Nurse Practitioner (NP) - Full Time Independent Contractor - Harold & Grace Baker Centre

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At Extendicare, we believe that working as a team and celebrating achievements creates an environment that allows us to reach our potential. As a valued member of our clinical team, you will provide provide direct comprehensive care to LTC facility residents with specialized and complex needs based on enhanced clinical knowledge and skills. Extendicare offers rewarding and meaningful work where you can enrich your life and the lives of others.

This position is for our Harold & Grace Baker Centre Home, located in Toronto, ON.

What you’ll be doing

• Performs a person-centered health assessment of residents on admission, annually and as needed (including quarterly medication reviews) to develop a person-centered plan of care while collaborating with resident, family interdisciplinary team and other health professionals
• Evaluates the effectiveness of interventions and adjusts plan of care as needed in collaboration with resident or SDM, family, and/or interdisciplinary team.
• Performs appropriate screening and diagnostic investigations, interpreting results and assumes responsibility for follow-up.
• Accurately documents assessment plan, interventions and evaluations of resident care.
• Promotes knowledge development of clinical staff by integrating best practices in resident care while providing leadership and involves the interdisciplinary team in quality improvement initiatives.

What you bring

• College of Nurses of Ontario registration in the Extended Class
• Baccalaureate in Nursing (BScN), Masters Degree in Nursing (MScN or MN) an asset
• Experience in Gerontology/Certification from the Canadian Nurses Association is an asset
• Membership with Nurse Practitioners’ Association of Ontario (NPAO) (preferred)
• Acquired professional liability insurance (with either RNAO or other liability insurance) - National certification in gerontology an asset
• Knowledge about primary health care issues in long-term care facilities.
• Must provide a complete and current (within three months) Vulnerable Sector Check (including a Criminal Background Check) or be willing to obtain one.

Extendicare is a leading provider of care and services for seniors throughout Canada. Through our network 123 owned and operated long-term care homes, as well as our home health care operations serving more than 10,000 patients annually, we provide people with the care they need wherever they call home. Our qualified and highly trained workforce of 22,000 individuals are united by a dedication to quality care and by our vision for a future where everyone in Canada has access to the care and support they need to live their best lives.

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