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Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner - Adult ADHD Program - UPEI Health and Wellness Program (Grant Funded) *Amended Closing Date*

Competition Number:
REQ194
Position Type:
Staff Position
Closing Date:
Date of Posting:
Department:
UPEI Health and Wellness Centre
Position:
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner
Contract:
Full-Time Term Position
Hours of Work:
37.5 hours per week
Salary:

$97,430 to $108,026 per annum (Grant Funded)

Term:

As soon as possible to August 31, 2023 (Term may be reduced or extended depending on performance, available funding, and departmental requirements)

The Vice President Administration and Finance and the Director of the UPEI Health and Wellness Centre are looking for a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner who can function autonomously within a collaborative practice setting while providing advanced holistic care of acute and chronic illness to clients across the lifespan.

Reporting to the Director of UPEI Health and Wellness Centre, the Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner will work closely with adults with ADHD. The role includes detailed history taking, collecting collateral data, diagnosing, treating, and monitoring of ADHD clients. Direct client services provided by the Nurse Practitioner also include client assessment, diagnosis and treatment of minor illness, health promotion and chronic disease prevention and management.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Perform comprehensive, focused health assessments and diagnosis using a holistic framework and multiple assessment techniques relevant to client’s stage of development, culture, health, and health problems
  • Provide health care management and therapeutic intervention, consultations, and referrals in emergent and unstable client situations, initiating consultation with physicians and other practitioners as required
  • Select, prescribe drugs and other therapies, and counsel clients within the scope of practice
  • Perform invasive and non-invasive procedures to restore, regain or maintain physiological stability of client as required by context of practice as well as perform advanced elective procedures as required
  • Provide patient services through autonomous coverage as initial point of entry, triage, and direct clients as appropriate to care providers. Initiate referrals to other service sites/providers when indicated by acuity
  • Provide health promotion and illness prevention through direct guidance and counselling through collaboration with clients, interdisciplinary teams and community members in assessing relevant needs
  • Provide health education and counselling through the use of teaching and learning principles and plan health promotion and illness prevention strategies by building on client and community resources
  • Participate in the orientation of primary care staff and peer review of nursing practice as well as the overall evaluation of the practice setting’s programs and services
  • Ensure maintenance of statistical records and participate in analysis of data
  • Maintain and promote a culture of safety within the organization

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Master’s degree from recognized Nurse Practitioner program (all ages, primary
    care required) and a minimum of 5 years relevant nursing experience in a
    combination of hospital and community settings
  • A background in working with individuals with ADHD or additional training
    related to ADHD would be considered an asset
  • Eligible for licensure as a Registered Nurse with the endorsement as a Nurse
    Practitioner with the College of Registered Nurses of PEI;     where currently registered, must be a member in good standing
  • CPR certification
  • Thorough knowledge and proficiency in medical and nursing physical
    assessments and treatment methods
  • Critical thinking proficiency to assess, analyze, diagnose, select treatment,
    evaluate, and refer patients with common acute or chronic health conditions, or
    for health promotion/illness prevention
  • Knowledge of practice setting programs and the community it serves, as well
    as current grasp of evidence-based primary health care approaches and
    epidemiology issues pertinent to the catchment area and available resources

 

Application Instructions:

Please submit electronically a cover letter, quoting the competition number, a resume and reference list to be received no later than the closing date via the link posted on the UPEI Human Resources website. Applications will not be accepted via email.

If you are unable to apply online, you can drop off your resume to the Human Resources Department, Kelley Building, University of Prince Edward Island, 550 University Avenue, Charlottetown, PEI C1A 4P3, Fax Number (902) 894-2895.

UPEI is committed to equity, diversity, inclusion, and reconciliation and believes in providing a positive learning and working environment where every person feels empowered to contribute. UPEI is committed to the principle of equity in employment and encourages applications from underrepresented groups including women, Indigenous peoples, visible minorities, persons with disabilities, persons of any sexual orientation or gender identity, and others with the skills and knowledge to productively engage with diverse communities. If you require accommodation in any part of the process, please direct your inquiries, in confidence, to our HR Officer, hrofficer@upei.ca.

Only those applicants who are invited to an interview will be acknowledged.

Closing date: April 25, 2023 (6:00 pm ADT)

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UPEI encourages all qualified applicants to apply for job openings; however, in keeping with the terms and provisions of the university’s various employment and collective agreements, first priority will be given to internal candidates.