Job Description
Title: Clinical Nurse Specialist - Geriatrics
Location: Ottawa, ON, K1K 0T2
Employment Status: Regular Full-time
Department: Professional practice
Hours/Week: 37.50
Working Hours: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM EST
Job Details:
Reporting to the Director of Professional Practice and supporting the Advanced Practice Nurse, the incumbent acts as a Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in geriatrics. More specifically, they serve as a consultant to patients with dementia who exhibit symptoms and behaviors associated with dementia. The incumbent is able to participate in a partnership between mental health, medical, and geriatric programs for the assessment of patients with complex medical, mental health, and/or behavioral problems.
Advanced clinical practice and consultation
• To advocate, for or on behalf of clients, nurses and other team members, for the im...