Role and Facility Information
Seaside Clinic in Sechelt, BC is seeking a full-time Nurse Practitioner to join a growing and innovative primary care team. This newly opened, modern clinic offers comprehensive longitudinal care and is committed to evolving into a community-governed, non-profit Community Health Centre within the next year. Nurse Practitioners will have the opportunity to shape their practice with a broad patient panel that includes a high proportion of elderly and palliative patients, while also exploring areas such as addiction medicine, mental health, gender-affirming care, and sports medicine. The clinic supports a Patient Medical Home model and team-based care, including group medical visits and a strong focus on the social determinants of health.
Key Responsibilities:
- Conduct comprehensive health assessments, including physical exams, medical histories, and diagnostic tests, to formulate accurate diagnoses and develop individualized treatment plans.
- Participate in interdisciplinary team meetings, case conferences, and quality improvement initiatives to enhance patient care outcomes and programs effectiveness.
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date electronic medical records, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards and confidentiality protocols.
- Engage in ongoing professional development activities to enhance clinical knowledge and skills, staying abreast of current evidence-based practices and healthcare trends.
- Manage acute and chronic illnesses, prescribe medications, and initiate referrals to specialists or other healthcare professionals as necessary.
- Provide patient education and counselling on health promotion, disease prevention, and self-management strategies.
- Provide full scope primary health care services including health promotion and illness prevention, primary care for minor or episodic illness, chronic disease management, management and coordination of patient care, primary reproductive care, primary mental health and substance use (MHSU) services, support of the terminally ill, coordination and access to rehabilitation; support for hospital, home, rehab and long-term care facilities where permitted or appropriate, multi-disciplinary team planning, clinical administrative services, both in the patients home, in Seaside Medical Clinic, hospital or other facility.
- Each part-time (0.5 FTE) nurse practitioner will assume a patient panel of 200 patients in year 1, 325 patients in year 2, and 400 patients in year 3.
Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in nursing with specialization as a Nurse Practitioner
- Current registration and licensure with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Certification as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) from a recognized regulatory body
- Proficiency in utilizing electronic medical records (EMR) and other healthcare technologies.
- Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
- Commitment to providing patient-centered care and promoting health equity within the community.
Benefits:
- Competitive salary. The salary for a part-time (0.5 FTE) PCN NP is $85,766.50 (Yr 1); $88,625.50 (Yr 2); $91,484 (Yr 3).
- $3250/yr incentive for Patient Attachment System and Panel Management.
- An overhead amount of $75,000 per 1.0 FTE is provided through the PCN.
- Continuing professional development funds of $5000, licensing fees coverage, can be accessed through NNPBC program under NP Funding.
- Role is eligible for Canada Student Loan Forgiveness Program (up to $40,000 in savings). - Canada Student Loan forgiveness for family doctors and nurses - How much you could receive - Canada.ca
- Practice sharing and sub-contracted or locum coverage options are supported through Seaside Medical Clinic recruitment.
About us:
Join our team at a beautiful brand-new clinic and evolving community health centre just steps from the beach in downtown Sechelt – yes, you could easily go for a refreshing ocean swim on your lunch break! Our vision for the clinic is to provide a rewarding mix of “fast medicine” (urgent, same day care) and “slow medicine” (taking the time to focus on the whole person including the social determinants of physical and mental health).The clinic is truly beautiful: all new exam beds and equipment, designer décor featuring local artwork and live edge wood furniture, a fully stocked spacious staff kitchen, with plenty of free on-site parking. Nurse Practitioners can create their own schedule with a balance of hospital-based and clinic/community work. We are truly committed to supporting work/life integration. New and internationally trained nurse practitioners are welcome! Our currently physician-owned clinic and future community led clinic is dedicated to supporting doctors in gaining clinical experience and expanding their skill set. For the community and our patients, our clinic is a medical home with team-based, longitudinal care. Sechelt Hospital is less than a kilometre from the clinic – it’s a 63-bed facility with Emergency, Internal Medicine, General Surgery, Ophthalmology, Paediatric, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Specialists. Anesthesia is provided by Family Practice Anesthesiologists.
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