Nurse Practitioner – Diabetes Program

•Provide comprehensive client care using advanced assessment skills and sound
knowledge of clinical therapeutics
• Direct, provide and evaluate as holistic client care based on advanced nursing
and medical management knowledge and skills.
• Perform and document comprehensive client assessments based on thorough
history taking and physical examination.
• Identify and analyze client’s physical and psychological health care problems.
• Develop plan of care in collaboration with the team of professionals within the
Diabetes Program
• Identify health education needs of clients and families independently or in
collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Identify, order and prioritize appropriate diagnostic test, medications and
procedures.
• Interpret laboratory/radiology and other test results.
• Communicate with and interpret to clients/families and community health care
members diagnosis, treatment plan, and related implications.
• Accurately document assessment, plan, intervention, and evaluation of
client/family responses in hospital chart.
• Liaise with staff regarding clients to communicate information and facilitate follow
up care and treatment.
• Direct referrals to the appropriate health care professionals or services.
• Provide individual counselling/instruction to facilitate client/family understanding
of Diabetes.
• Assist individuals and families in coping with Diabetes management and
treatment plan by guiding and supporting while providing an environment that
promotes independence.
• Capture relevant and required data as defined by the Ontario Health, HQO,
Accreditation or other quality improvement strategies.
• Align improvement projects with the organization and monitor or adjust to
achieve greater outcomes.
• Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
• Perform other duties as required. Provide comprehensive client care using advanced assessment skills and sound
knowledge of clinical therapeutics
• Direct, provide and evaluate as holistic client care based on advanced nursing
and medical management knowledge and skills.
• Perform and document comprehensive client assessments based on thorough
history taking and physical examination.
• Identify and analyze client’s physical and psychological health care problems.
• Develop plan of care in collaboration with the team of professionals within the
Diabetes Program
• Identify health education needs of clients and families independently or in
collaboration with the interdisciplinary team.
• Identify, order and prioritize appropriate diagnostic test, medications and
procedures.
• Interpret laboratory/radiology and other test results.
• Communicate with and interpret to clients/families and community health care
members diagnosis, treatment plan, and related implications.
• Accurately document assessment, plan, intervention, and evaluation of
client/family responses in hospital chart.
• Liaise with staff regarding clients to communicate information and facilitate follow
up care and treatment.
• Direct referrals to the appropriate health care professionals or services.
• Provide individual counselling/instruction to facilitate client/family understanding
of Diabetes.
• Assist individuals and families in coping with Diabetes management and
treatment plan by guiding and supporting while providing an environment that
promotes independence.
• Capture relevant and required data as defined by the Ontario Health, HQO,
Accreditation or other quality improvement strategies.
• Align improvement projects with the organization and monitor or adjust to
achieve greater outcomes.
• Educate and promote health, safety and wellness in the work place.
• Perform other duties as required.