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Nurse practitioner

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English
  • Hours: 60 to 80 hours bi-weekly
  • Education: Master's degree
  • Experience: 3 years to less than 5 years
  • or equivalent experience

Work setting

  • Hospital or home for the aged

Tasks

  • Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team
  • Coordinate patient care
  • Evaluate patient care and progress
  • Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care
  • Interpret medical test results
  • Monitor patients and advise physician of any changes in patients' condition
  • Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests
  • Plan patient care
  • Provide end-of-life counselling and bereavement support to patients and their families
  • Examine patients and take their medical histories and consult with physicians and other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
  • Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
  • Conduct patient interviews, physical assessments and take medical histories
  • Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
  • Provide health maintenance education

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

  • Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner by the province/territory of work

Security and safety

  • Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Attention to detail
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking
  • Fast-paced environment

Personal suitability

  • Accurate
  • Dependability
  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Initiative
  • Interpersonal awareness
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you have the required certifications listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Evening

Employment terms options

  • Weekend

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

Other benefits

  • Free parking available