Job Summary
Good Samaritan Seniors Living LTC Home is seeking a dynamic and compassionate Nurse Practitioner to join our organization part-time or full-time. In this vital role, you will provide comprehensive care and manage ongoing Resident health and wellness. You will work collaboratively with our Medical Director, interdisciplinary team, community partners, and other healthcare providers. This position allows for on-site and remote work, and includes some on-call hours in collaboration with the Medical Director.
Qualifications: To be qualified as a nurse practitioner, an individual must have:
- current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a registered nurse in the extended class and entitled to practice
- post-graduate education and experience in gerontology with recent experience in LTC (an asset)
- post-graduate certificate and experience in palliative care, wound care, and responsive behaviour management (an asset)
- demonstrated ability to foster and maintain excellent working relationships with a broad range of individual and partner healthcare organizations
- demonstrated ability to engage and collaborate with Residents and families to achieve best possible outcomes
- demonstrated leadership skills as an effective member of the multidisciplinary team, coupled with the ability to work independently with self-regulation
- excellent verbal and written communication skills
- consistent and reliable performance record including attendance
- proficient in computer programs including Microsoft Word/Excel/Power Point/Outlook
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) shall support the delivery of primary health care to 64 residents of the long term care home. The model of care is a shared care model between the NP and the resident’s family physician. The NP collaborates with the resident and family/caregiver, and the health care team in the development, implementation and evaluation of the resident’s plan of care.
In addition to clinical care, the Nurse Practitioner provides education and leadership to the registered nursing staff, families and residents. The Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively within the interdisciplinary team to lead evidence-based practice initiatives, co-leads the specialized program committees which includes oversight of the skin and wound, falls, restraints/PASD, continence care, behavioural management, and pain programs.
Specific responsibilities include:
- Provide comprehensive primary care to residents as part of the interdisciplinary health care team.
- Manage the care of residents by providing pharmacological, complementary and/or counseling interventions, and perform procedures within the NP scope of practice.
- Order and/or perform appropriate screening and diagnostic investigations, interpreting results and assuming responsibility for follow-up.
- Perform a person-centered health assessment of residents on admission, annually and as needed.
- Provide person-focused health education.
- Collaborate and consult with physicians, director of care, registered nursing staff, interdisciplinary team members and external resources regarding the resident plan of care.
- Advocate for, lead, and support the delivery of the home's palliative and end-of-life care program, ensuring a compassionate, person-centred, and evidence-informed approach to care.
- Identify, develop and implement practice innovations, in collaboration with the Medical Director (s) and interdisciplinary team.
- Provide formal and informal teaching and coaching in the management of clinical care to the interdisciplinary team members, serving as a resource person, educator and role model.
- Promote knowledge development of clinical staff by integrating best practices in resident care.
- Co-chair the Specialized programs for the home, specifically as it relates to: Skin and Wound Care, Falls Management, Continence Care, Behavioural Supports, Pain Management, Restraints/PASDs
- The NP creates as well as acts as a resource for the development of organizational policies and procedures as it relates to medical or nursing care.
- The NP also actively participates in the Health Advisory Committee quarterly.
- Tracking and analysis of NP encounter visits
- Tracking and analysis of avoidable ED transfer rates, total ED transfers, admissions to hospital, deaths at the home, and deaths at the hospital.
- Exchange information, explain situations, and influence others in matters of common interest relating to function specific needs for the interdisciplinary team or residents and their families.
- Medical point of contact for consulting specialists as required (i.e. OTN)
- Collaborate with external community partners i.e. NLOT team, GEM nurses, RNAO, BSO, Ontario Shores, Pharmacy, Wound Care specialists, lab and imaging department.
- Respect and carry out the values associated with a person-centered approach which include rights, dignity, identity, individuality, respect, privacy, choice and independence.
- Focus on the abilities and skills of the individual rather than the labels, statistics and diagnosis.
- Provide individualized emotional and physical spaces for care that are in tune with people's changing needs.
- Provide supportive opportunities for social engagement to help people live their life and experience well-being.
- Participates in program staff meeting and orientation.
- Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $61.40-$70.95 per hour
Benefits:
- Company pension
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- Flexible schedule
- Life insurance
- Mileage reimbursement
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision care
- Work from home
Work Location: In person
