Job Summary

This job was posted on our former career site as Posting #178117
Come work as a Nurse Practitioner with Vancouver Coastal Health (VCH)!
Vancouver Coastal Health is looking for a Nurse Practitioner to join the Sunshine Coast Mental Health team. Apply today to join our team!
Complex Care Housing and Priority Populations (Sunshine Coast)
In this position, the NP will provide primary care to Individuals who are sheltered, unsheltered or precariously housed, presenting with complex Mental Health and Substance Use and primary care needs in lower Sunshine Coast region within an integrated care team. The key aspects to this role include providing culturally competent care through a trauma informed lens, addressing health inequities, treating illness and chronic diseases across the lifespan, and increasing access to opioid agonist therapy.
The FTE for this position is flexible, and candidates are eligible to build their competency, skills and expertise with our VCH Nurse Practitioner Mental Health and Substance Use advanced education residency. Three months transitional housing support & relocation supplement is provided for out of area applicants.

As a Nurse Practitioner with VCH you will:

• Be responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients and clients including diagnosing diseases, disorders and conditions.
• Initiate treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions and prescribes medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions, and employer policies and procedures.
• Provide professional guidance to other health professionals and participates autonomously as a member of the interdisciplinary health teams.
• Collaborate with clients and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for clients, families and communities.
• Develops and implements population and evidence-based strategies to improve health and participate in policy-making and quality improvement activities that influence health services and practices.
• 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.
• Report to the Senior Director, Nurse Practitioners, and with accountability to the Medical Director for the service area.

Qualifications

All applicants are encouraged to review the below qualifications prior to applying for this job posting.
Education & Experience

• Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• Prior experience as a Nurse Practitioner in the field an asset, but open to all motivated applicants.
  Knowledge & Abilities
• Ability to perform the full scope of NP duties and responsibilities.
• Applies for and maintains core and non-core privileges, as required by the program, as active medical staff within the VCH Regional Department of Nurse Practitioners and cross-appointments as described in the VCH Medical Staff Rules and Medical Bylaws.
• Ability to apply knowledge of developmental stages, behavioral sciences, pathophysiology, psychopathology, epidemiology, and evidence-based practice to clinical diagnosis and patient management.
• Ability to apply knowledge of pharmacology, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics to prescribing and evaluating treatment responses.
• Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self care and prognosis.
• Ability to collaborate, consult with and formally refer clients and patients to physicians and other health professionals when appropriate.
• Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices; ability to introduce education and evidence-based research.
• Ability to assess and recognize population health trends; ability to plan and implement strategies for population based prevention and health promotion.
• Ability to implement and evaluate planned change.
• Ability to define the specific areas of practice and client population for whom the position is competent to provide health care services.
• Ability to apply lead leadership skills within a program and team setting.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.