Nurse Practitioner - Pain Service Surgery Program

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) acts as an autonomous health professional with advanced education and provides essential health services grounded in professional, ethical and legal standards. With a specialty-based focus, the NP works within an expanded nursing role and utilizing expert skill to formulate clinical decisions and appropriate management of acute pain. The NP integrates in-depth knowledge of advanced nursing practice and theory, health management, health promotion, disease/injury prevention, and other relevant biomedical and psychosocial theories to provide comprehensive health services. The NP will utilize a collaborative approach with the broader interprofessional surgical team. The NP works in collaboration with clients and other health-care providers in the provision of high-quality patient-centered care. They work with diverse client populations in a variety of contexts and practice settings.

The Nurse Practitioner has an expanded scope of practice that includes a range of diagnoses, prescribing a range of drugs and ordering a range of diagnostic tests. The NP role will encompass the full scope of advanced nursing practice blended with expanded functions including medical directives.

As a member of the Surgery Program team, the NP will specialize in complex pain management for surgical patients across the two hospital sites. The goal of care will be to support as a clinical expert, the peri operative and inpatient patients and teams in addressing acute and complex pain management issues as well as provide support for the safe and seamless transition of care.   

 Duties

• Collaborate with Anesthesia to create a patient centered pain management care plan involving the patient and family.
• Work closely daily with the Acute Multi-Service (AMS) Anesthesiologist to design and execute pain management care plans.
• Provide continuity of care and discharge education at the time of discharge from hospital, supporting the patient's recovery at home and bridging care to the outpatient team and community resources.
• Collaborate with community-based pain management programs to help patients with pain relief that extend beyond the surgical program
• Lead scholarly work in quality improvement, research and interprofessional education.
• Play a leadership role and perform quality improvement and administrative responsibilities.
• Participate in policy and procedure development.
• Perform research activities; deliver, coordinate and participate in education and professional development activities/programs.
• Perform activities to further develop and strengthen the profession. 

What must you have?

• Completion of Masters Degree Program in Nursing
• Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario as an Extended Class RN and is a member in good standing.
• Minimum of 3 years of recent clinical experience in Surgery and/or acute pain management required.
• Membership in the Nurse Practitioner Association of Ontario preferred.
• National certification in Perioperative Nursing from the Canadian Nurses Association preferred
• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life support is required.

What else do you bring?

• Advanced clinical knowledge of current best practices in management of acute pain for Surgery patients inclusive of multi-modal treatment plans.
• Expert understanding of anaesthesia-based care.
• Demonstrated knowledge of chronic pain
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience of theories guiding adult learning principles and principles guiding health promotion activities.
• Demonstrated knowledge of planning, developing and implementing education initiatives for health care providers and community members.
• Experience in Case Management preferred.
• Embraces a philosophy of patient and family centered care using effective communication and counselling skills
• Demonstrates leadership in clinical excellence.
• Excellent Assessment and provision of services to clients, families and communities.
• Advanced nursing assessment skills and sound knowledge of clinical therapeutics related to surgery and pain management.
• Excellent organizational, critical appraisal and analytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• High level of initiative and self-direction.
• Exemplary interpersonal and communications skills.
• Computer literacy in a Windows environment utilizing Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook at a senior level.
• Proven attendance record.
• Demonstrates understanding and complies with patient and staff safety policies and procedures that foster a safe and inclusive environment for all.
• Ability to perform the essential duties of the job.
• Effective use of empathy in interactions with others.
• Demonstrated behaviors consistent with Mackenzie Health’s Commitment to Caring.
• Behaviour modelling that is aligned with the values of Mackenzie Health – Excellence, Leadership and Empathy.
• Commitment to providing an exceptional experience for staff and clients within a challenging and exciting healthcare environment.

*This position is represented by ONA.

*You may be required to work at any site of Mackenzie Health.

Mackenzie Health is an inclusive and equal opportunity employer committed to providing accommodations for applicants upon request at any stage of the recruitment process in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA) and the Ontario Human Rights Code.

Our hiring process does not involve the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to screen, assess or select applicants.

We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those under consideration for an interview will be contacted.