Continuously improve quality and safety as a shared responsibility.
Provide comprehensive assessment of patients and clients, including diagnosing diseases, disorders, and conditions.
Initiate treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions, and prescribing medications within regulatory and employer standards.
Provide professional guidance to other health professionals and participate autonomously as a member of interdisciplinary health teams.
Develop and implement population and evidence-based strategies to improve health.
Participate in peer review and self review to evaluate outcomes at client, community, and population levels.
Maintain professional development and competence/registration as a nurse practitioner.
Diagnose and treat undifferentiated conditions within scope; order and interpret screening diagnostic investigations.
Develop and implement treatment plans as part of multidisciplinary teams; write orders for treatment and medications; make rounds and monitor ongoing care.
Provide first-line care in emergencies.
Establish priorities for management of health conditions and provide follow-up treatment.
Communicate with clients and families about health findings, diagnoses, prognoses; support and counsel clients.
Collaborate and/or consult with physicians and other providers; accept and make referrals as appropriate.
Prescribe drugs using pharmacology knowledge and evidence-based practice; select, prescribe, administer, and monitor effects.
Participate in research to improve patient care and advance nursing, health policy development, and population health.
Synthesize data from multiple sources about determinants of health; implement evidence-based screening, health promotion, and harm reduction strategies.
Participate in interdisciplinary staff development through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling, and facilitating knowledge exchange.
Develop, implement, and evaluate policies and procedures related to nursing and interdisciplinary practice; address legal and ethical issues.
Assign work to other nursing and health care personnel and supervise/evaluate staff performance if required
Requirements summary
Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP).
Must be eligible to complete the OSCE through BCCNP.
Minimum 4 years of recent, relevant clinical nursing experience.
Ability to perform full scope of NP duties and responsibilities.
Ability to define and articulate areas of practice and competent client populations.
Ability to self-direct and adapt effectively with other professionals in complex, dynamic situations.
Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients and families regarding health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self-care, and prognosis.
Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with nurses and other health professionals using varied communication strategies.
Excellent interpersonal skills; ability to lead a team and work within a team.
Ability to transfer knowledge, teach, coach, and mentor others; implement and evaluate planned change.
Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices and introduce evidence-based research into practice.
Skill in assessing and recognizing population health trends; plan and implement population-based prevention and health promotion strategies.
Ability to supervise others and evaluate the care they deliver as required
Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP)Eligibility to complete the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) through BCCNPEvidence-based practiceInterdisciplinary collaborationComprehensive patient assessment
Job description
Job Summary
In accordance with the Mission, Vision and Values, and strategic directions of Provincial Health Services Authority patient safety is a priority and a responsibility shared by everyone at PHSA, and as such, the requirement to continuously improve quality and safety is inherent in all aspects of this position. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients and clients including diagnosing diseases, disorders and conditions. The Nurse Practitioner initiates treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions and prescribes medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions, and employer policies and procedures. Nurse Practitioners provide professional guidance to other health professionals and participate autonomously as members as the interdisciplinary health teams making referrals to specialist physicians as appropriate. Nurse Practitioners collaborate with clients and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for clients, families and communities; develop and implement population and evidence based strategies to improve health and participate in policy-making activities that influence health services and practices. As professionals, they participate in peer review and self review to evaluate the outcome of their services at the client, community and population level. They are responsible for their professional development and maintaining competence and registration as a nurse practitioner.
Duties/Accountabilities: ? Diagnoses and treats previously undiagnosed clients for undifferentiated diseases, illnesses and conditions within the Nurse Practitioner’s scope of practice; orders appropriate screening diagnostic investigations; interprets reports of investigations and analyzes information to monitor progress and plan treatment. As part of the multidisciplinary team, develops and implements treatment plans. Writes orders for treatment and medications; makes patient rounds as appropriate and monitors ongoing care; provides first line care in emergencies. ? Establishes priorities for management of health conditions; provides follow-up treatment; communicates with clients and families about health findings, diagnoses and prognoses; supports and counsels clients in their personal responses to diseases, disorders and conditions. ? Collaborates and/or consults with physicians or other health care and social service providers as appropriate to assess and diagnose client status. Accepts referrals from, or makes referrals to, physicians and other health professionals. ? Prescribes drugs within the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions for Nurse Practitioners and within applicable employer policies and procedures. Applies knowledge of pharmacology and evidence based practice in selecting, prescribing, administering and monitoring the effects of drugs to treat diseases disorders, conditions or injuries. ? Participates in research contributing to improved patient care and advances in nursing, health policy development and population health. Synthesizes qualitative and quantitative data from a variety of sources about determinants of health; maintains population health focus by participating in and implementing evidence based screening and health promotion for populations at risk and implements population based harm reduction strategies. ? Participates in interdisciplinary staff, including NP & nursing, education and professional development through case presentations, mentoring, role modeling and facilitating the exchange of knowledge in the classroom, the clinical setting and the community; fosters effective health care partnerships. ? Develops, implements and evaluates policies and procedures related to nursing and interdisciplinary practice, and identifies and responds appropriately to legal and ethical issues that may arise in patient care. ? Assigns work to other nursing and health care personnel; hires staff, provides supervision and evaluates staff performance if required. ? Performs other duties as required.
Patient and family communication
Emergency first-line care
Ordering and interpreting diagnostic investigations
Diagnosis and treatment within NP scope of practice
Developing and implementing treatment plans
Medication prescribing and monitoring
Clinical decision-making in complex, dynamic situations
Population health assessment and strategy implementation
Research participation and synthesis of qualitative/quantitative data
Policy and procedure development related to nursing and interdisciplinary practice
Ethical and legal issue identification and response
Mentoring, coaching, and knowledge transfer
Teaching and facilitating knowledge exchange
Supervision and evaluation of staff performance (if required)
Self-directed professional development and maintaining competence/registration
Qualifications
Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP). Must be eligible to complete the Objective Structured Clinical Examination (OSCE) through the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP). Minimum of (4) years of recent, relevant clinical nursing experience. Ability to perform the full scope of Nurse Practitioner duties and responsibilities. Able to define and articulate the specific areas of practice and client population for whom the NP is competent to provide health care services. Able to self-direct, interact, and adapt effectively with other professionals in complex, dynamic situations. Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self care and prognosis. Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively and build relationships with nurses and other health professionals and disciplines using a variety of communication strategies. Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to lead a team and work within a team. Demonstrated ability to transfer knowledge, teach coach and mentor others; ability to implement and evaluate planned change. Able to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices; ability to introduce education and evidence based research into practice areas. Skill in assessing and recognizing population health trends; able to plan and implement strategies for population based prevention and health promotion. Able to supervise others and evaluate the care they deliver as required.</job_
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