Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner - Toronto, Ontario

JOB POSTING #910499 Position: Nurse Practitioner (NP) Site: Toronto General Hospital Department: Connected Care Program (mostly remote) Hours: TBD- based on needs Shifts: Rotating day shifts, including weekends Salary Range: $47.87 to $59.83 per hour Status: Casual Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning ... At University Health Network, which consists of Toronto General, Toronto Western, Princess Margaret and Toronto Rehab hospitals, nothing is more important to us than our team of dedicated employees. UHN focuses on creating and maintaining a workplace of choice, where our people are recognized and valued. We focus on creating a workplace where people enjoy the challenge of their career, create and engage in best practices and are treated with respect.

Connected Care Clinic at UHN

The Connected Care Clinic focuses on delivering a virtual integrated care experience for patients and their caregivers. Our goal is to improve patient satisfaction and overall health outcomes by following the patient throughout their journey, including supporting individuals in staying at home or as close to home as possible. During the pandemic the Connected Care Clinic was established to deliver comprehensive COVID care. This clinic allows patients to be monitored at home while drawing on the expertise and capacity of home & community care supports and primary care. In addition to continued COVID Care for patients (including Long COVID and therapeutic treatments), the clinic is now being expanded to support clinical surges (e.g. influenza, pneumonia and chronic conditions support) and be an integration hub for the community to support primary, home and community care providers.

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager of UHN's Connected Care Clinic, the Nurse Practitioner, as a member of the Program, provides patient-centered navigation, intensive case management and coordination of services to a selected group of patients as they access care within University Health Network and with partner organizations, as required. The Nurse Practitioner is expected to demonstrate autonomy while assuming and having sole accountability and the authority to independently communicate a diagnosis, prescribe drugs and order a range of diagnostic tests for an outpatient client population of the Connected Care Clinic. As a nursing leader, the Nurse Practitioner is expected to provide clinical care, research and education. Each Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for collaborative practice within a health care team. The Nurse Practitioner will also demonstrate leadership as a change agent and support advancement of nursing practice within the Connected COVID Care Program by supporting, coaching and training the program's other nursing roles. The role will be primarily virtual to begin with, but as we expand may require some on-site.

RESPONSIBILTIES INCLUDE:

- Acting as a liaison between patients, the UHN Connected Care team, the Post-COVID Clinic team, community providers, specialists, primary care providers, and other providers, to ensure all components of a patient's care are available for both the patient and their care team as they transition back into the community - Following patients through the various care settings to ensure continuity of care, both virtually and in-person as needed. - Acting as a resource to home care providers and work collaboratively with an inter-professional team, family members, support network, and a variety of informal and formal service providers. - Work with home and community care providers to provide patients access to the right services from the right provider, at the right time - Coordinating seamless care transitions through appropriate and effective exchange of knowledge and services related to respective health conditions and the continuum of services and resources to enhance patient self-management and quality of care. - Ensuring that the patient and system level objectives of the bundle of care are met. - Participating in the evaluation of integrated care delivery. - Regular monitoring of Program data and metrics, synthesizing data to make recommendations or act upon trends or patterns to inform care planning. - Works within UHN's Safety and Quality policies and procedures. - Support the continued development of the Connected COVID Care Program.

QUALIFICATIONS:

- Completion of a recognized Masters degree program in Nursing - Current certificate of (licensure)/registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as RN(EC) or in process of obtaining - Membership in the Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) organizations relevant to the role - Nurse Practitioner (NP) Adult or Primary Care certificate complete or pending - Current Certificate of Competence with College of Nurses of Ontario - Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support - Three (3) to Five (5) years of nursing experience in an acute treatment centre - Experience in primary care, general internal medicine, oncology or transplant is an asset - Experience in nursing research methodology - Eligible for cross-appointment to an academic institution - Excellent verbal and written communication skills - Demonstrated experience and competence in case management is preferred, with awareness for cultural sensitivity and skills to inform and best plan and facilitate coordination of patient care. - Demonstrated recent comprehensive knowledge of community resources and health care delivery systems in acute, primary care and community settings is preferred. - Excellent customer service skills, with a demonstrated ability to quickly respond to patients and situations with resourcefulness, flexibility and adaptability is required. - Demonstrated ability to work both independently and collaboratively with an interdisciplinary team, family members, support networks, and a variety of formal and informal service providers is required. - Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards - Demonstrated leadership skills, including problem solving, critical thinking, conflict resolution and the ability to effectively persuade / influence behaviour of others to align with patient care objectives and desired outcomes, are required. - Excellent initiative, judgement, time management and stress management skills are required. - Computer literacy and basic proficiency is required with a demonstrated willingness to learn and adapt to new technology. - Fluency in English (verbal and written) is required - Program planning and evaluation methodology skills - Commitment to collaborative practice - Vaccines (COVID-19 and others) are a requirement of the job unless you have an exemption on a medical ground pursuant to the Ontario Human Rights Code. POSTED: November 25, 2022 CLOSING DATE: Until Filled University Health Network thanks all applicants, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. UHN is a respectful, caring, and inclusive workplace. We are committed to championing accessibility, diversity and equal opportunity and welcomes all applicants including but not limited to: all religions and ethnicities, LGBTQ2s+, BIPOC, persons with disabilities and all others who may contribute to the further diversification of ideas. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process providing the applicant has met the Bona-fide requirements for the open position. Applicants need to make their requirements known when contacted.