Nurse Practitioner - Mental Health

Job Type:

Employee

Duration in Months (for fixed-term jobs):

N/A

Job Family:

Student Health and Wellness

# of Open Positions:

1

Faculty/Service - Department:

Health and Wellness Centre Operations

Campus:

Main Campus

Union Affiliation:

N/A

Date Posted:

May 19, 2023

Closing Date:

June 05, 2023

Note: Applications will be accepted until 11:59 PM on the day prior to the Posting End Date above

Hours per week:

35

Salary Grade:

Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range:

$95,745.00 - $116,554.00

About Student Affairs :

Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. Our large family of nearly 500 full-time employees, not to mention hundreds more part-time and student workers, works hard to provide students with the tools and support they need to choose their postsecondary education establishment, apply, enrol in their courses, eat, sleep, play, study, succeed, thrive, and graduate. We have a wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways. We hope you join our service and help us continue to help students reach their full potential and ensure the competitiveness and longevity of the University of Ottawa!

Position purpose:

Reporting to the Manager, Student Health and Wellness Center, the incumbent will provide primary comprehensive mental health care services in the areas of prevention, treatment of disease and injury and support for students where all services must be provided in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario’s Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses in the Extended Class. The Nurse Practitioner, RN (EC) works both independently and in collaboration with other members of our interdisciplinary team.

In this role, your responsibilities will include:

• Performing various clinical tasks – medical assessments, therapeutic management based on diagnosis and health education for the student population – in compliance with the standard for nurse practitioners and all CNO standards.
• Ensuring that infection control and occupational health and safety standards are followed to protect other employees and students, prevent any epidemics and avoid possible dangers.
• Responding to emergency situations and implement appropriate interventions.
• Communicating diagnosis and treatment plan options and as such provides acute and chronic care management by working autonomously to accomplish those related tasks and, as need be, consults with physicians and/or other health care providers.
• Completing students’ assessment in documenting (i.e. charting) all pertinent medical information in the electronic medical record application to ensure that client care is followed-up and informs on possible outcomes/health risks. Maintain confidentiality and its application to student electronic health records.
• Other tasks assigned within the framework of the practice of the IP.
• Administering medications and prescribe treatments according to policies and protocols within scope of practice as to ensure proper and timely student care.

What you will bring:

• Strong communication skills and ability to communicate effectively and concisely, both French and English. (other languages an asset)
• Demonstrated ability to respect diversity and use inclusive behaviour, responding with sensitivity and self-awareness to the unique needs of students, including visible and non-visible dimensions of diversity.
• Working knowledge of legislation informing the practice (i.e., Health Care Consent Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, Regulated Health Professions Act, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to inter-professional care
• Registration in the Nurse Extended Class (Nurse Practitioner) and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontari
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
• Experience in dealing with mental health issues including trauma-informed care, crisis management including pharmacological management of common presentations like mood and anxiety disorders as well as sleep disturbances
• Strong clinical and effective time management skills.
• Ability to effectively deal with situations that have no precedent are sensitive, confidential and may be high-risk. Ability to propose creative and safe solutions.
• Master’s degree in Nursing - Primary Health Care
• Valid certification for Basic Life Saving
• Previous experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) (ex.: Telus PS suite, OSCAR, Purkinje).
• Three (3) years of experience in a clinical nursing practice as a Nurse Practitioner providing mental health care in a primary or tiertiary setting.
• Excellent health assessment skills, clinical judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Working exposure in a post secondary teaching institution an asset

Key Competencies at uOttawa:

Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.

Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.

Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.

Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.

Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.