Job Purpose: 

Reporting to the Mobile Outreach Street Health (MOSH) or NECHC Primary Care Manager, the Nurse Practitioner provides health care service as a member of the collaborative MOSH team that includes physicians, nurse practitioners, nurses, occupational therapists, health case managers and others to a designated client population group requiring focused health and illness care. The nurse practitioner is licensed in a nurse practitioner class pursuant to the regulations of the Nova Scotia College of Nurses. The practice of a nurse practitioner includes the provision of specialized health services, which include harm reduction, health promotion, illness, and injury prevention, coordination and management of acute and emergent health problems, and education and advocacy relevant to the patient population.  Location of work would primarily include a clinical setting at the North End Community Health Centre (NECHC), and other NECHC and community sites which may include homes. Work with MOSH might also include outreach with MOSH Nurses from a mobile clinic or partner location in the community.  

The following are the main objectives of the MOSH program:

• To increase access to effective and equitable primary health care to community members across the lifespan who are homeless, street-involved, and insecurely housed.
• To improve the health status of marginalized and underserved populations.
• To create a collaborative environment in which information, knowledge, and resources are shared among community service, health care, academic, and government organizations.

Education and Experience:

• Master of Nursing – Advanced Nursing Practice stream.
• Eligible for licensure as an RN and as a Nurse Practitioner with the College of Registered Nurses of Nova Scotia.
• Valid Driver’s License

Position Responsibilities:

• Determines the need for and implements health promotion and primary and secondary prevention strategies for individuals, families, and groups.
• Collaborates with clients, interdisciplinary teams, and community members in assessing health promotion and illness prevention needs of clients and families.
• Uses a population health, and community development approach in planning, developing, and implementing health promotion and illness prevention strategies/programs.
• Provides direct, specialized, comprehensive care/nursing services emphasizing relationship-based care, social determinants of health, trauma-informed approach, harm-reduction approach, health promotion, disease prevention, and collaborative management strategies to positively affect health outcomes.

Detailed job description:  0.5 FTE Nurse Practitioner - MOSH

Please visit our careers page to see more job opportunities.