Primary Care Nurse Practitioner - Summerville Family Health Team (Mississauga)

Job Description

Mississauga Ontario Health Team has partnered with Summerville Family Health Team, Credit Valley Family Health Team and Trillium Health Partners Women’s & Children’s Program, to implement a community-based Paediatric Care Clinic. This clinic focuses on alleviating emergency department pressures by diverting paediatric patients, with certain non-urgent care needs (e.g. Cough, cold and flu symptoms) to our Paediatric Care Clinic in Mississauga. Summerville Family Health Team will be responsible for hiring and managing staff on a day-to-day basis. The clinic is located at one of Summerville’s sites in Mississauga, Ontario.

Job Summary
We are seeking a Full-time Nurse Practitioner that will be an integral part of our Pediatric clinic, providing a range of primary care services to individuals between the ages of 6 months to 17 years old. The NP must be comfortable working independently to their full scope.

Duties and Responsibilities 

• Provides comprehensive and excellent health care to patients, in accordance with standards set by the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), and in collaboration with other team members in a patient-centered manner;
• Completes assessments, diagnoses and provides holistic care for our pediatric patients;
• Plays a cooperative role within the Clinic by collaborating with other team members; and working closely with the Physician lead of the Paediatric Clinic;
• Identifies and implements quality improvement initiatives to increase the efficiency and/or effectiveness of patient care;
• Maintains accurate, concise and confidential EMR documentation pertaining to patient care and ensures ongoing communication with the care team.
• Participates in quality improvement initiatives including planning, implementation and reporting;
• Engages with community partners to plan and/or deliver services with the goal of improving the health of people in our community (e.g. MOHT initiatives).

Qualifications and Skills:

• Master’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized Post-Secondary Institution;
• Minimum of 3 years working experience in a primary care setting;
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Nurse Practitioner – Primary Health Care;
• Liability Protection through the Canadian Nurses Protective Society (CNPS);
• CPR Certification required;
• Intermediate knowledge of MS word, Excel and EMR (e.g. Accuro);
• Able to partner and work collaboratively as part of a multi-disciplinary team;
• Good critical thinking and decision making skills;
• Ability to use digital technologies for patient care and program delivery (e.g. Zoom);
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including facilitation skills.