Job descriptionsAssociation Role DescriptionsMany professional associations offer generic role descriptions and other information about what it is like to work in their profession: Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists: Canadian Association of Social Workers Canadian Association of Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists: A brief description is in the attached document with more information available at http://www.caslpa.ca/english/careers/careers.asp Audiologists and Speech Language Pathologists Speech Language Pathologists Canadian Nurses Association: Nurse Practitioner at http://www.cnpi.ca/faq.asp Advanced Nursing Practice at http://www.cnaaiic.ca/ Clinical Nurse Specialist at http://www.cnaaiic.ca/CNA/ Canadian Pharmacists Association: Canadian Physiotherapy Association: Canadian Psychological Association: College of Family Physicians of Canada: Dietitians of Canada: Dr. Charles L. LeGrow Health Care Centre (site visit)A multi-functional district health centre located in the town of Port aux Basques on Newfoundland's southwest coast. It is a 44-bed, fully accredited, non-denominational, multi-functional district health centre that provides inpatient and outpatient acute care and community services. Mid-Main Community Health Centre (site visit)This is a non-profit community health centre located in central Vancouver. The medical clinic is partnered with a dentistry clinic. It started in 1988 with a group of people who wanted to make a difference. The physicians had a vision of, and believed in, community health care. The mission of the Mid-Main Community Health Centre is: "to improve the health of our clients by delivering comprehensive, accessible and high quality health services according to individual and family needs." Two documents are highlighted: a job description for primary care nurse clinicians; and a form that clarifies the job descriptions and relationships within the MMjob description NP Clarifying Job Descriptions and Related Tasks Nor'West Co-op Community Health Centre (site visit)It is a non-profit accredited health agency located in north Winnipeg. Nor'West centre was established in 1972 by community members as part of a co-operative community health centre. The vision, which was inspired by Scandinavian models, was: "At Nor'West centre preventative care will be a fact, not a concept; the physician will become a member of a health care team, not the leader; the patient will become an individual, not an illness; and health care will involve the dentist, the nurse, the nutritionist, the social worker, the pharmacist, the community worker and the community working together, not in isolation from each other." Job descriptions for the community development coordinator, family violence counselor, aboriginal health outreach worker and the primary care registered nurse are highlighted. CDCoordinator Position Family Violence Counsellor Position Aboriginal Health Outreach Primary Care Registered Nurse Rosedale Medical Group (site visit)This is one of the oldest and most well-established interdisciplinary medical practices in Ontario, having existed since the mid- 1970s in the east end of Hamilton, Ontario. Job descriptions are available for the primary care nurse and the clinic manager. |
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