Nurse Practitioner
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
- Winnipeg, MB
- Permanent
- Temps-partiel
- Minimum of 2 years experience in Community Health and/or Primary Health Care and/or Public Health and active registration in the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba in the RN - Extended Practice Register
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
- Current CPR certification
- Valid drivers license, access to a vehicle may be required
- Knowledge of community resources
- Working knowledge of basic computer usage and Microsoft Office
- Demonstrated effective communication skills
- Experience in development and evaluation in Health Promotion and Education programs as asset
- Systematically obtains health histories, performs comprehensive health assessments and exams.
- Identifies health needs and risks, establishes urgency and establishes plan of care.
- Orders, conducts, and interprets diagnostic and relevant screening procedures.
- Synthesizes data from health history, physical exam, and diagnostic tests to formulate appropriate differential medical diagnoses.
- Manages common primary health care problems (acute minor illnesses and stable chronic conditions) within her/his scope of practice.
- Provides information, education, support, and advocacy to clients.
- Follows current clinical practice guidelines.
- In collaboration with the patient and physician as needed, discusses and identifies appropriate management approaches, including prescriptive treatment, non- prescriptive therapies and minor invasive procedures.
- Identifies the need for care outside the scope of nurse practitioner practice and consults/ refers appropriately
- Evaluates, reassesses, and modifies plan of care as necessary and provides appropriate follow up using home visits, telephone calls, appointments, and referrals as necessary.
- Attends staff meetings.
- Charts appropriately in accordance with Klinic policies.
- Fosters collaborative relationships with Klinic staff as is necessary to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to meeting health care needs.
- Networks with other health care providers and professional agencies to enhance quality of care. Acts as an agency representative as requested
- Assists in program development
- Records statistics as required.
- Assists with orientation, training and supervision of new staff and students.
- Performs surveillance of health indicators and evaluates the effects of clinical outcomes and selected interventions.
- Influences and contributes to the development of policies, protocols, education, and research in the agency.
- Contributes to the professional advancement of RN - EPs and educates the public about the role of RN - EPs.
- Participates in training courses to maintain and improve quality of services.
- Promotes team, program functioning and integration
- Liaises with other service organizations and participates on external working groups/committees as required, conducts presentations promoting Klinic's services.
- Participate in formal self-evaluations by identifying strengths and limitations.
- Seek appropriate supervision of own actions.
- Performs other duties as may be assigned, not exceeding above stated qualifications.