Nurse Practitioner

If you are a primary care Nurse Practitioner looking to expand your skill set and practice at full scope, the Wawa Family Health Team (WFHT) has an outstanding opportunity for you.

Wawa is a friendly, small town of approximately 3,000 people who welcome visitors and new residents alike with open arms. The town is located at the junction of Highways 101 and 17, only 15 minutes away from the sparkling clear waters, clean spacious beaches, and pristine rugged coastline of majestic Lake Superior. The town itself abuts the inland shore of expansive Wawa Lake.

The town of Wawa boasts activities for the whole family in all seasons. From cross country skiing, ice fishing, snowmobiling trails, breath‑taking trails in the area for snowshoeing, along with skating, hockey and curling at the well‑equipped fitness community centre in winter. Lake Superior Park is an 80 km long pristine park with numerous trails for hiking or canoeing and backcountry or car camping with the first route only 15 minutes away.

Wawa also offers English and French primary and secondary schools.

The Lady Dunn Health Centre (LDHC) and WFHT serve a catchment area of approximately 5,000, including First Nation and Francophone populations. The WFHT is housed in the hospital, with Registered Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Social/Mental Health Workers, and Registered Dietitian. We are a teaching site for the Northern Ontario School of Medicine. We provide practicum experience and teaching for nursing students.

This is a full‑time position with the Wawa Family Health Team.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) will function as a member of the primary care team in the provision of primary health care services in the Wawa Family Health Team. The NP provides services to clients who include the individual throughout their life span, the family, and the community, with a strong emphasis on health promotion, patient education, and disease prevention. WFHT Nurse Practitioners do not roster but can be MRP for their admitted patient next door at the LDHC.

The NP provides primary care functions and participates in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and services of the Wawa Family Health Team which include child wellness checks and immunizations, women’s health, prenatal, antenatal, and postpartum care, transgender care, addictions, and mental health.

Education

Baccalaureate degree in Nursing from a recognized university;

Valid Certificate of Registration in the Extended Class from the College of Nurses of Ontario;

Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario required;

Maintains a current membership with RNAO and NPAO;

Maintains certification in CPR, ACLS, NRP;

Maintains clinical competence through continuing education;

Demonstrated experience in Community and/or Primary Care Setting;

Accountability

The Nurse Practitioner is to practice within the scope and according to the standards of practice as outlined in the RN‑EC scope of practice provided by the College ((Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). );

The NP functions within the policies and procedures of the Wawa FHT;

As a primary care provider, the NP is accountable to clients by maintaining confidentiality and acting in an ethical and professional manner, in accordance with the professional code of ethics and in accordance with the policies of the Wawa Family Health Team;

The NP is accountable as a member of the WFHT, to obtain appropriate physician consultation according to the College of Nurses of Ontario Expectations for Consultation with Physicians by NP.

Skills/Abilities

2‑3 years of clinical experience in the NP scope will be considered an asset;

Strong health assessment skills;

Strong organizational skills;

Knowledge and proficiency in current, evidence‑based methods and practices of primary care delivery, with an emphasis on attaining the organization’s strategic goals;

Good time management, communication, and interpersonal skills;

Demonstrates autonomy while assuming and having sole accountability and the authority to independently communicate diagnosis, prescribe drugs, and order a range of diagnostic tests within the scope of an NP;

Desire and ability…