nurse practitioner - extended class

The Couchiching Family Health Team is expanding, and we are looking for NP's to join our team to work towards our attachment strategy *HOOPP:* The CFHT is a participating employer of the Healthcare Ontario Pension Plan (?HOOPP?). Position: *Nurse Practitioner (Extended Class) * *(1.0 FTE Permanent with Benefits)* Reports To: *Program Manager * *Position Summary:* As a key member of the Couchiching Family Health Team (CFHT), and an integral part of an interdisciplinary health care team, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) Extended Class (EC) uses advanced practice clinical skills to provide direct clinical care, education, research, consultation, and treatment to support the care needs of patients in the Couchiching region. This role may provide care to both unattached and rostered patients in collaboration with Primary Care Practitioners. The NP will establish relationships with Primary Care Practitioners (PCP?s), CFHT Allied Health Practitioners, and community partners to provide best practice care to those without a PCP. The Nurse Practitioner will apply an anti-oppressive lens in supporting diverse patients, including those facing systemic barriers. *Why Join Us:* Join a collaborative, team-based primary care environment focused on improving access and continuity of care in the community, and be part of a progressive organization advancing Ontario Health?s _Primary Care for All_ initiative. *Roles and Responsibilities:* *Assessment:* * Assess, monitor, provide intervention, education, and support to patients and their caregivers within the scope of the regulatory practice as delineated by the College of Nurses of Ontario * Complete health assessments, including health history and physical examination * Provide treatment and advanced clinical management as needed across the continuum of care * Utilize diagnostic reasoning and decision-making process to formulate a list of hypotheses, determine the need for, order, and interpret diagnostic testing, and formulation of a medical diagnosis within the specialty scope of practice and consistent with practice guidelines * Conduct consultations with clients/family to obtain relevant information and assess client/family learning and needs * Communicate significant clinical findings and facilitate ongoing communication of patient progress and plan of care to the health care team * Initiate/order, tailor and evaluate/discontinue selected medical and nursing therapy (including pharmacologic therapy) within the specialty scope of practice and consistent with practice guidelines and established medical directives to optimize the plan of care * Facilitates patient care by consulting with the patient/family and inter-professional patient care team to formulate, initiate, co-ordinate and evaluate a comprehensive and collaborative patient centred plan of care, ensuring effective and efficient use of resources * Promote continuity of care by initiating and co-ordinating patient discharge plans, warm transfers and integrated care methodology * Evaluate patient care outcomes and nursing practice issues to ensure the highest possible quality of care. * Prescribe medications according to scope of practice * Provide health education and health promotion information to individuals and groups * Link with community resources and share information to provide the best experience for the client * Ensure all notes and patient charts are updated in a timely manner and in accordance with College of Nurses and CFHT policies * Prepare quarterly reports and monitor daily statistical data to ensure statistics are reported to Ontario Health in a timely fashion * Participate in CFHT and regional committees as needed * Maintain and upgrade knowledge and skills * Maintain current knowledge of policies and procedures * Maintain confidentiality in accordance with the Municipal Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act * Work in compliance with Health and Safety laws adhering to safe work practices and pr