VACANCY DETAILS

VACANCY NUMBER: 0000041099CC

JOB TITLE: NURSE PRACTITIONER, FT
STATUS: FULL TIME
DEPARTMENT: MENTAL HEALTH & ADDICTIONS
LOCATION: MAROTTA FAMILY HOSPITAL, ST. CATHARINES/MULTI-SITE
HOURS OF WORK: 75 HOURS PER PAY PERIOD

POSTING DATE: 23 JULY 2025
CLOSING DATE: 29 JULY 2025

UNION: ONTARIO NURSES' ASSOCIATION
WAGE RANGE: $66.430 TO $75.870 PER HOUR

POSITION OBJECTIVE:
Reporting to the Director, Mental Health & Addiction Services, the Nurse Practitioner will work to promote clinical excellence, quality patient/client-centered care and high professional standards. The primary role of the Nurse Practitioner (NP) is the provision of general medical care and clinical leadership in the treatment and management of addiction services for clients of the Addictions program. The NP will be responsible for collaborative practice within a healthcare team along with independent practice within the full scope of an RN (EC). The NP will provide focused health assessments and treatments, complete procedures as needed, and be involved in case management, case consultation, education, and research activities that reflect recovery/client-centred care principles and values. The successful candidate will provide coverage as needed across the Addictions portfolio and will collaborate regularly with Mental Health and Emergency staff and physicians.

QUALIFICATIONS:
o Registration in Good Standing with the Ontario College of Nurses - Extended Class License
o Bachelor's degree in Nursing, Masters in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing preferred
o Successful completion of a Nurse Practitioner program from a recognized university
o Minimum of three years' experience in mental health or addictions setting
o Demonstrated knowledge of CNO Standards of Practice and commitment to maintaining reflective practice standards as described by the CNO
o Demonstrated knowledge of addictions and mental health required including ability to complete comprehensive mental status examinations with assessment of suicidal and homicidal risk
o Demonstrated knowledge of crisis intervention strategies and de-escalation approaches
o Current SMG (Safe Management Group) or Non-Violent Crisis Intervention training
o Working knowledge of the Regulated Health Profession Act, Health Care Consent Act, Substitute Decisions Act, and Personal Health Information Protection Act
o Working knowledge of formal and informal community services and resources within Niagara Region
o Demonstrated experience and proficiency in the provision of effective clinical consultation
o Demonstrated skill in program development using a collaborative, stakeholder engaged process
o Demonstrated clinical leadership skills to organize and co-ordinate the care of patients in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team
o Proven success in providing clinical leadership in a team environment and ability to encourage innovation and creativity amongst team members required
o Ability to be self-directed in clinical practice as required in the areas of assessment, diagnosis and therapeutics
o Demonstrated commitment to professional development, ongoing education, quality improvement and integration of research into clinical practice
o Demonstrated ability to conduct advanced focus on comprehensive health history, mental health and addiction assessment with identification of health needs and formulation of evidence-informed plan of care
o Demonstrated organizational, problem-solving decision-making, conflict resolution and critical thinking skills
o Ability to foster collaborative working relationships
o Advanced knowledge of trauma-informed practices
o Must be willing to work flexible hours to reflect patient population needs
o Ability to promote professional education and advance knowledge through research
o Demonstrated commitment to the mission and values of the Niagara Health
o Applies Niagara Health values, professional practice standards, recovery/client-centered philosophy to patient care & service
o Proficiency with computer applications including Microsoft Office
o Must maintain valid Ontario driver's license and have access to reliable transportation, as inter-site visits are required
o Proficiency in both official languages (English & French) would be considered an asset
o Consistent and regular attendance required

Questions, quoting the job posting number, may be directed to hrrecruit@niagarahealth.on.ca

At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a "prefer not to answer" option.