Job Description

Requisition ID: 338092

Posting End Date:June 2023

City: Winnipeg

Site: Klinic Community Health

Work Location: Klinic Community Health

Department / Unit: Primary Care

Posting Category: Clinical

Union: MNU

Anticipated Start -ASAP

Term Ending: March 31, 2025 (with possibility of extension)

FTE: 0.6

Anticipated Shift: Days; Evenings

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Nurse Practitioner, Primary Care

Part Time Term Position

0.6 EFT- 23.25 hours a week

HOURS OF WORK: Days/Evenings

START DATE: Date of Hire

TERM ENDING: March 31, 2025 (with possibility of extension)

Klinic Community Heath is a pro-choice community health centre that provides primary care, education and counselling services to our local community and throughout Manitoba. Driven by our vision of creating healthy and engaged communities, we promote health and quality of life for people of every age, background, ethnicity, gender identity and socio-economic circumstances. Rooted in social justice values, we believe that everyone deserves quality care, support and respect.

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in Community Health and/or Primary Health Care and/or Public Health and active registration in the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba in the RN - Extended Practice Register
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of a multi-disciplinary team
• Current CPR certification
• Valid drivers license, access to a vehicle may be required
• Knowledge of community resources
• Working knowledge of basic computer usage and Microsoft Office
• Demonstrated effective communication skills
• Experience in development and evaluation in Health Promotion and Education programs as asset

Responsibilities:

Assessment

• Systematically obtains health histories, performs comprehensive health assessments and exams.
• Identifies health needs and risks, establishes urgency and establishes plan of care.

Diagnosis

• Orders, conducts and interprets diagnostic and relevant screening procedures.
• Synthesizes data from health history, physical exam and diagnostic tests to formulate appropriate differential medical diagnoses.

Clinical Management

• Manages common primary health care problems (acute minor illnesses and stable chronic conditions) within her/his scope of practice.
• Provides information, education, support and advocacy to clients.
• Follows current clinical practice guidelines.
• In collaboration with the patient and physician as needed, discusses and identifies appropriate management approaches, including prescriptive treatment, non- prescriptive therapies and minor invasive procedures.

Evaluation

• Identifies the need for care outside the scope of nurse practitioner practice and consults/ refers appropriately

• Evaluates, reassesses and modifies plan of care as necessary and provides appropriate follow up using home visits, telephone calls, appointments and referrals as necessary.

Program/Agency

• Attends staff meetings.

• Charts appropriately in accordance with Klinic policies.

• Fosters collaborative relationships with Klinic staff as is necessary to ensure an interdisciplinary approach to meeting health care needs.
• Networks with other health care providers and professional agencies to enhance quality of care. Acts as an agency representative as requested
• Assists in program development
• Records statistics as required.
• Assists with orientation, training and supervision of new staff and students.

• Performs surveillance of health indicators and evaluates the effects of clinical outcomes and selected interventions.

• Influences and contributes to the development of policies, protocols, education and research in the agency.
• Contributes to the professional advancement of RN - EPs and educates the public about the role of RN - EPs.
• Participates in training courses in order to maintain and improve quality of services.
• Promotes team, program functioning and integration
• Liaises with other service organizations and participates on external working groups/committees as required, conducts presentations promoting Klinic\'s services.
• Participate in formal self-evaluations by identifying strengths and limitations.
• Seek appropriate supervision of own actions.
• Performs other duties as may be assigned, not exceeding above stated qualifications.

Other

• Assists in the orientation and training of new staff members and students.
• Participates in training courses and in services offered elsewhere and by Klinic in order to maintain and improve quality of service.
• Attends staff meetings as required.
• Works in conjunction with Klinic staff and external agencies as is necessary to ensure a collaborative approach to meeting health care needs.
• Participates in formal self-evaluations by identifying strengths and limitations.
• Seek appropriate supervision/consultation of own actions.
• Adheres to all agency policies, procedures, protocols and promotes best practice.
• Performs other duties and functions related to their job description not exceeding above stated skills and capacities
• Subject to immunization and tuberculin skin testing as per Klinic policies.
• Satisfactory Criminal Record, Child Abuse and Adult Abuse Registry checks

Working Environment and Physical Abilities

• Busy medical clinic.
• Nursing care may be provided off-site in client\'s homes (potential allergens or other hazards), community meeting spaces, or in specialty clinics (e.g. Tec Voc, U of W).
• Smudging occurs at the main Klinic site.
• Must be capable of performing duties related to the position, including assisting clients with physical and mental challenges, lifting clinic equipment and teaching materials, and arranging meeting rooms for groups.

SALARY RANGE $50.675-$61.275 per hour

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority