nurse practitioner
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Nurse Practitioner 0.4 FTE
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November 12, 2024
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Sherwood Park - Strathcona County Primary Care Network
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*ABOUT US*
Improving the health and wellness of all Albertans requires strengthening access, quality, and sustainability of our primary care services.
PCNs were developed by Alberta Health Services and Alberta?s primary care doctors to support the vision of creating a fully integrated healthcare system.
In our system, family doctors are the driving force of a multidisciplinary team. Your family doctor and their clinic form your home base for managing you and your family?s healthcare needs. Our network supports the physicians and health clinicians in our area to serve our community?s primary healthcare needs. We are here to ensure you and your family are supported in your health journeys.
We are one of the 39 Primary Care Networks in Alberta. PCNs work to create a shared vision with their family doctors and Alberta Health Services to enhance the health and well-being of the communities they serve.
PCNs strive to improve:
* integration of patient care
* disease prevention and raising the general health of Albertans
* chronic disease management
* capacity and patient access
* the overall health and wellness of patients.
*POSITION SUMMARY*
This is an ideal position for a NP who is looking for *part-time* *(0.4 FTE, 15.5 hours/week) *with a regular schedule, your choice of days from Monday to Friday. Candidate must be comfortable seeing patients independently, and having the autonomy to assess and determine appropriate treatment.
The role of the Sherwood Park ? Strathcona County PCN Nurse Practitioner (NP) is to work collaboratively with the patients, family physicians, other team members to provide comprehensive clinical services as identified for the patients of the PCN. As a member of the PCN?s Family Practice Team, the NP will assess patients, plan, develop, implement and evaluate care plans for patients both directly and indirectly. The NP will work to full scope of practice with an emphasis on providing evidence-based comprehensive care, education and guidance to patients with chronic disease.
*KEY RESPONSIBILITIES *
Include, but are not limited to the following:
General
* Perform comprehensive assessment, diagnosis (including the ordering and interpretation of tests), intervention (including the prescribing of medications), management, referrals and evaluation of patient/client care across the continuum of health care services, according to currently accepted evidence-based practice
* Assessment of patient conditions, needs and goals in collaboration with the patient, attending physician and interdisciplinary team
* Identify needs and set priorities in collaboration with the client and other team members
* Will provide professionally autonomous decisions in managing patients
* Initiate, recommend and facilitate appropriate referrals to community resources and programs
* Provide relevant patient education to prevent and manage clinical conditions
* Undertake disease management, incorporating monitoring progress, response to treatment, and promote the preventive aspects of patient care
* Assist in the implementation of strategies for improving the quality and provision of care for the practice population
*EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE*
* Master?s or equivalent in Nursing with a focus on advanced clinical practice
* Three (3) years or more of related experience. An equivalent combination of knowledge and skills may be considered.
* Nurse Practitioner, currently enrolled with CRNA extended practice roster. In accordance with the Health Professions Act the NP must clearly identify to the PCN any work restrictions to the NP?s license
* CRNA places three restrictions on a NPs license to work with one of three patient populations, adult, pediatric or family-all ages. When a NP is hired to work for the PCN they will be hired with the knowledge of the above restrictions in population of practice. If the PCN requires a change in the population of practice the appropriate education and experience will be provided to the NP in accord
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LocationSherwood Park, AB
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Workplace information
On site
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Salary$62.74 to $72.00HOUR hourly
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Terms of employment
Permanent employmentPart time
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Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies
1 vacancy
- Source
indeed.com
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