Nurse Practitioner

Responsibilities

• Provide primary health care services to patients of all ages in a CHC model of care including health assessments and diagnosis, health care management and therapeutic interventions, screening, referrals, education, follow-up as well as health promotion and the prevention of illness and injury in accordance with the Standards of Practice for Nurse Practitioners.
• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary team to plan, implement, co-ordinate and evaluate patient care in consultation with patients and their families.
• Participate in the development, delivery and evaluation of educational and health promotion programs within the community as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing
• Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (as recognized by CNO)
• Masters in Nursing, preferred
• Preference of experience in a community health or primary care setting
• CPR and First Aid
• Knowledge and experience in health promotion, education and program evaluation
• Knowledge of community resources especially in health and social services
• Ability to work within an interdisciplinary team
• Comprehension of French and English preferred
• Computer knowledge

Work Conditions

• Competitive salary per MOHLTC range
• HOOPP pension plan and competitive benefits
• Condensed work week of four days
• Annual training budget and optional French courses
• A criminal records check will be required prior to hiring

The Tuition Support Program for Nurses (TSPN) offers tuition reimbursement to recent nursing graduates from rural and remote communities who are new College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) registrants and who choose to do a return-to-service (ROS) in an eligible underserviced community. The program is open to nurse practitioners who apply one year of having graduated from a Canadian University or College.

https://www.ontario.ca/document/northern-health-programs/guidelines-application-tuition-support-program-nurses