Reason for Job Posting: Existing Vacancy

PURPOSE:

The Sault Area Hospital (SAH) is currently seeking a self-directed, results-oriented nursing leader with demonstrated experience developing the Nurse Practitioner (NP) role into a healthcare program. The NP will provide innovative and creative advanced clinical leadership for the inter-professional team to create new pathways that improve the delivery of Addictions treatment & care. Proven experience as an NP with positive collaborative partnerships with physicians, staff and system partners is essential to this clinical role.

DUTIES:

- Participates and collaborate with other health care providers in the provision of patient care.
- Assesses patients by obtaining relevant history and completing physical exam, in order to make a diagnosis
- Initiates orders for treatment(s), medications, and diagnostic tests according to findings and collaborates with SAH physicians, primary care providers and family health teams as needed.
- Develops medical treatment plans for the patients under her/his care, which may be carried out by other care providers.
- Develops pathways to care to other addiction and mental health services as part of the discharge process, including Primary Care.
- Evaluates outcomes based on clinical skills/judgement and patient improvements.
- Dictates discharge summaries, which set out the diagnosis, treatment and discharge instructions.
- Participates in the development of order sets, clinical pathways or medical directives for the care of the patients in the program.
- Refers to other care providers as appropriate
- Where appropriate is a consultant and resource to the Health Care Team and the community as required.




- Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Current Certificate of Registration as RN (EC) in positive standing with the College of Nurse of Ontario.
- Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certificate
- Current certification in Automated External Defibrillator (AED).
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) within 2 years

EXPERIENCE:

- Experience providing leadership in the development, implementation, and evaluation of a nurse practitioner lead role in a new program
- Minimum of 1 year experience as a Nurse Practitioner

SKILLS & ABILITY:

- Practice autonomously, offering the full scope of Nurse Practitioner (NP) practice as outlined in the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Practice Standard: Nurse Practitioner, and provincial and federal legislation.
- Practice may be guided by the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) publication "Canadian Nurse Practitioner Core Competency Framework".
- Perform the responsibilities of the position within the legislative and regulatory standards set out in the applicable Provincial and Federal Acts and consistent with the operational policies of SAH.
- Provide comprehensive health assessments to diagnose health/illness conditions, working within the legislated scope of an NP with a specific focus on mental health and addictions medical support.




- Communicate with clients about health assessment findings and diagnosis where appropriate.
- Provide evidence based treatment for adults presenting with mental health and/or addictions disorders.
- Knowledge of social determinants of health and how these can impact marginalized populations.
- Applied knowledge and implementation of trauma informed care.
- Provide comprehensive biopsychosocial support for individuals who are acutely intoxicated and/or withdrawing from a variety of substances.
- Consult, refer and collaborate with members of the multidisciplinary team and community services as required.
- Provide direct comprehensive care to clients to manage acute and chronic illness within a holistic model of care.
- Counsel clients on harm reduction, withdrawal, craving symptom management, health maintenance, pharmacotherapy, alternative therapies, psychosocial rehabilitation strategies and other health programs.
- Develop and maintain professional working relationships with all members of the multidisciplinary team and community agencies.
- Collaborate with inter-professional teams and other healthcare providers and sectors and community members to determine and address healthcare priorities and related issues.
- Oversee the work of other clinical staff, providing education, direction, and supervision where appropriate.
- Assess population health trends and patterns and participate in designing services that promote harm reduction/recovery philosophies and healthy living.
- Assist in the development and implementation of standards, guidelines, policies and procedures as well as medical directi

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