Role and Facility Information
Foundry is working to remove barriers and enhance access to health and wellness services for youth aged 12–24 and their families, offering a network of youth-friendly centers across British Columbia, as well as online resources. By providing integrated mental health care, substance use services, primary and sexual health care, youth and family peer support, and social services, Foundry makes it easier for young people to access support within their communities. Online resources and virtual care expand Foundry's reach even further.
Aligned with a patient- and family-centered care model, and in support of the Mission, Vision, Values, strategic direction, and commitments of Encompass Support Services Society and Foundry BC, this role fosters a safe, respectful, and team-oriented care environment for patients, families, visitors, and staff.
Reporting to the Foundry Langley Medical Director, the Nurse Practitioner will work alongside the primary care team with RN support to provide episodic, enhanced, and ongoing services. The Nurse Practitioner must be capable or willing to receive training in gender-affirming care, opioid agonist therapy, and contraceptive support.
Services may be provided individually, to families, in outreach settings, or in group contexts. Flexibility in hours, including availability outside of standard office hours, will be necessary to support drop-in services and potential outreach activities.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Perform initial patient screening and patient history and physical examinations.
- Assessment, triage and primary care for youth including management of complex health and social problems.
- Ordering and interpreting laboratory investigations and imaging reports.
- Providing ongoing, routine maintenance and check-ups to clients with acute and chronic diseases.
- Diagnosis and treatment of disease and illness, including mental health and substance use disorders within the Nurse Practitioner’s scope of practice; write orders for treatment and medications; provides first-line care emergencies.
- Monitors ongoing care orders appropriate screening diagnostic investigations; interprets reports of investigations and analyzes information to monitor progress and plan treatment.
- Performing physical exams including pelvic and pap exams if indicated.
- Supporting sexual health care, requisitions, contraception, labs, etc.
- Addiction care involving medically assisted treatment (MAT) such as Opioid Agonist Treatment (suboxone, methadone, +/-kadian for opioid use disorder, or Naltrexone for alcohol use disorder.
- Medical Detox screening and withdrawal management
- Provide medications or other treatments, to reverse or mitigate the effects of opioid overdose.
- Collaborate with mental health and substance use services including emergency mental health, MHSU ACT teams, Youth Detox, community-based substance use services, Urgent Short-Term Treatment and Assessment, MCFD and other youth-serving community partners.
- Collaborates and consults with physicians or other health care and social service providers as appropriate to assess and diagnose patient status.
Qualifications:
1. Education and Knowledge
- Current practicing registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia college of Nursing Professional
2. Training and Experience
- Recent and relevant clinical nursing experience
- Completion of Opioid Agonist Treatment Program establishes by BC Centre of Substance Use (BCCSU).
- Training or willingness to engage in training, in relation to gender-affirming care and best practices in this area.
- Specialization in mental health and substance use treatment through basic training continuing education or clinical experience.
- Direct service delivery experience in the community social services sector, with a demonstrated working knowledge of community-based services and related provincial and community support service systems.
3. Skills and Abilities
- Ability to establish rapport with young people and family members, including youth with complex needs about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self-care and prognosis;
- Ability to make effective referrals in a collaborative manner, reflecting in-depth knowledge of social, mental health and substance use services available in the community;
- Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices ability to introduce education and evidence-based research;
- Ability to plan and implement strategies for population based on prevention and health promotion;
- Ability to implement and evaluate planned change;
- Ability to transfer knowledge as appropriate;
- Ability to identify and respond appropriately to legal and ethical issues that may arise in client care;
- Ability to self-assess performance and assume responsibility and accountability for own professional development, educational or consultative assistance when appropriate;
- Proficient in comprehensive screening and assessment practices using established standardized measures and approaches;
- Demonstrated problem-solving and decision-making skills, ability to gather and process information to support the organization and its team;
- Well-developed communication skills, ability to speak, listen and write clearly, thoroughly and professionally;
- Demonstrated organizational and time management skills, accountability, reliability and punctuality;
- Ability to work effectively with others in a multicultural environment, independently and as part of a team, including understanding the frameworks of other disciplines.
4. Other Information
- Responsible for obtaining and maintaining professional liability insurance coverage, including a minimum of $2,000,000 coverage per occurrence. Proof of insurance coverage must be provided to ESSS and maintained as up-to-date.
- Must possess a valid BC class 5 Driver’s license, have a reliable vehicle, business insurance and drivers abstract review (mileage paid for work use);
- Police Information Check;
- Current First Aid certification required;
- COVID-19 Vaccination Status*
As per the current Public Health Orders (Long Term Care/Seniors Assisted Living Provincial Health Order and the Health Sector Order), as of October 26, 2021, all employees working at Foundry Langley must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Proof of vaccination status will be required.
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