlegel Villages we are redefining elder care through innovation, Village design and culture change, but we know the key to our Village success, and our residents' satisfaction, is YOU and our teams.

We aspire to provide all members of our communities, including team members, with a life enriching experience. We are family owned and operated and we take our mission seriously: "to provide holistic health care in a home environment, located within an internal neighbourhood design that promotes a caring community with emphasis on optimal health and life purpose for each resident".

Schlegel Villages is pleased to accommodate individual needs in accordance with the Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA), within our recruitment process. If you require accommodation at any time throughout the recruitment process, please speak with the hiring leader.

Schlegel Villages is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome newcomers, those of visible minorities such as indigenous, youth and or new comers to Canada to apply.

We'd love to talk to you about what makes us different.

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