Nurse Practitioner NP

Nurse Practitioner (Part-Time)

As a candidate applying for this position, you will be working with private and/or government-run care facilities and hospitals, offering your services and expertise in an agency capacity.

This position is for the following areas:

• Scarborough (this involves commuting as far as Whitby)
• Ajax
• Whitby
• Oshawa

As a Nurse Practitioner with Foundation Health, you will enjoy many perks.

Perks

• Flexible schedules with full and part-time careers
• Company-sponsored health and dental benefits for you and your family
• Loyalty bonus after 600 hours
• Paid sick days
• Paid orientation and paid training
• Educational assistance program
• Employee referral program
• Monthly travel allowance

Job Description

• Nurse Practitioners provide care to individuals who need assistance as they deal with the effects of aging, injury, surgery, or illness.
• Working at Foundation Health, you will use an evidence-based approach to assess, complete a diagnostic work-up, treat, and make referrals to specialists and allied health for patients and residents.
• Please note that this position is for agency staffing support. However, it may also involve remote work and virtual care.

As a Nurse Practitioner you will:

• Provide services in a variety of settings which may include in-home, clinic, retirement home, or hospital.
• In collaboration with the Care Team, facility, patient/family/caregiver, and other health care professionals, help formulate a plan of care based on patient assessment.
• Perform advanced, comprehensive health assessments in-person or over a telemedicine platform.
• Use evidence-based practice to inform and establish comprehensive, holistic, therapeutic care plans.
• Order and interpret diagnostics tests, prescribe medications, and send referrals to specialists.
• Evaluate effectiveness of treatment plan(s) and adjust accordingly in consultation with the patient/family/caregiver and other health care professionals.
• Occasionally work autonomously and to full scope of practice.
• Perform other clinical duties as required.
• Delegate as required within your scope of practice.

Qualifications

• Master of Nursing-Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP), Primary Health Nurse Practitioner (PHNCP), Master of Nursing/Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (MN/PHCNP), or related Nurse Practitioner Master’s Degree.
• Current registration with the College of Nurses in Ontario for Nurse Practitioner (Registered Nurses Extended Class) in good standing.
• Strong technological skills.
• Experience in performing advanced, comprehensive health assessments in person or over a telemedicine platform.
• Physical ability to stand, bend, walk, crouch, kneel, and reach; ability to lift 50 lbs (23 kg).
• Ability to interact with others in a caring, tactful, and courteous manner.
• Excellent problem solving, time management, and crisis resolution skills.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Exceptional customer service and ability to build a therapeutic relationship with the client.
• Valid Standard First Aid and Level C CPR.
• Updated immunization records (including completion of a two-step tuberculosis test within the last 6 months).
• Clear criminal background check and Vulnerable Sector Check are required upon hire.
• Candidates without a vehicle will not be considered.
• The position will require travel of more than 30 minutes; valid G2/G driver's license, access to a reliable car, and vehicle liability insurance required.

Requirements

• Vulnerable Sector Check completed within the last six months.
• Submission of proof of three COVID vaccinations.
• TB test completed within 6 months to a year.
• Immunization record.
• Up-to-date CPR and First Aid certification.
• Mask Fit.

About Foundation Health

Foundation Health is a patient-focused healthcare company specializing in family medicine, allied health, home care, self-testing products ranging from pregnancy and fertility to COVID-19 and flu, and virtual care.

Through our family medicine clinic in Etobicoke, we offer a range of different healthcare options for patients.

With a fun, friendly, and results-driven culture, working with Foundation Health is an opportunity to be rewarded for your contributions to a growing company while helping Canadians through a patient-centered care approach.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Foundation Health proudly celebrates the diversity in our country and amongst our staff. We strongly encourage applications from people of under-represented communities, including Indigenous, migrant, people of color, and LGBTQ2S+ individuals.