Attending Physician / Nurse Practitioner- Part Time
Job Overview
- Company Name Southbridge Care Homes
- Job Start Date Fri, 26 Jan 2024 04:24:40 GMT
- Job Type Part Time
- Job Source Careerjet
Job title: Attending Physician / Nurse Practitioner- Part Time
Job description: Home: Pinecrest
Location: Plantagenet, Ontario
Position: Attending Physician / Nurse Practitioner
Reporting to the Executive Director, the Attending Physician will provide high quality resident centered medical care.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Attends the nursing home on a weekly basis, to provide clinical care to assigned residents;
- Addresses resident acute and chronic care needs and provides appropriate and timely documentation;
- Identifies circumstances in which palliative and/or end of life care may benefit the resident and family members and work collaboratively with members of the interdisciplinary team;
- Works effectively and efficiently with members of the interdisciplinary team including the medical director to ensure the highest level of care is provided to residents;
- Conducts regular medication drug review and documents/updates resident’s health record;
- Participates in after hour on-call;
- Commits to continuing education related to long term care, care of the elderly, palliative care and dementia care.
- Participates in physician peer review to continually improve resident care.
QUALIFICATIONS
- Medical practitioner license to practice medicine in the Province of Ontario, and at all times be a member in good standing of the Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario;
- MUST BE BILINGUAL
- Experience working in Long Term Care preferred;
- Knowledge of regulations governing long term care;
- Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team;
- Ability to build trust and interact in a professional manner with staff, residents, families and other community partners.
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