About this role
Maple Villa is an independent 93-bed licensed long-term care home located in Burlington, Ontario. Maple Villa is fully accredited by Accreditation Canada and has been providing quality resident and family-focused care since 1971. We continually strive to make a difference, to provide Person and Family-centered care and provide services where safety is a priority.
Our interdisciplinary team are committed about the care for our residents, staff, families and volunteers and are consistently reflecting on practices and areas of improvement to provide exceptional, individualized, culturally competent care to our residents and maintain a strong and dedicated health care team.
We are opening a new Home in January 2027 that will support 256 residents in our community! The new Maple Villa is located on Palladium Way in north Burlington.
Position Summary
Under the direction of and reporting to the Administrator, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides care and services in accordance with established policy, protocols, procedures for health care services. Collaborates with the physician to provide follow up on diagnosed conditions and provides on call support.
The NP collaborates with the resident, family/caregiver, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team in the development, implementation and evaluation of the resident?s care including the residents? plan of care.
The NP works within their scope of practice in accordance with the legislated requirements of the Fixing Long-Term Care Act, 2021 and Ontario Regulation 246/22, Long-Term Care Program Directives, the appropriate sections of the Health Discipline Act, Occupational Health & Safety Act, Pharmacy Act, Food & Drug Act (Canada), Narcotic Control Act (Canada) and other pertinent Federal, Provincial and Municipal Statutes, which influence the operation of the Long -Term Care Home and more specifically the nursing department.
The NP implements a culture focusing on resident and team member experience where we embrace ? Better Living? by creating communities where ALL residents, families and staff thrive.
Core Competencies
- Communication (written and verbal)
- Can translate best practices and research into clinical care
- Leadership
- Analytical decision making and problem solving
- Negotiation
- Assertiveness
- Objectivity
- Adaptability/Flexibility
- Organization and planning
- Ability to encourage change
- Continuous Learning
Qualifications
? Must possess a current certificate of competence from the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class, and entitled to practice
? Postgraduate education in gerontology (an asset)
? Specialty certification in gerontological nursing (an asset)
? Post graduate certification in palliative care (an asset)
? Experience in Mental Health Nursing (an asset)
? Must be computer literate
? Multilingual facility (an asset).
Hours of Work
- Available 7 days per week
- Flexible Hours
- Provides on call support as part of physician/NP on call schedule
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Resident Relations
? Provides comprehensive primary care to residents as part of the interdisciplinary health care team.
? In collaboration with the Attending Physicians, performs a person-centered health assessment of residents on admission (including a comprehensive health history and best possible medication history), annually and as needed (including quarterly medication reviews).
? Engages with the resident / family / substitute decision maker (SDM) in regular dialogue about their care plan.
? Participates in care conferences.
? Manages the care of residents by providing pharmacological, complementary, non-pharmacologic and/or other interventions within the scope of practice for NPs.
? Provides leadership to the interdisciplinary team in the provision of resident centered
o palliative and end-of-life care, including pain and symptom management, and,
o dementia care including responsive b