Job Description
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) works within a primary care network at a Nurse Practitioner lead clinic and, together with other members of an interprofessional care team, provides full scope team-based primary care for a panel of patients.
The NP is responsible and accountable for the comprehensive assessment of patients/clients/residents including diagnosing diseases, disorders and conditions. The NP initiates treatment including health care management, therapeutic interventions and prescribes medications in accordance with the statutory and regulatory standards, limits and conditions, policy and guidelines. The NP provides professional guidance to students and other health professionals and practices autonomously and interdependently within the context of an interdisciplinary health care team, making referrals to physicians and others as appropriate.
This position collaborates with patients clients/residents and other members of the interdisciplinary team to ident...