Nurse Practitioner - Centre for Complex Diabetes Care

Job Description

ONA POSTING

Po sition: Nurse Practitioner

Dept: Centre for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC)

Posting ID: 2024- 38910

Role Level: CPS06 - $65.20 - $77.97/ per hour

Status: Full-Time Temporary 18 months (1)

S ite: Mississauga Site

Hours of Work/Shifts: 7.5 Hour Shifts - Days and Evenings (Monday -Friday)

Posted: August 29,2024

Internal Deadline: Until Filled

Trillium Health Partners (THP) is one of the largest community-based acute care facilities in Canada. Comprised of the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital and the Queensway Health Centre. Trillium Health Partners serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto and surrounding communities and is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Toronto.

Our Mission: A New Kind of Health Care for a Healthier Community

Our Values: Compassion, Excellence, Courage

Our Goals: Quality, Access, Sustainability

Our Enablers: People, Education, Innovation, Research

Position Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Registered Nurse Extended Class with graduate education in nursing, possessing advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge/skill within the clinical specialty. The NP is a professional who will function in an expanded role and will demonstrate a high level of autonomy as well as expert skill to formulate clinical decisions, manage acute/chronic illness, and promote wellness.

The Center for Complex Diabetes Care (CCDC) is a newly funded program in Ontario designed to address the needs of complex diabetes patients. The CCDC offers inter-professional collaborative case management based care for people with diabetes in a Mississauga and Oakville locations. The NP will lead case management for the clients of this program.

The NP will: conduct comprehensive health assessments; diagnose; provide treatment (including diagnostic, pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapies and counseling); develop, implement and document a plan of care in collaboration with family physicians, endocrinologists, and inter-professional team; provide education; refer to / liaise with other community services; and, provide follow-ups as appropriate. A strong primary care background coupled with experience in chronic diseases such as; mental health, COPD, cardiovascular and renal disease are necessary to support CCDC clients. In addition, the NP may be involved in other clinical, research, evaluation, leadership and collaborative activities (e.g. developing new standards of care, policies, etc.).

The Principal Responsibilities include:

• Works collaboratively with nursing colleagues, physicians, allied health team and patient/ family to provide advanced nursing practice through physical and psycho-social assessments and development of outpatient care plans and provide case management
• Implements care plan and assists with the evaluation of patient outcomes, and co-ordinates outpatient care plan with primary care and other specialists
• Combining the roles that fall within the domains of advanced nursing practice including clinical practice, research, leadership, collaboration and consultation.
• Developing effective partnerships with physicians and other members of the inter-professional team to provide quality care to patients and their families followed by the CCDC.
• Applying a comprehensive theoretical knowledge base and approved medical directives and/or within the scope of practice in the extended class, the NP works collaboratively and independently to assess and manage patients’ medical care requirements across the continuum of care, demonstrating exemplary clinical assessment and decision making skills.
• Providing a key leadership role in evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes within the specialty population, in partnership with the physicians and other members of the inter-professional team.
• Providing leadership in clinical practice through mentoring and participating in formal and informal staff education.
• Identifying quality initiatives that will strengthen and further develop nursing professional practice.
• Evaluating the care provided to the patient including maintaining accurate statistics for reporting.
  
  
  

Key Qualifications:

• Registration in the Registered Nurse Extended Class with the College of Nurses with clinical focus in primary care
• Experience in diabetes management is preferred
• Membership in the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario, required
• Demonstrated excellence in practice in primary care for a minimum of 2 years
• Demonstrated experience with completing comprehensive assessments on complex clients
• Experience in evaluating quality of care and patient outcomes within the specialty population, in partnership with the physicians and other members of the inter-professional team.
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills
• Strong interpersonal communication skills and ability to establish positive relationships with all staff, clients, families, and community agencies
• Current Basic Cardiac Life Support (BCLS) certification
  
  
  

Internal employees who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least six (6) months are encouraged to apply.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation. All personal information is collected under the authority of the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

Trillium Health Partners is committed to fostering a healthy and positive work environment in accordance with applicable legislation, including the Occupational Health and Safety Act and Regulations, as well as the organization’s policies and procedures.

We will accommodate your needs under the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Applicants must be eligible to work in Canada. Trillium Health Partners is identified under the French Language Services Act.

We would like to thank all applicants for their interest in this position, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted .