Nurse Practitioner – Mental Health
2 weeks ago
Categories:
Nursing
Location(s):
Owen Sound
Types:
Full Time
DEPARTMENT: MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS
POSITION LOCATION: OWEN SOUND
UNION AFFILIATION: ONA
STATUS: FULL-TIME
WAGE RATE: $63.66 – $80.21
Reporting to the Director, Mental Health, the Nurse Practitioner will provide primary care, consultative services and care planning for patients with a mental health or addiction diagnosis. Through clinical consultation, staff education and research, the Nurse Practitioner will promote best practices in mental health and addiction care for inpatients and outpatients. The Nurse Practitioner will demonstrate leadership in evidence based practice, participate in quality improvement and act as a mentor to nurses and other interprofessional colleagues.
The Nurse Practitioner is a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class with the College of Nurses of Ontario, who provides comprehensive advanced practice nursing services including health promotion, disease and injury prevention, diagnosis, treatment, rehabilitation and support for adult patients under the care of the Mental Health and addiction Program. The Nurse Practitioner has advanced knowledge and decision-making skills, in providing a comprehensive health focused approach in meeting the primary health care needs of this group of patients.
The Nurse Practitioner provides patient care in accordance with legislative acts and frameworks guiding Nurse Practitioner practice including those from the GBHS hospital guidelines, policies and medical directives, College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), the Regulated Health Professionals Act, 1991 (RHPA), the Public Hospitals Act, 1990 (PHA), the Nursing Act, 1991, established medical directives, and professional practice standards. Within the scope of these acts and frameworks, the Nurse Practitioner will demonstrate competency to autonomously diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals and perform procedures as appropriate.
Skills/Abilities/Qualifications
Required:
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (EC)
- Current controlled substance education or willingness to obtain
- ACLS/BCLS or willingness to obtain
- Advanced clinical knowledge and implementation of evidence-based practice
- Superior interpersonal, coaching, and leadership skills
- Excellent decision making, problem recognition and problem-solving skills
- Demonstrated commitment to continuing professional development
- Computer proficiency in Microsoft Office & electronic medical records
- A strong desire and capacity to promote professional practice, recovery model and excellence
- Valid Driver's license and access to a reliable insurable vehicle
- Ability to travel to venues outside of assigned site
- Recent satisfactory performance and attendance record
- Adherence to Brightshores 'CARE' Behaviours (Collaboration, Accountability, Respect, Excellence) and 'LEAD' Competencies (Lead by example, Empower, Achieve results, Develop others) and a commitment to a safe workplace free of violence and harassment
- Advocates and supports a culture of patient safety and demonstrates an understanding of how the department service and assigned responsibilities contribute to overall patient safety at Brightshores through patient safety knowledge, skills and attitudes
Preferred
- Five (5) years or more of current expertise in the care of the adult population experiencing mental health or Addiction issues
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