The Cardiovascular Surgery Nurse Practitioner (NP) works in a interdisciplinary team to provide clinical care to patients who are undergoing cardiac surgical procedures. Reporting to both the Program Director and the Director of Nursing Practice and Education, the NP also works with other Nurse Leaders to support the implementation of key nursing professional practice initiatives (including the implementation of best practices) and development of nursing staff and students.

The NP works within 4 domains of practice:

Clinical Domain:

• Demonstrates the NP competencies in providing clinical care to patients and their families as the central part of the NP role. The NP works autonomously to diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals and perform procedures within the legislated scope of practice and a defined Unity Health Toronto Collaborative Practice Agreement.
• Leads the interprofessional team to provide clinical care for patients on the Cardiovascular Surgery Service including making independent decisions for patient treatment and discharge, including completion of discharge summaries and transfer of accountability to community care providers

Knowledge Translation:

• Analyzes, appraises, and synthesizes research and best practices to use as a foundation for enhancing the delivery of quality patient care
• Uses knowledge translation techniques in innovative ways to put research-based knowledge into daily practice and to support and educate other members of the health care team.
• Contributes to the dissemination of nursing knowledge through presentations and publications

Scholarship:

• Contributes to the culture of discovery at St. Michael’s Hospital by advancing and/or appraising nursing research
• Evaluates outcomes of practice, practice patterns and systems of care against local and national benchmarks to identify variances in practice outcomes and population trends
• Identifies issues related to clinical practice and patient care and develops innovations to improve care and care delivery for patients, families, and communities
• Designs, directs, participates in and evaluates quality improvement methodologies to promote safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care

Leadership:

• The NP acts as a transformational leader by using ideals, inspiration and intellectual stimulation to influence the behaviors and attitudes of others towards the goal of excellent patient care
• Acts as a consultant and resource to members of health care team and external groups in the process of decision-making strategic planning and problem solving by committee involvement, participation in program development and evaluation
• Is eligible for cross-appointment to an academic institution
• Is a member in the Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario (NPAO) and other relevant organizations

Qualifications:

• Adult or Primary Health Care NP (Registered Nurse in the Extended Class) in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (or eligible for registration) required

• Master's degree in Nursing with specialized clinical focus in Nurse Practitioner Practice

  required

• Current ACLS and BCLS certificate required

• Current experience and demonstrated success as a Nurse Practitioner Practice in acute care as well as 3-5 years relevant RN experience in Cardiology/Cardiovascular Surgery (preferred), or Critical Care or other relevant surgical areas

• Completion of education to prescribe controlled substances required by the College of Nurses of Ontario preferred

• Completion (or partial completion) of the Certificate in Hospital & Acute Care for Nurse Practitioners preferred

• CNA Certification in Cardiovascular Nursing or Critical Care preferred

• Demonstrated experience and leadership in education and research

  preferred

• Ability to function as an independent practitioner and a collaborative team member

• Excellent team-building, negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Unity Health Toronto is committed to creating an accessible and inclusive organization. We strive to provide a recruitment process that is barrier-free and in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We understand that you may require an accommodation at any stage of the recruitment process. When you are contacted, please inform the Talent Acquisition Specialist and we will work with you to meet your accommodation needs. We want to emphasize that all accommodation requests are handled with the utmost confidentiality, respecting your privacy and dignity.