Nurse Practitioner & Clinic Lead

Who we are:

Canadian Mental Health Association Durham is an integrated community mental health and primary care hub that has been providing mental health services to Durham Region for over 60 years.

During that time, it has evolved to provide a broad range of services to individuals and their families experiencing mental health challenges, from information and education to case management, psychosocial rehabilitation, housing and primary healthcare. These services are provided through inter-professional teams focused on providing clinically based services that, in addition to dealing with client mental health issues, address social determinants of health using the recovery model.

Please note that this salary includes a $10,000 stipend

Overview

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) and Clinic Lead provides services to clients who include the individual throughout their lifespan, the family, and the community, with strong emphasis on health promotion, patient education and disease prevention. In addition to the clinical functions, the Nurse Practitioner Clinic Lead participates in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and services in the Nurse Practitioner Led Clinic (NPLC) within the Canadian Mental Health Association (CMHA) Durham.

The NP Clinic Lead will work closely with NP Colleagues and the Performance Manager for the NPLC. The NP Clinic Lead will be responsible for the operational running of the clinic holding accountability to the Senior Director Clinical Operations, the Board of Directors and Ontario Health.

The NP Clinic Lead will be responsible for strategic leadership, team development, and development of policy and procedures (in consultation with the Senior Director Clinical Operations and the Performance Manager for the NPLC). The NP Clinic Lead will also ensure adherence to policy and procedures by team members.

The NP Clinic Lead is responsible for communicating the vision, mission, values and strategic plan of the organization to employees and to uphold a participatory leadership model. This position is responsible for the annual performance appraisal of professional healthcare team members. The NP Clinic Lead (in partnership with the Senior Director Clinical Operations and the Performance Manager for the NPLC) is responsible for the safety of the workplace and ensuring that employees have the necessary training and equipment and policies in place to function safely.

As the NP Clinic Lead position is a shared Admin/Clinical role, they are also expected to follow the Job Description of the Nurse Practitioner. Flexibility in hours between the two roles will be maintained to meet the demands of the two positions.

Responsibilities

Clinic Lead and Nurse Practitioner Functions

Operationalizes the business and operations plan.

Reports to Board when required and makes recommendations on the clinical operations of the NPLC.

Assists in the development of quarterly and yearly reports to the Board of Directors and Ontario Health

Communicates decisions of the Executive Leadership Team or the Board to staff in a timely fashion

Works alongside the Performance Manager of the NPLC in overseeing expenses on a daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly basis

Ensures safety in the workplace in conjunction with the Performance Manager of the NPLC by ensuring policy development, education of employees and adherence to policies

Creates and monitors the NPLC quality and improvement plan (QIP) and NPLC annual board report in conjunction with the Performance Manager of the NPLC

In collaboration with the Performance Manager of the NPLC, develops and updates the policies, procedures, guidelines and medical directives

Responsible for carrying a patient rostered caseload as directed by the Ministry of Health

Minimizes risks adhering to CMHA Durham policies and procedures identifying, assessing, evaluating and controlling risks ensuring well-being of staff and clients

Performs other duties as assigned

Ensures the appropriate best practices are utilized within the nursing function

Supports ongoing Accreditation activities

Human Resources Management

Design and develop clinical position job descriptions in conjunction with Employee Experience

Supervise, mentor, orient of preceptor professional employees.

Recruitment, selection, supervision and evaluation of all nursing staff in consultation with Employee Experience and relevant policies/guidelines.

Recruitment of physician partners in collaboration with the healthcare team when required

Encourage professional and personal development of staff

Effectively resolves staff problems as they arise

Financial Management

Review monthly and quarterly financial reports

Ensure there is a high level of integrity and accuracy in the financial information that is reported both internally and externally

Develop requests to be submitted to the Senior Director Clinical Operations in conjunction with Performance Manager of the NPLC that may submit to Ontario Health regarding space, equipment and technology

Team Development

Coordinates NP and multidisciplinary team meetings on a regular basis

Promotes regular team building activities/workshops

Promotes communication amongst the team

Supports individual growth through ongoing professional development and provides clinical guidance and support to registered nursing staff

Promotes participatory management style

Fosters an atmosphere of professionalism, accountability, shared learning, collaboration and positive outcomes

Collaborative Relationships

Collaborates with NP colleagues on clinic developments

Liaison directly or coordinate another team member to link with community service organizations, agencies, and hospitals to support the development of a primary health care network and reciprocal referral relationships

Collaborate with Ontario Health and geographic leads for population planned service delivery and integrated service delivery

Develop collaborative relationships with local area NPs and the regional NPAO chapter (for patient care needs, networking, resource sharing and to meet College of Nurses of Ontario Quality Assurance expectations)

Participating in clinical projects/studies as required

The above duties are representative but are not to be considered all-inclusive.

Skills & Qualifications

Council of Ontario University Program in Nursing Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Program Certificate (or recognized equivalent) in good standing

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

Master in Nursing or health-related field required

Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as an RN(EC) required

Current Membership with the RNAO and evidence of liability insurance

Liability protection or liability insurance required (CNPS)

Satisfactory criminal reference check

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Intermediate proficiency in written and verbal French is an asset

Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills

3-5 years leadership experience in a community, hospital or primary care setting preferred

Experience in a variety of environments and has knowledge of provincial health policy

Proficient in use of internet, Microsoft software, drug database programs

Experience in program design, delivery and evaluation an asset

Current Ontario Driver’s License

Experience with electronic medical records system is an asset

Sound knowledge of the Mental Health Act, Health Care Consent Act, and other related legislation in Ontario

Sound knowledge of psychotropic medications including usage and potential side effects

Ability to manage a system of medication checks ensuring accuracy

Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships clients, community, partners and represent the agency in a professional manner at all times

Excellent communication (written and verbal) skills and ability