Nurse Practitioner (MRP) - Mental Health Program

Position Summary

The NP (Nurse Practitioner) is an advanced practice nurse leader functioning in an expanded nursing role as Most Responsible Provider (MRP) for our post-acute outpatients. The NP-MRP practices autonomously to their full scope of practice in the outpatient setting, collaborating as necessary with the Psychiatrist team, with support from the larger interprofessional team. Additionally, the NP will work collaboratively with the psychiatrists and interprofessional team on the mental health inpatient unit assessing physical health conditions and promotion of health.

Required

• Master's Degree in Nursing.
• Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in the Extended Class (RN-EC), NP Adult preferred, or Primary Health Care NP Certificate with relevant hospital experience.
• A minimum of 3 years related clinical experience caring for patients with acute mental health conditions in either a primary care or acute care setting.
• Able to prescribe controlled substances as authorized by CNO.
• Current certification in ACLS or BCLS, or proof of enrolment in a recertification course. You will be asked to provide a copy of your valid certificate at the time of hire/transfer.
• Experience as NP-MRP is preferred but not mandatory.
• Must have a satisfactory Criminal Record / Vulnerable Sector Check.

Duties

Our Mental Health Program seeks a full-time Nurse Practitioner to lead the treatment of psychiatric patients. Working collaboratively with psychiatrists and other members of our interprofessional team the NP will ensure that patients admitted for psychiatric treatment also have the benefit of assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of physical conditions while admitted to the psychiatric ward. The NP will champion preventative medicine, working directly with patients and providing team leadership in the delivery of preventative health interventions particularly important to patients with serious mental illness such as smoking cessation, metabolic monitoring, and sexual health. Working within our Transitional Outpatient Center, conveniently co-located with our mental health inpatient unit, the NP will extend services initiated on the inpatient unit for select patients in transition from hospital. The NP will also provide limited psychiatric care to select patients registered to our outpatient program, such as symptom and treatment monitoring for patients in the maintenance phase of serious illness, or treatment optimization in the management of mild to moderate anxiety and depression.

This is an exciting opportunity for an NP who enjoys working in collaborative, interprofessional teams. It is an opportunity to make a tremendous difference for patients who often face significant barriers to good medical care. Patients with serious psychiatric illness have a life expectancy that is much shorter than what is average for our population due to preventable and/or manageable medical conditions that too often go unnoticed and untreated. The successful candidate for this position will join a team determined to address this unnecessary mortality gap. The NP holds a master's degree in nursing with expertise in one or more clinical nursing specialties. The NP demonstrates a comprehensive knowledge base in patient care across the continuum, exhibiting a high degree of clinical competence in caring for a select patient population within the community hospital setting. The successful candidate will provide comprehensive care to clients including health assessments, follow-up, and treatment, providing expert consultation to clients or members of the interprofessional team, working collaboratively and accountably in communicating diagnoses, prescribing drugs, ordering a range of diagnostic tests, and appropriately consulting specialists. The candidate will competently respond to patients in crisis and will incorporate mental status assessments and suicide risk assessments into routine practice. The NP will also provide education, knowledge transfer, mentorship and coaching to other members of the inter-professional team.

The NP-MRP assumes responsibility for assessments, diagnoses, ordering and interpreting diagnostic tests, prescribing pharmaceuticals, documenting on and discharging any post-acute patients in our mental health program within the legislated scope of practice, and similarly assumes responsibility for select outpatients in transitional and maintenance outpatient care.
In addition to direct clinical care, the NP-MRP leads the development and implementation of applicable clinical guidelines and protocols, promotes the use of research and evidence-based practice, provides expert support and consultation, and facilitates system change. The NP-MRP demonstrates sound communication skills, champions person and family centered-care, advocates for vulnerable patients and their caregivers, and provides support and education to the interprofessional team.

If you would like to apply your skills and expertise in a leading-edge role, then we would love to get to know you. As a NP-MRP at Quinte Health, you will:

• Practice at full scope with Most Responsible Provider (MRP) authority in a hospital setting
• Access a variety of hospital resources to provide comprehensive and highly coordinated care to your patients
• Be embedded in a collaborative interprofessional team with fellow providers, the internal and family medicine team, specialties and subspecialties
• Care for and guide patients experiencing a wide variety of diagnoses, and their families, through the post-acute phase
• Shape the role of NPs as MRP in a leading-edge, innovative model of hospital care

In your time off, you will live where others vacation, with direct access to all the Bay of Quinte and Prince Edward County have to offer.

• Enjoy the summer on or near the water: great boating, cycling, golf and endless beaches
• Hit the slopes, cross-country ski, skate and snowmobile picturesque country trails
• Immerse yourself in the thriving arts and culture scene
• Tour countless wineries and breweries in the Bay of Quinte and Prince Edward County
• Explore Toronto, Kingston, Ottawa or Montreal in a short commute

We are creating a new model of care in hospital medicine and are looking for clinical providers that want to help shape the future. This new model is based on enhanced collaboration between physicians and highly skilled NP-MRPs like you. Ready to lead change and become part of something new? Reach out to [email protected] to learn more.

Physical Demands Analysis

Physical Demands Analysis
Strength
• Required Occasionally – lifting and carrying average weight 20 pounds and max 50, pushing/pulling average 10-15 pounds and max 30 pounds, patient assist approx. 100 pounds
Mobility
• Required Constantly – standing
• Required Frequently – walking, bending/stooping
• Required Occasionally – sitting, twisting/turning, bending, crouching/squatting, kneeling
• Required Rarely – balancing, climbing
Dexterity
• Required Frequently – forward shoulder movements, gripping/grasping, pinching, neck, elbow, shoulder, wrist and back normal range of motion
• Required Occasionally – fine finger movements, shoulder movements (up/down)
• Required Rarely – foot action

Equal Opportunity

We thank all interested candidates for their response, however, only those chosen for an interview will be contacted. Quinte Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to meeting needs under the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedom and the Ontario Human Rights Code. Our Recruitment process follows the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act in order to provide a fair and equitable process for all candidates. Applicants requiring accommodation through the recruitment/interview process are encouraged to contact the Human Resources Department at 613-969-7400 x2577 or [email protected] for assistance.