Nurse Practitioner

at  Guelph CHC

JOB TITLE: Nurse Practitioner (NP)
PROGRAM AREA: Integrated Programs – Focus: Permanent Supportive Housing (PSH)
REPORTS TO: Harm Reduction Manager
HOURS PER WEEK: 14 hours per week

KEY QUALIFICATIONS AND SKILLS:

• Registration in the Extended Class with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Member of the Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario
• Experience working with communities and individuals who face barriers to accessing health care due illness and other factors known to be the determinants of health (poverty, education, language barriers, discriminations, mental health and substance use issues, etc.).
• Previous experience in community health/social services and/or a values-based organization is an asset
• Provides education and client centered care in a respectful and supportive manner,
• Able to independently manage complex clients with comorbidities and vulnerabilities, consulting as appropriate
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, along with the ability to prioritize and multi-task.
• Respectful, empathic listening with explanations geared to the clients abilities to understand.
• Experience working with cultural interpreters an asset.
• Proficient in the use of computers and various other software applications including Word, Outlook, PSS and electronic health records
• Understand and are committed to the Mission, Vision and Values of the Guelph CHC.
  Please visit our website at www.guelphchc.ca and apply using the online application tool.
  Guelph Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including individuals from priority populations who may identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities.
  We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.
  If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.
  We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date

• Provide ongoing, comprehensive health care to clients within priority population group, including addressing the health care needs of clients. This may include comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, counselling, screening, referral, education, treatment and follow-up, supportive client counseling, and crisis intervention.
• Determine the presence of existing and potential health problems, with a major focus on lifestyle, psychological, sociocultural and environmental risk factors that may influence the client’s health status.
• Ensure appropriate, comprehensive treatment is delivered and maintain complete, accurate, and timely electronic medical records.
• Participate in chart reviews, discussion of problem cases, and client inquiries
• Refer to specialists, hospitals, or other agencies as required
• Work within a determinants of health framework which emphasizes health promotion and education, disease prevention and recognizes the special risk factors which may affect the health of clients
• Assure standards of patient care are maintained in accordance with accepted current best practice guidelines & Guelph CHC policy.
• Maintains client confidentiality and acts in an ethical and professional manner in accordance with the codes of conduct prescribed by the College of Nurses and in accordance with the Centre’s policies.
• Participates in other GCHC programs/projects, as appropriate.