Nurse Practitioner - Integrated Palliative Care (HN & Brant)

Overview:

CARE AND BE CARED FOR – THIS IS YOUR HOME

Are you a Nurse Practitioner that is able to provide leadership, clinical case consultation, and direct clinical care to adult clients and their family/caregivers who require hospice palliative care? Are you seeking a rewarding career that cares for others, in an organization that cares for you? You’re looking in the right place.

As an Integrated Palliative Care Nurse Practitioner, you will provide leadership, clinical case consultation, and direct clinical care to adult clients and their family/caregivers who require hospice palliative care within the HNHB HCCSS. The NP will support and enhance the capacity of primary care practitioners providing hospice palliative care. The NP will work collaboratively with the palliative care team to reduce avoidable emergency department visits/hospitalizations. By applying your NP experience, you will have the opportunity to play a key role in providing connected, accessible, patient-centered care and be supported by our collaborative team that includes over 8,000 regulated health care and other professionals. As a valued team member, your mission will be to help our patients be healthier at home, while you benefit from our supports for professional growth, personal wellness, and work-life balance.

Hours of Work: Monday to Friday, 8:30am-4:30pm. Your home branch would be Brant with the expectation that you would provide coverage to both Haldimand Norfolk & Brant areas. This is a 6-month term assignment (subject to extension or termination).

What will you do?

• Provide comprehensive primary health care services per the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) Practice Standards for Nurse Practitioners standard to adult clients who require hospice palliative care
• Enhance the quality of palliative care by providing pain and symptom management through the NPs advanced scope of practice
• Provide clinical case consultation with members of the client’s interdisciplinary palliative care team to support and enhance capacity of primary care practitioners providing palliative care
• Is an integral member of the Palliative Care Shared Care/Outreach Teams where they exist in the community
• Advance care connections across health care sectors for seamless, coordinated and integrated hospice palliative care
• Initiate, benchmark, recommend, implement and evaluate best practices in the delivery of palliative care services

What you must have?

Educational Qualifications

• Certificate of Registration in the Extended Class from the College of Nurses of Ontario, and eligible to practice as a RN(EC)
• Canadian Nursing Association Certification in Hospice Palliative Care or relevant specialty certification preferred

Experience

• Preferred 3 to 5 years’ experience in hospice palliative care. Professional experience in health care should include: linkages with community health agencies and other health disciplines, needs assessment, and case management and/or discharge planning OR Nurse Practitioners with experience in primary care and/or acute care with an interest in developing an advanced level of knowledge and skill in hospice palliative care

We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy. As a condition of employment, all employees are required to submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination status prior to the start date.

What would give you the edge?

• Demonstrated knowledge and application of best practices related to hospice palliative care service delivery
• Strong consultation skills with expert knowledge of models of consultation and their application with individuals, teams and with community service providers
• Ability to research, analyze, and evaluate hospice palliative care best practices program development and implementation

What do we offer?

We know wellness is supported with work-life balance. In an inclusive culture committed to support your passion for continuous learning, growth, and innovation, we offer:

• Attractive comprehensive compensation package
• Valuable development opportunities
• Membership in a world-class defined benefit pension plan

Who are we?

We are Home and Community Care Support Services, ready to serve every person in Ontario. We partner with patients and caregivers, family physicians, hospitals, long-term care and retirement homes, service providers and Ontario Health Teams, to deliver responsive, accessible, integrated, patient-centered care.

Why join us?

If you’re interested in driving excellence in care and service delivery, and seeking an unparalleled opportunity to lead and learn, partner and connect, care and be cared for, this is your home.

Equity, Inclusion, Diversity and Anti-Racism Commitment

Home and Community Care Support Services is committed to a culture of equity, inclusion, diversity, and anti-racism. We are committed to attracting, engaging, and developing a workforce that reflects the diverse communities we serve. We welcome and encourage applications from all qualified applicants. Accommodations for persons with disabilities required during the recruitment process are available upon request. We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.