Advanced Practice Clinician

Nurse Practitioner: Comprehensive Patient Care Expertise

The Nurse Practitioner is a highly skilled healthcare professional responsible for delivering comprehensive patient care to support optimal outcomes in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.

This role offers a dynamic opportunity to work in a fast-paced environment, utilizing advanced assessment skills and sound knowledge of clinical therapeutics to provide exceptional patient care.

We are seeking an experienced Advanced Practice Clinician to join our team. The successful candidate will possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with a commitment to professional development and clinical leadership abilities.

The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of occupational health and safety standards, as well as experience working in a collaborative practice model.

• Provide direct and indirect comprehensive patient care services to support patient care in collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Promote professional practice and advance nursing knowledge through assessment of the learning needs of front-line staff and development of their skills to enhance the quality of patient care.
• Promote professional education through involvement in research and scholarly activities.
• Support, promote, and lead through example the adoption of the organization's mission, vision, and values.
• Comply with Occupational Health and Safety standards for the hospital and promote a safe work environment.

• Self-directed advanced practice nurse prepared at the graduate level who functions in an expanded role in a collaborative practice model.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with all patients, staff, and visitors.
• Commitment to professional development and clinical leadership abilities.
• Willingness to participate in process improvement.
• Committed to courtesy in patient care and the values of the organization.
• Provides and evaluates holistic patient care based on advanced nursing and medical management knowledge and skills for a select patient population (including inpatient, outpatient, and community-based patients) assigned to the Cardiology units.
• Directs the development and implementation of basic and advanced educational programs for staff and self, as well as community and outside professionals and students, guided by concepts from relevant educational theory.
• Provides specialized knowledge regarding patient/family problems and practice issues through consultation with nurses, physicians, and other members of the team.
• Provides leadership in advancing nursing knowledge and practice through a range of research-related activities.
• Involved in professional activities that allow for sharing and dissemination of knowledge in an area of expertise within the organization and externally to the community and the profession.
• Ability to work flexible hours as required.
• Demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative team approach and adhere to accepted standards of personal conduct.

Required qualifications include:

• Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (RN, EC) with current Certification with the CNO with an Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certification – required.
• Advanced knowledge and current experience as a Registered Nurse working with patients in a combined Level 3 Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit setting – required.
• Advanced knowledge and current experience as a Registered Nurse working with patients in a Level 2 or 3 Coronary Care Unit/Cardiology setting – required.
• Experience with CRRT – preferred.
• Current 2 years of experience as an ICU Nurse Practitioner – preferred.
• Canadian Nurses Association Certification in critical care nursing an asset.
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills and able to perform duties under the Medical Directives of the Program.
• Current Basic Rescuer(C) recognized by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Ontario, ACLS – required.

Please submit your application, including your resume and cover letter, to us.