Posted on April 7, 2024
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From 2024-04-07
Job Description
Family Nurse Practitioner
Mobile Health – Mobile Care Clinic
Permanent | Part-Time
What We Do And Why We Do It
The Alex Mobile Health Program provides comprehensive health and social services in a welcoming, accessible, and non-judgmental environment. The Mobile Health Team offers accessible services through outreach on our mobile care units based on the principles of barrier-free care, accessibility, inclusivity, dignity, advocacy, and empowerment. We take a trauma-informed approach providing social and wellness supports for a diverse population. The Alex Mobile Team integrates services related to physical health, mental health, social supports, cultural supports, peer supports, and addiction, to reduce barriers and improve clients’ outcomes. The Mobile Care team focus on episodic care as well as promote positive change in our community.
Under the general direction of the Mobile Health Lead, The Mobile Health Nurse Practitioner (NP) will work to their full scope of practice. We value this work and appreciate how this role will enrich our team. The NP will provide comprehensive medical and social care to vulnerable clients in Calgary, including individuals with multiple co-morbidities. This will include advanced assessments and diagnoses, order of diagnostics, and prescribe medications. The Mobile Health NP will work primarily on a small, new mobile care unit in the community at different sites providing episodic primary and addiction care. The NP in this role will support overall community needs which will include addictions services, general health assessments, wound care, etc. This Mobile Care Clinic is an addition to our existing fleet and the NP role will be instrumental in developing a care model, serve as a mentor, and play a significant role in the provision of collaborative care. This is a new full-time permanent position which will evolve based on the identified needs of the program.
What You Will Do
- Work on the Mobile Care Clinic with a Peer Support worker in an outreach capacity.
- Some care may be delivered at the Alex Community and Youth Health Centers.
- Diagnose and manage both common and complex health conditions.
- Order and interpret diagnostic tests.
- Prescribe pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and other therapies.
- Perform procedures, interventions, and treatments.
- Provide mentorship to members of the multidisciplinary team.
- Adhere to all health and safety regulations.
- Collect data and support evaluation process.
- Demonstrate enthusiasm in providing support in program design and development.
- Support fostering a team culture that promotes health and safety and a harassment-free environment.
What You Bring
- Licensed with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta under Family registration.
- Completion of an approved Nurse Practitioner program, BLS-C, and triplicate prescribing authority.
- Excitement and awareness in program development, mobile health care, and episodic care with our most vulnerable populations.
- Knowledge, skills, and abilities to work with complex individuals experiencing addictions, mental health, isolation, homelessness, and poverty concerns.
- Strong communication skills and ability to adapt communication style to meet the needs of a specific individual.
- Must be comfortable working using harm reduction, strength-based, and trauma-informed care techniques as well as an understanding of anti-oppressive practice.
- Boundaries yet able to effectively build relationships with hard to engage patients.
- Assertive, professional, and positive, with an ability to effectively represent the organization.
Working Environment
Primarily outreach with the Mobile Health Clinic; some work will be done in-house at the Main Alex Building (2840 2nd Ave SE). 0.5 FTE Standard Hours are 8:30 am – 4:30 pm, weekdays. Continuous extended periods of sitting, standing, and walking (sometimes up/down stairwells). As a condition of employment, The Alex requires the successful candidate to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. Where the candidate has not obtained the vaccine, the candidate will be considered on an exception, and case by case basis; The Alex will adhere to its obligations under the Alberta Human Rights Act.
How To Apply
If you are as passionate as we are about making a difference in people’s lives, please visit our career centre: Jobs at The Alex | The Alex.
The Alex is committed to embedding the principles of equity, inclusion, and diversity across the organization. We are committed to removing barriers to employment that are faced by equity-seeking groups and encourage (but not require) members of these groups to self-identify as such in their cover letters.
In accordance with our strategic priorities, we particularly encourage applications from individuals who self-identify as racialized* or Indigenous (First Nation, Metis, or Inuit).
The term “racialized” is used here instead of the more outdated and inaccurate terms “racial minority, “visible minority”, “person of colour”, or “non-White”.
For further information about The Alex and its programs, we encourage you to visit our website at www.thealex.ca.