Job Description
Career Opportunities: Nurse Practitioner - Mental Health Program )
Requisition ID -Posted -Nursing
Department: Mental Health & Addiction Care
Hours of Work: Temporary Full-Time Position (approximately 6 months), Day Shifts
Pay Band: $65.59-$74.61 per hour
Union: ONA
Location: Kingston General Hospital Site - Mental Health Emergency Services Unit (Section E and Section E‑North)
PRIMARY FUNCTION
The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a Registered Nurse (RN) in the Extended Class with additional educational preparation and experience, who possesses and demonstrates the competencies to autonomously diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests, prescribe pharmaceuticals, and perform specific procedures within their legislated scope of practice.
The NP must know and practice in accordance with the standards relevant to the practice area as well as the leg...