Nurse Practitioner - Primary Health Care - Permanent - Part Time

Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner
Option 1: Full Time, Permanent – 35 hours/week
Option 2: Part Time, 1 year contract - 7 hours/week
Interprofessional Primary care Manager
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will work as a member of a diverse interdisciplinary team to support clients' overall health and wellness, including those experiencing mental health and substance use challenges. The NP Provides leadership in primary care and promotes excellence in all areas of Advance Practice Nursing. NPs are registered in the Extended Class with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) and belong to a subspecialty group of primary care.
The NP will focus on individuals 12-25 years of age and see these individuals for broad-based primary care needs on an episodic basis. The NP will have a unique role collaborating with the community and other health and social service providers. NPs seek to apply best practices and use evidence to inform decisions and care planning. Curiosity and attention to quality improvement are cornerstones of how NPs advance patient care and nursing practice within the teams they work.
The ideal candidate will play a vital role in providing high-quality clinical care, collaborating with healthcare professionals, and contributing to the overall well-being of YWHO clients. They will support a workplace that embraces diversity, encourages teamwork, and complies with all applicable and regulatory requirements. Provides comprehensive acute episodic primary care to clients ages 12-25.
Performs comprehensive assessment that includes completing a health history, collecting all relevant information pertaining to the presenting problem, such as past medical and mental health history, family health history, pre-natal history, growth and development history, sexual history, allergies, prescription, and OTC medication. The NP will collaborate with community partners, family, caregivers with the consent of the patient to collect collateral information that can help to inform the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment plan.
Initiates and manages the care of clients and/or monitors the ongoing therapy of clients with chronic stable illness. Where necessary and appropriate, consults with other members of the interdisciplinary team to provide interventions, for example, prescribing of drugs, and ordering of laboratory and health promotion options.
Makes referrals where necessary to service providers in the community.

Provides direct comprehensive care, emphasizing health promotion, disease prevention from a collaborative approach to positively affect health outcomes.
Participates and/or leads in complex care planning, including assessing, evaluating, amending plans of care after ongoing evaluation of the clients' needs in collaboration with the interprofessional team.
Identifies and communicates a medical diagnosis to the client.
Provides health education.
Provides internal and external consultation (formal and informal) to interprofessional colleagues and community partners.
Collaboration/ Education/ Mentorship/ Scholarly Activities:

Provides leadership identifying appropriate scholarly activities (e.g., clinical practice change initiatives, quality improvements projects, and research) as appropriate.
Participates in and promotes scholarly activities (e.g., clinical practice change initiatives, quality improvements projects, and research) as appropriate.
Seizes opportunities for continued professional development and engages in informal and formal learning opportunities.
Provides mentorship and education to nursing colleagues and health team members.

Health Systems/ Organizational Leadership:

Provides leadership to, and collaborates with, leadership to fully implement the Nurse Practitioner role based on legislative/regulatory requirements; organizational policies and procedures; Contributes to strategic planning.
Advocates for development and changes in primary health care delivery in the community.
Advocates for best health care practices, including policies and treatment.
Monitors and ensures the quality of health care practices in the community by providing leadership in the establishment of standards, policies, and procedures.

Master of Nursing (MN or equivalent) with a clinical focus of Primary Care, all ages, or equivalent.
Evidence of completion of a Nurse Practitioner course.
Completion of education required by the College of Nurses of Ontario on prescribing controlled substances.
Experience working with youth and/or young adults in a community-based healthcare setting and have an interest in mental health, the social determinants of health, and high-risk youth and/or youth at risk.
Experience and knowledge of mental health issues for youth in assessment and treatment.
Commitment to continuous learning, quality improvement and innovation.
Knowledge of community resources, health promotion and social determinants of health.
Knowledge of public health policies and their impact on marginalized and racialized communities.
Ability to work evenings and occasional weekends.
Strong computer and data analysis skills.

We value diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive workplace.