Requisition ID: 413795
Position Number: 8RBpccNP-03
City: Roblin
Employer: Prairie Mountain Health
Site: Prairie Mountain Health - Primary Health Care Program
Department / Unit: Primary Health Care
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MNU
FTE: 0.40
Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Salary: As per collective agreement
Position Summary
Working in Community and/or Long Term Care, the Nurse Practitioner applies advanced nursing and medical theory to the provision of clinical care, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing medications, and performing minor invasive procedures. Promoting healthy living, preventing illness/injury or disability, clinically managing acute and chronic illnesses, and practicing collaboratively in multi-disciplinary settings are key functions of this role. The Nurse Practitioner provides comprehensive primary health care services to clients/residents and their families.
The Nurse Practitioner functions within the Vision and Mission of Prairie Mountain Health, and Primary Health Care Principles, along with the Registered Nurses Act - Extended Practice Regulation, Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses on the Extended Practice Register, Competencies for the Registered Nurse (Extended Practice), and the Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.
The Nurse Practitioner may provide itinerant services on the Mobile Primary Care Unit as well as to surrounding communities.
Qualifications:
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Experience in management of chronic diseases and acute illnesses, including mental illness, in various settings (community, long term care, acute care)
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Minimum of four (4) years experience within the last six (6) of directly related experience in a primary care, long term care, community health nursing, northern nursing, and/or ambulatory care nursing setting with an emphasis in primary care services (primary and secondary prevention, intervention, maintenance, support, and palliation)
Overview:
Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment
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Assess, diagnose, manage, and evaluate health/illness concerns within the context of client/resident experiences and the determinants of health.
Consultation and Collaborative Practice
Prescribing Drugs
Screening and Diagnostic Tests
Injury/Illness Prevention
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Utilize a population health and community development approach in planning, developing, and implementing health promotion, illness prevention, and health management strategies/programs.
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Determine the need for health promotion, primary and secondary prevention strategies for individuals, families and groups, and implement same
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Focus on preventing the onset of disease and/or disability, minimizing complications, maintaining optimal physical and emotional functioning, and promoting self-determination/management by the individual client.
Professional Responsibilities/Accountability
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Commit to professional self-development on an ongoing basis through continuing education programs, literature/journal reviews, lectures, conferences, and/or committee work.
Applicants already employed with Prairie Mountain Health may be considered for this position before other applicants. Please continue to apply for positions that are of interest to you.
This position is subject to a Criminal Records Check (including vulnerable sector), Adult Abuse Registry Check, and a Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any services charges incurred.
If you are currently employed by PMH, please utilize the internal application form. If you are not employed by PMH, please utilize the external application form.
If you are an external applicant, please include three work related references with this application. They must be from persons who are not related to you, and who have direct knowledge of your past work performance.
Upon being considered for employment, your signature or electronic submission of this application form is your authorization to complete said reference checks.
PMH has an Indigenous Human Resource Initiative and is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter and/or within their application form.
We thank all applicants that apply but only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
HEALTH AND WELLNESS FOR ALL
