QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Nursing;
• Three to Five years of relevant experience preferred;
• Nurse Practitioner (NP) Certificate in Primary Health Care;
• Current and valid Nurse Practitioner (NP) license in Ontario;
• 3- 5 years of prior experience in mental health care delivery, both in-person and virtually, preferably within a university or college setting;
• Certification in crisis intervention and counselling techniques;
• Proven ability to work effectively on an interprofessional team and collaborate with various stakeholders including faculty, staff, and community partners;
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to engage effectively with diverse student populations;
• Understanding of the unique mental health needs and challenges faced by university students; and
• Ability to work fluently (verbal and written) in both official languages, French and English, is required.
  The official University hours of operation shall be from 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, during, and including, the months from September to April, and from 8:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m Monday through Friday during and including May to August., amounting to thirty-three and three-quarter (33.75) hours per week.

LAND ACKNOWLEDGMENT - AKI GAABIJIDEBENDAAGWAK

We would like to acknowledge the Robinson-Huron Treaty of 1850. We also further recognize that Laurentian University is located on the traditional lands of the Atikameksheng Anishnawbek and that the City of Greater Sudbury, also includes the traditional lands of the Wahnapitae First Nation. We extend our deepest respect to Indigenous peoples - as a sign of our continued relationship we will support Laurentian University’s Truth and Reconciliation Task Force Recommendations. Miigwech. Listen to it in Anishinaabemowin.
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• Performs focused health assessment and/or an advanced comprehensive health assessment using assessment tools/techniques based on client needs and stage of life;
• Performs a complete/focused health history appropriate to the client’s situation, including physical, psychosocial, emotional, ethnic, cultural and spiritual dimensions of health;
• Performs a complete/focused physical assessment, and interprets normal/abnormal results;
• Synthesizes health assessment data to diagnose health risks and states of health/illness;
• Formulates diagnoses through integration of client data and evidence-informed practice;
• Anticipates and diagnoses emergent, urgent, and life-threatening situations and initiates interventions to stabilize clients;
• Orders and/or performs screening and diagnostic investigations, interprets results and assumes responsibility for follow-up;
• Diagnoses diseases/disorders, injuries and conditions, and identifies client’s health needs;
• Communicates with clients about assessment findings, diagnosis, outcomes and prognosis;
• Determines care options and therapeutic interventions in collaboration with clients;
• Supports, educates, counsels clients regarding diagnoses, prognoses and self-management.
• Prescribes pharmacotherapy based on the client’s health history, disease, disorder, condition and stage of life. Counsels clients on medication therapy, benefits, potential side effects, interactions, compliance and recommended follow-up;
• Prescribes and/or dispenses drugs in accordance with provincial, territorial and/or federal standards and legislative requirements;
• Evaluates and revises the plan of care and therapeutic intervention based on current evidence- informed practice and on client goals, preferences, health status and outcomes;
• Conduct in-depth mental health assessments, diagnosis (use of DSM-5), and treatment planning for university students;
• Implement a broad range of treatment options from crisis intervention and counselling to pharmaceutical management;
• Provide individual and group therapy sessions to address a range of mental health concerns (anxiety, depression, stress, and adjustment issues);
• Offer crisis intervention services, including assessing suicidal risk, providing immediate support, and coordinating appropriate care;
• Collaborate with psychotherapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, social workers, and other healthcare professionals to ensure integrated and holistic care for students;
• Participate in outreach programs, workshops, and training sessions to promote mental health awareness and wellness on campus;
• NP focuses on improving and restoring health. The NP leads or collaborates with other health-care team members, other sectors and/or the community in initiatives that promote health and reduce the risk of complications, illness and injury for their individual clients, client groups and/or the population as a whole;
• Assesses, identifies and analyzes information to determine client and/or population trends and patterns that have health implications;
• Initiates or participates in the development of strategies to address identified client and/or population health implications. Collaborates in the development of policy to influence health services and healthy public policy;
• Initiates or participates in the design of services/interventions for health promotion, health protection, and the prevention of injury, illness, disease and complications;
• Initiates or participates in the development and implementation of evaluation processes, including identification of indicators for ongoing monitoring of strategies, services and interventions;
• The NP consults with and/or refers clients to other health-care providers at any point in the care continuum when the client’s condition;
• Acts as a consultant to and/or refers and accepts referrals from health-care providers, community agencies and allied non-health care professionals;
• Advocates for clients in relation to therapeutic intervention, health-care access, the health-care system and policy decisions that affect health and quality of life;
• Collaborates with members of the heath-care team to provide and promote interprofessional client-centered care and guide continuous quality improvement initiatives at the individual, organizational and system levels;
• Applies advanced knowledge and skills in communication, negotiation, coalition building, change management and conflict resolution, including the ability to analyze, manage and negotiate conflict;
• Maintain accurate and confidential electronic health records, documenting assessments, interventions, and treatment plans;
• Document clinical data, assessment findings, diagnoses, plans of care, therapeutic interventions, client responses and clinical rationale in a timely and accurate manner;
• Adheres to federal and provincial/territorial legislation, policies and standards related to privacy, documentation and information management (this applies to verbal, written or electronic records); and
• Perform other duties as assigned.