Role and Facility Information
This position is for a full-service, bilingual French-English nurse practitioner, providing primary care in a Francophone community health centre within a team-based care model.
This role reports to the Executive Director and the Medical Director. Our health care team includes physicians, several registered and licensed practical nurses, social workers, and well trained and friendly support staff. They offer an interdisciplinary approach to health care, and encourage patients to be active participants in their health as well as to take responsibility for their own health status. The ongoing education of medical personnel is an important aspect of the clinic’s responsibility to the community.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
• Providing team-based longitudinal primary care in French along with an interdisciplinary team.
• Consulting on history and physical examination, review of x-rays and laboratory findings and written reports.
• Providing appropriate care for the patient’s conditions as traditionally and/or historically expected for the service rendered.
• In collaboration with the team, screening and managing substance abuse and addiction, including support for Opioid Agonist Therapy, and harm reduction strategies.
• Discussing with and providing advice and information to the patient or the patient’s representative regarding the patient’s conditions and recommended therapy.
• Consulting with other physicians/ health care providers, when required for patient care.
• Arranging for related assessments, procedures and/or therapy as may be appropriate, and interpreting the results.
• Arranging for follow-up care; referring to different resources as needed.
• Making and maintaining an adequate medical record of encounters.
• Providing outreach to the Francophone community as needed within the interdisciplinary team.
• Assisting with developing and leading clinical and operational workflows within the CHC.
• Participating actively in staff meetings.
• Participating in the overall activities of the health centre, such as in-service training, committees, special events and shared staff responsibilities.
• Maintaining the reputation and confidentiality of the health centre and its clients at all times.
• Participate in peer, program and self-review to evaluate the outcome of the services at the client, community and population level.
• Be responsible for own professional development and maintaining competence in the position, and maintaining privileges as active medical staff as required.
Qualifications
• Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Recent relevant clinical Nurse Practitioner or prior Registered Nurse experience.
• Current CPR-HCP Certification essential.
• Training and experience in the delivery of Opioid Agonist Therapy or willingness to obtain same shortly after starting role essential.
Skills
• Ability to speak French and English mandatory.
• Commitment and ability to implement the CHC’s strategic goals, mission, vision and values.
• Health promotion and prevention strategies.
• Awareness of and sensitivity to patients from diverse ethnic backgrounds and/or with diverse cultural beliefs and practices.
• A background in working with youth, LGBTQ2S+, mental health, addictions, fragile families, refugees and frail elderly an asset.
• Trauma informed practice and culturally safe care for Indigenous peoples
• A desire to serve complex clients.
• An interest in supporting chronic disease management models of service delivery.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team setting.
• Demonstrates a commitment to the social determinants of health being the foundation for providing care.
Compensation: Approximately $166,573/FTE - Service contract
Contract deliverable: 1 FTE to hold a minimum panel of 700 active attached patients
We are committed to building a representative workforce and encourage applications reflecting diversity of sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, racialization or ancestry, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nation, Metis, Inuit, or Indigenous person.
Please send your expression of interest in the form of an email with attached current resume and cover letter, and details for at least 2 references to direction@resosante.ca.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled.
We appreciate the interest of all candidates, however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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