Nurse Practitioner

The University Health Network, where “above all else the needs of patients come first”, encompasses Toronto General Hospital, Toronto Western Hospital, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute, the Michener Institute of Education and West Park Healthcare Centre. The breadth of research, the complexity of the cases treated, and the magnitude of its educational enterprise has made UHN a national and international resource for patient care, research and education. With a long tradition of ground breaking firsts and a purpose of “Transforming lives and communities through excellence in care, discovery and learning”, the University Health Network (UHN), Canada’s largest research teaching hospital, brings together over 16,000 employees, more than 1,200 physicians, 8,000+ students, and many volunteers. UHN is a caring, creative place where amazing people are amazing the world.

Connected Care Hub at UHN

The Connected Care Hub focuses on delivering a virtual and in-person integrated care experience for patients and their caregivers. Our goal is to reduce unnecessary hospital visits, improve patient satisfaction and experience, and improve health outcomes by following the patient throughout the transitional period of their journey, including supporting individuals in staying at home or as close to home as possible. This clinic currently provides transitional care for patients living with diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, COVID and other respiratory illnesses (including therapeutic treatments). The clinic serves as an integration hub for the community to support primary, home and community care providers

POSITION SUMMARY:

Reporting to the Manager of UHN’s Connected Care Clinic, the Nurse Practitioner, as a member of the Program, provides patient-centered navigation, intensive case management and coordination of services to a selected group of patients as they access care within University Health Network and with partner organizations, as required.

The Nurse Practitioner is expected to demonstrate autonomy while assuming and having sole accountability and the authority to independently communicate a diagnosis, prescribe drugs and order a range of diagnostic tests for an outpatient client population of the Connected Care Hub. As a nursing leader, the Nurse Practitioner is expected to provide clinical care, research and education. Each Nurse Practitioner will be responsible for collaborative practice within a health care team. The Nurse Practitioner will also demonstrate leadership as a change agent and support advancement of nursing practice within the Connected Care Hub by supporting, coaching and training the program’s other nursing roles.

Duties:

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