Nurse Practioner - Main Street Project
People First HR Services
- Winnipeg, MB
- Permanent
- Full-time
Winnipeg, ManitobaWe are seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the team at Main Street Project. Reporting to the Director of Healing and Harm Reduction, this role entails delivering primary health care services to Main Street Project community members, encompassing independent nursing services, continuous health management, administration of prescribed treatments, collaboration within the healthcare team, and coordinating care, with a primary focus on Withdrawal Management Services. Additionally, the Nurse Practitioner will offer guidance and support to Main Street Project's harm reduction programs.The Nurse Practitioner is Responsible For:
- Performing comprehensive health assessments using sound clinical, judgment, diagnostic and therapeutic skills to evaluate patients' physical and mental health.
- Conducting patient interviews, physical assessments and take medical histories and advise community members on health care including health promotion, disease, illness and accident prevention.
- Implementing strategies to promote health and prevent illness with community members.
- Consulting with physicians or other health care professionals when the patients' condition requires care beyond the scope of NP practice, and managing information database.
- Formulating and implementing treatment plans and monitoring patient progress.
- Providing care to community members in the Withdrawal Management Services program including; reviewing medial forms, monitoring prescriptions, providing health checks, and monitoring during stay.
- Performing comprehensive health assessments using sound clinical, judgment, diagnostic and therapeutic skills to evaluate patients' physical and mental health.
- Training staff to adhere to the highest standards of medication administration.
- Acting as the patient advocate showing respect, dignity and consideration for community members.
- Master's degree in nursing; or completion of a nursing program with additional advanced or extended primary health care nursing education; and relevant practice as a Nurse Practitioner. Registration as an NP within the province of Manitoba is required, ensuring work aligns with guidance from the Manitoba College of Nurses.
- CPR/AED Level C & Cleared criminal background check vulnerable sector search certified.
- Must be able to meet physical demands of job, ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
- Advanced written and verbal communication skills and displays cultural intelligence.
- Knowledge and ability to apply the principles of Truth & Reconciliation.
- Knowledge in health promotion, community development and community needs.
- Must have drivers license and attend inter-agency and program related meetings.
- May be exposed to infectious waste, communicable diseases/ conditions etc.
- Pension
- Employee Benefits
- An opportunity to make an impact on the community
Main Street Project is a non-profit helping Winnipeg's most vulnerable since 1972. They offer shelter, support, and services without judgment, focusing on housing first and harm reduction. They aid those facing homelessness, addiction, and health issues with emergency shelter, nutrition, detox, advocacy, counseling, and support services.Their vision is a community in which everyone has access to a safe space where dignity, respect and self-determination are supported.Main Street Project
Values - Who They Are
- Reducing Harm
- Anti-Oppression
- Reconciliation
- Trauma Informed
Please apply online at or by emailing your resume in confidence to Jessica at . Feel free to call Janelle should you have any questions at (204) 938-4034.We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected will be contacted for an interview.#IND1**To access our career portal please use Internet Explorer. There are known issues with other web browsers.**