Nurse Practitioner
Nurse Practitioner
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Job Description
Union: NonUnion
Site: Toronto Western Hospital/Toronto General Hospital
Department: Emergency Department
Reports to: Clinical Director
Work Model: On Site
Grade: F0:05
Hours: 37.5 hour per week
Salary: $51.54 $64.43 per hour (To commensurate with experience and consistent with UHN compensation policy)
Shifts: Days Evenings including Weekends
Status: Permanent FullTime
Closing Date: January 31 2025
Position Summary
The EMEREGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSE PRACTITIONER demonstrates autonomy while assuming and having sole accountability and the authority to independently communicate a diagnosis prescribe drugs and order a range of diagnostic tests the principal responsibilities include: utilizing and demonstrating advanced knowledge and decision making skills to conduct comprehensive assess diagnose and manage the care of patients; planning and implementing strategies to promote health and prevent illness with individuals families and groups; delivering coordinating and participating in educational and professional development activities/programs.
The EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT NURSE PRACTITIONER will also provide coverage (as required) for UHNs Virtual Emergency Department providing care to patients through video visits for urgent nonlife threatening issues via same day online bookings.
Duties
- Utilizing and demonstrating advanced knowledge and decision making skills to conduct comprehensive assessments.
- Diagnose and manage the care of patients.
- Planning and implementing strategies to promote health
- Prevent illness with individuals families and groups.
- Delivering coordinating and participating in educational and professional development activities/programs.
Qualifications :
- Completion of Masters Degree Program in Nursing ( or one semester from completion).
- Registered Nurse (EC) certification complete or pending.
- Nurse Practitioner (NP) Adult or Primary Care certificate complete or pending.
- Current Certificate of Competence with College of Nurses of Ontario.
- Membership in the Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) organizations relevant to the role.
- Canadian Nurses Association certification in Emergency Nursing preferred.
- Five (5) years experience in Emergency Services preferred.
- Experience in nursing research methodology.
- Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards.
- Exercise initiative and good judgement with ability to multitask.
- Compliance with confidentiality requirements.
- Effective organizational interpersonal and communication skills.
- Knowledge of applicable legislative UHN and/or departmental policies.
- Client service oriented with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand.
- Evidence of strong assessment skills and the ability to predict changes in patient status.
- Demonstrated knowledge and ability to utilize process of planning implementing and evaluating patient care.
- Demonstrated leadership/in charge skills and evidence of good organizational and decisionmaking skills.
- Evidence of commitment to team building and working within a patient focused care model.
- Program planning and evaluation methodology skills.
- Commitment to collaborative practice.
- Ability to utilize information technology.
- Experience in a triage role in an emergency department setting.
Additional Information :
Why join UHN
In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world UHN offers a wide range of benefits programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor allowing you to find value where it matters most to you now and throughout your career at UHN.
- Competitive offer packages
- Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP )
- Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
- A flexible work environment
- Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
- Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel restaurants parking phone plans auto insurance discounts onsite gyms etc.)
Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHNs attendance management program to be eligible for consideration.
All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.
UHN uses email to communicate with selected candidates. Please ensure you check your email regularly.
Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading inaccurate or incorrect UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.
UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.
We thank all applicants for their interest however only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Fulltime
Employment Type
Full-time
