Nurse Practitioner Team Lead providing in - person and telemedicine primary care for substance use, mental health and gambling concerns. Supporting clinical leadership, education and service improvement at The Jean Tweed Centre.
About the role
- Remote Nurse Practitioner providing primary care and telemedicine assessments for substance use, mental health, and gambling concerns. Supporting clients, families, staff, and interprofessional care teams.
Responsibilities
- Provide non-urgent primary care assessments in person or by telemedicine to clients.
- Promote continuity and effective transitions for clients and families and address ongoing needs.
- Provide direct clinical assessments, consultations and primary care within the RN extended class scope of practice.
- Determine clients’ needs for urgent or emergent care.
- Provide telemedicine assessments to determine the need for emergency room visits or other care.
- Establish caring and therapeutic relationships with patients.
- Provide individual and group education on health topics, including medications for cravings and withdrawal.
- Collaborate with interprofessional teams on care planning and follow-up for high-risk or complex health problems.
- Collaborate with community agencies and diagnostic service providers to support comprehensive client services.
- Provide education, coaching and support to staff and students.
- Support dissemination of research, knowledge and innovative practices.
- Collect and analyze data and write reports related to program indicators.
- Monitor telemedicine services and identify issues requiring management attention.
- Recommend service-gap and safety or quality-of-care improvements.
- Conduct responsibilities using harm reduction, trauma-informed, women-centred and anti-oppressive practices.
- Follow occupational health and safety requirements, organizational policies and procedures, and support inclusion, equity and continuous professional learning.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree with Advanced Preparation in Primary Care or Adult Nursing.
- Basic Cardiac Life Support certificate required.
- Member in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario with advanced certification (RN Extended Class).
- Minimum of 2-4 years of Clinical experience in a hospital or community health setting, including 2 years caring for clients & families with substance use mental health and gambling concerns.
- Experience working in an advanced clinical practice role in primary care or emergency care setting preferred.
- Demonstrated in-depth expertise regarding clinical assessment and primary care of women living with substance abuse, mental health and gambling concerns.
- Advanced knowledge regarding patient safety, change leadership, project management and evaluation.
- Working knowledge with adult education techniques.
- Ability to work in self-directed manner using leadership, critical thinking, organizational and problem-solving skills.
- Sound interpersonal, team development and conflict management skills.
- Sound knowledge of legislation pertaining to substance use & mental health.
- Working knowledge of technology and required computer skills.
- Experience with Telemedicine use an asset.
Benefits
- Extended Health Care
- Dental Coverage
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
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