nurse practitioner
Title posted on CareerBeacon - Nurse Practitioner (NP), NPLC - Temporary, Full-time
Posted on June 20, 2026 by Employer details VON Canada
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Requisition Details: Employment Status: Temporary, Full-time (1.0 FTE)Program Name: Nurse Practitioner Program, NPLC Number of Hours Bi-Weekly: 75Work Schedule: DaysAnticipated End Date: April 2027On Call: NoExisting Vacancy: Yes ? we're currently hiring candidates for an existing vacancy in this position. Job Summary: The VON Nurse Practitioners practice autonomously at the full scope. The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is responsible for the provision and management of cost-effective care to individuals and/or families in the led-clinic, virtually, and/or home setting. Care is provided within the framework of quality & risk management and the standards and scope of practice set by VON and the provincial regulatory body. NPs provide services to clients throughout the lifespan, the family, and the community, with a strong emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention. The NP functions as a member of the health care team in the provision of health care services. Key Responsibilities: Clinical PracticeAdvanced Health Assessment and Diagnosis:Performs a comprehensive health or symptom directed assessment and synthesizes data from multiple sources to make a diagnosis of a disease or disorder within the NP scope of practice to diagnose.In accordance with the philosophy of primary healthcare, encourages clients and their families to take responsibility of their own health by involving them in risk factor and health problem identification, goal setting, and the choices of interventions for disease treatment and prevention, and health promotion.Spends adequate time with the client to determine the presence of existing and potential health problems, with a major focus on related lifestyle, psychological, sociocultural, and environmental risk factors which may influence the client's health status, deals with these personally or by referral to or in consultation with the other centre of community specialists, programs, or agencies.Determines client's existing and potential health problems, with a major focus on related lifestyle, psychological, sociocultural, and environmental risk factors which may influence the client's health status, deals with these personally or by referral to or in consultation with the other center of community specialists, programs, or agencies.Determines the need, orders from (according to provincial regulations), and interprets the results of screening and diagnostic tests.Keeps complete, accurate, legible and timely records of client visits, using the SOAP format and standard for documentation as per Provincial College of Nurses which will provide information to assist other practitioners in continuing the client's care.Sees clients at the clinic with scheduled and urgent appointments, and in the Community through outreach and home visits, during regular and extended hours, and shares on call duties with other primary providers if required maintaining a focus on client access to primary health care.Demonstrated skill practicing at full scope including safe prescribing of controlled drugs & substances & safe, cost-effective ordering of advanced diagnostics.Therapeutics:Initiates and manages the care of clients with diseases or disorders with the NP scope of practice and/or monitors the ongoing therapy of clients by providing effective pharmacological, complementary, or counseling interventions.Prescribes drugs to treat diseases or disorders within the NP scope of practice (according to provincial standards of practice).Health Promotion & Disease Prevention:Implements strategies to promote health and prevent disease with individuals, families and communities.Synthesizes information from individual clients to identify broader implications within the family.Assesses and manages the care of families.Utilizes adult learning principles and established teaching materials to provide health teaching to clients and families.Infection Prevention & Control:Utilizes established infect- Location Port Elgin, ON
- Work location On site
- Salary$42.00 to $75.00HOUR hourly
- Terms of employment Term or contractFull time
- Starts as soon as possible
- vacancies 1 vacancy
- Source CareerBeacon #oKPQzfwI
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