To provide primary health care to Bruce Power employees in the onsite walk in medical clinic. This position will works collaboratively with an inter-professional team.
Duties / Responsibilities:
The independent contractor will, in collaboration with an inter-professional team, provide primary health care services in a medical walk in clinic. Responsibilities include:
1. Providing assessments, diagnosis, treatment, including prescribing medications and diagnostic tests and evaluation of primary care services for employees attending the onsite medical walk in clinic. This includes working collaboratively with other primary care providers and with the inter-professional team
2. Acting as a resource and providing leadership by collaborating with other team members to recommend strategies that promote health and wellbeing of employees.
4. Maintaining confidentiality and security of health information in accordance with the Personal Health Information Protection Act (PHIPA)
6. Administering primary health care in accordance with relevant professional and Practice Standards and legislation, i.e. Regulated Health Professions Act, Nursing Act, Health Promotion & Protection Act, Bruce Power policies, procedures and Collective Agreements.
Staffing and Licensing:
RN Extended Class (Nurse Practitioner), in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO). Extended class specialty certificate in Primary Health Care or Adult required.
Knowledge:
Knowledge of illness/health theory, pharmaceuticals, diagnostic and laboratory testing, evidence based practice and current treatment modalities acquired through completion of post-degree NP specialty certificate in primary health care or adult care, and supplemented by continuing education in
their designated specialty.
Knowledge of mental health resources and treatment strategies.
Knowledge of the CNO Practice and Professional Standards for Registered Nurses, and Nurse Practitioners.
Knowledge of relevant legislation, including; Regulated Health Professions Act, Health Care Consent Act, and Personal Health Information Protection Act.
Working knowledge of computers, electronic medical record keeping (EMR) and related software to prepare correspondence and utilize email.
Skills:
Excellent clinical assessment and critical thinking skills to elicit and interpret information required to formulate diagnoses and develop treatment strategy.
Strong oral and written communication skills to present information relevant to care and to document care
Ability to assess emergency situations to implement appropriate interventions, where required
Freedom of Action:
Work is performed under general direction of the Section Manager Wellness and the Chief Physician.
Work is performed in accordance with Bruce Power policies and procedures, professional practice standards and relevant legislation.
Independent contractor exercises judgement in making independent clinical decisions.
Independent Contractor works collaboratively with other healthcare professionals and specialists and community professionals.
Judgement is required to provide direction surrounding workplace injury and functional restrictions
