Company Biography
HGH is a bilingual community hospital which has more than 800 employees and 160 physicians, and serves the Prescott-Russell region in Ontario.
With a heritage of over 100 years of quality care delivery, HGH is known for its culture of compassion, spirit of innovation and excellence of care. HGH is now growing and becoming a full-service regional hospital to meet the changing need of the community.
HGH offers to its employees a dynamic clinical environment that promotes a diverse and interdisciplinary professional practice. Our hospital offers access to services among the best in the region, including 40 specialized clinics, in addition to the full range of general care and services. The opportunities for professional challenges and career advancement are diverse and encourage all to excel.
Position Overview
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides direct, specialized, comprehensive nursing assessments, case management, lifestyle counseling, and education emphasizing on health promotion, and disease prevention strategies to positively affect health outcomes. The NP works in an extended nursing role demonstrating a high level of autonomy and expert skill in order to formulate clinical decisions, appropriately manage acute illness and promote wellness within their area of specialty.
The NP explicitly consults the inter-professional team where care is required outside of the NP scope of practice and/or not covered by a Medical Directive. The incumbent acts as a liaison and consultant to other health care providers and regional partners regarding patient care and health services within the LHIN. She/he provides leadership in the transfer of knowledge into practice in nursing and related fields appropriate to the clinical focus.
At Hawkesbury General Hospital, can offer you that other hospitals can't, and why you should definitely choose to join our team:
1. To work in a bilingual, innovative environment, with state-of-the-art equipment and an electronic patient record management system (EPIC).
2. To work in an environment where you'll be part of a big family, and where everyone is committed to serving the patient and the community.
3. To benefit from competitive conditions, such as various premiums based on collective agreements, a complete range of fringe benefits and an employee and family assistance program, including the HOOPP, a defined-benefit pension plan, considered one of the largest and most respected in Canada.
4. To improve your quality of life and say goodbye to traffic jams by enjoying a smooth flow of traffic to and from work.
5. Free, secure parking for all employees, with charging stations for hybrid and electric cars.
6. To hone your skills and advance your career through a wide range of training and development opportunities.
7. To live in a central region, on the Quebec border, only an hour from Montreal and Ottawa, along the Ottawa River.
8. To live in a place that suits all lifestyles: Hawkesbury offers the services of a town with the advantages of the countryside.
9. To be able to choose to offer your family a bilingual education, in French or English, at any of the 43 educational institutions in the area.
10. To marvel at and discover the region's vast green spaces, its parks and forests, its range of leisure, sports and cultural services, not to mention its accessibility to a vast national and international transportation network.
Criminal Check
As a pre-condition of employment:
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All new HGH employees will be required to obtain and provide a satisfactory Police Records Check dated within six (6) months from the date of issue.
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As of now, HGH will require all employees, physicians, learners, contractors and volunteers to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
At HGH, we are committed to promoting an accessible work environment where all employees and candidates feel respected. We support the principles of adaptation in the workplace. If you need workplace accommodation during any stage of the recruitment process or anytime thereafter, please notify a member of the Human Resources team. We will be pleased to assist you and accommodate your needs.
What we are looking for
REQUIREMENTS:
- Master Degree – Registered Nurse in the Extended Class including Narcotics prescribing capability. (Nurse Practitioner)
- Certificate of registration from the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Minimum of 3 years related clinical experience as a RN or Nurse Practitioner in a hospital or community setting.
- Experience with adult and geriatric population and experience working with inter-professional teams including physicians.
- Strong understanding of utilization management with a focus on transitioning patient to the most appropriate setting from ‘hospital to home’.
- Excellent understanding of emergency department ambulatory services (EDAS).
- Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills
- Knowledge of community resources.
- Strong presentation/public speaking skills
- Possess a working knowledge of both official languages.
- Must have a good attendance record.
- Must have positive attitude and compliant to HGH’s values
- Satisfactory review of the Human resources file
HOURS OF WORK:
Temporary Full-time- Maternity leave replacement until September 2027
Rotations: Day, Evening and weekend, possibility of on-call duty when on the unit
