Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner focuses on ability to assess and recognize population health trends ability to plan and implement strategies for population based prevention and health promotion.

What the role involves

• Ability to assess and recognize population health trends ability to plan and implement strategies for population based prevention and health promotion.
• Ability to supervise other and evaluate the care they deliver.
• Ability to lead a team and work within a team.
• Teach, coach and mentor others.
• Physical ability carry out the duties of the position.

Skills and requirements

• Relevant care, clinical, support, registration, DBS, or safeguarding requirements may apply.

Confirmed role details

• Registration with BC College of Nurses and Midwives as a practicing NP registrant and two (2) years of recent, relevant clinical nursing experience.

Candidate fit

• Ability to identify and respond appropriately to legal and ethical issues that may arise in patient/client/resident care.
• Ability to self-assess performance an assume responsibility and accountability for own professional development, educational or consultative assistance when appropriate.

Additional role context

• Ability to communicate and collaborate with patients/clients/residents and families about health findings, diagnosis, treatment, self-care and prognosis.
• Ability to collaborate, consult with and formally refer patients/clients/residents to physicians and other health professionals when appropriate.
• Ability to critically assess and evaluate health research literature to determine best practices ability to introduce education and evidence based research.