Nurse Practitioner | Part-time/Remote

Located in Barrie, Ontario, MediPharm Labs (TSX: LABS) offers a professional and collaborative workplace culture in a leading-edge facility built to international pharma standards.

Part Time Remote Position located in New Brunswick or Nova Scotia

As a successful Nurse Practitioner candidate, you will provide virtual cannabinoid therapy education and access to medical cannabis to patients with conditions that have not been adequately managed with conventional treatments. As a Nurse Practitioner with Harvest Medicine, you will be an attentive listener with excellent communication and documentation skills.

Review patient’s complete medical history including current and previous medications.

Provide virtual consultations to patients to assess suitability of medical cannabis, discuss treatment goals, make general product and dosing recommendations and complete medical cannabis authorization documents, if needed.

Update electronic health records and check patient records for accuracy at each patient appointment.

Work in collaboration with the interprofessional team to provide primary health care to manage the needs of the patients.

Deliver quality care while maintaining all company metrics pertaining to productivity.

Demonstrate knowledge and an ability to use available prescription monitoring systems and patient database.

Maintain clinical knowledge in medical cannabis and currency with legislation affecting practice.

Demonstrate knowledge of evidence-based guidelines, legislation, regulation, and organizational policies when prescribing or dispensing controlled drugs and substances (CDS).

Academic/Educational Requirements

Completed Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree (BSN)

Completed Nursing Practitioner’s Degree (NP); registered and in good standing with the local College of Nurses.

Completed one of the following three courses, approved by the College of Nurses in your province of registration:

Prescription and Management of Controlled Drugs and Substances course.

Prescribing Narcotics and Controlled Substances course offered through; Controlled Drugs and Substances: Eligible to authorize medical cannabis in the designated province of practice.

Eligible to prescribe controlled substances.

Licensed to practice and registered with the College of Nurses is mandatory; membership in local nursing association is ideal.

Practical experience working with veterans, first responders, workers compensation, and post-surgical clients is considered an asset.

Experience with Input Health EMR software and direct billing is an asset.

any additional interest in clinical research is an asset.

Competency with Windows and Mac operating systems

Experience offering virtual care through telemedicine is preferred.

Excellent communication and listening skills, oral and written English required.

Comfort with medical cannabis and knowledge of medical cannabis and/or cannabinoid therapy is an asset but not required as substantial training will be provided.

Good computer/tech skills; proficiency in Excel, Microsoft 365 applications an asset

Founded in 2015, MediPharm Labs specializes in the development and manufacture of purified, pharmaceutical-quality cannabis concentrates, active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) and advanced derivative products utilizing a Good Manufacturing Practices certified facility with ISO standard-built clean rooms.

In 2023, MediPharm acquired VIVO Cannabis Inc. which expanded MediPharm's reach to medical patients in Canada via the Canna Farms medical ecommerce platform, in Australia and Germany through Beacon Medical PTY and Beacon Medical GMBH. This acquisition also included Harvest Medical Clinics in Canada which provides medical cannabis patients with Physician consultations for medical cannabis education and authorizations.

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