Nurse Practitioner - Garry Hurvitz Brain Science Program - Regular Full Time (8077)

 We currently have a Regular Full-time opportunity for a Nurse Practitioner (NP) in the Garry Hurvitz Brain Science Program, Barzakay Clinic, at our Bayview Campus. The NP is an advanced practice role designed to contribute to the quality of patient care through practice, education, and leadership. The headache clinics population includes a complex patient population, including a large population of pregnant patients, as well as older adults and those with significant medical and vascular comorbidities. The role would include both consultation and follow up of patients with headache disorders, most of which are migraine. The clinic model includes a model of shared management between a headache neurologist and the nurse practitioner.  In addition to direct patient care, the NP will provide leadership in the development of quality improvement, policies and procedures, initiative to improve access to care, best practices and mentorship to other staff across the entire Barzakay Clinic.

Roles and Responsibilities:

· Practices within the full scope of the Nurse Practitioner role conducting assessments, developing diagnoses and therapeutic plans of care.

· Promotes wellness and health promotion in order to provide exemplary quality care through the application of advanced clinical and theoretical knowledge and skills.

· Demonstrates sound clinical reasoning and current evidence in decision making, planning and implementing care

· Collaborates with consulting and interprofessional teams in regards to care and discharge planning.

· Collaborates with nurses and interprofessional team members to provide innovative learning opportunities to integrate theory, research findings, and technique for advanced patient care.

· Collaborates with unit leaders (e.g. Patient Care Manager), and staff to advance local, program and organizational goals and objectives.

· Builds partnerships with community and external stakeholders to support care planning and continuity of care.

· Serves as a resource and consultant to administration in decision-making, strategic planning and problem-solving processes

Qualifications/Skills

· Current College of Nurses of Ontario registration in the extended class (EC) as an NP (adult) required.

· Master in Nursing/Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) or Masters of Science in Nursing with successful completion of a post Master’s Acute Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate Program required.

· Clinical practice experience in headache disorders and comfort with injection techniques such as nerve blocks and botulinum toxin required.

Experience and interest in management of chronic disease required.

· Demonstrated experience through roles of advanced practitioner, educator, researcher and leader.

· Excellent complex decision-making skills, interpersonal, team-building, leadership, and oral and written communication skills.