nurse practitioner

Work setting

• Public or community health centre

Tasks

• Collaborate with members of an interdisciplinary health team
• Coordinate patient care
• Evaluate patient care and progress
• Implement an interdisciplinary plan of care
• Interpret medical test results
• Order medical diagnostic or clinical tests
• Perform diagnostic tests
• Plan patient care
• Provide end-of-life counselling and bereavement support to patients and their families
• Advise patients on drug and alcohol rehabilitation programs
• Ensure infection control
• Support and facilitate the grieving process for the patient and their family
• Care for, assess and monitor the health of newborns and refer infants to appropriate medical services as required
• Provide primary, full-course, care to women and their babies during pregnancy, labour, birth and the post-natal period including monitoring the health of mother and baby
• Advise patients on health care
• Order laboratory tests, X-rays and other diagnostic procedures
• Inoculate and vaccinate patients to prevent and treat diseases
• Provide health maintenance education

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses

• CPR Certificate
• Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner by the province / territory of work

Security and safety

• Criminal record check

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you available for shift or on-call work?

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Disability benefits
• Health care plan
• Paramedical services coverage

Financial benefits

• Group insurance benefits
• Life insurance

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Work Term : Temporary
• Work Language : English
• Hours : 20 hours per week