Family Practice Nurse Practitioners
Nurse Practitioners (NPs) are working within Patient Medical Homes in the Vancouver Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to offer increased patient attachment and access to primary care. NPs are health care providers who complete graduate level clinical education that allows them to diagnose and treat diseases and health conditions. NPs also educate and support patients with health issues ranging from simple to complex and acute to chronic.
Nurse Practitioners can:
- Act as the primary care provider for patients
- Help patients to manage and improve their physical and mental health
- Conduct medical and physical assessments
- Order and interpret tests, such as medical imaging and bloodwork
- Diagnose medical conditions
- Prescribe medications and write orders
- Complete disability, ICBC, WorkSafe BC, and extended health benefits forms
- Conduct minor procedures such as intrauterine device (IUD) insertion, removal of lesions, and tissue biopsies
- Refer patients to medical specialists of any type
- Work with other team members including Family Physicians, PCN Registered Nurses and the PCN Interprofessional Teams to ensure the best care
Want to know more?
You can find out more about NPs on the HealthLinkBC site here.
Are you a clinic owner/lead hoping to add or recruit NPs into your clinic? Or are you looking for information to help support onboarding a NP into your clinic? Get in touch with your PCNs Community Network Manager.
Are you an NP who is interested in working in a family practice primary care clinic in Vancouver? Contact the Recruitment & Retention Team at recruitment@vancouverdivision.com. You can also check out current NP postings on our Work in Vancouver website.
If you are looking to be attached to a Family Doctor or a Nurse Practitioner, please visit the Health Connect Registry.
Support Documents for NPs
Are you an Family Practice NP working in a Vancouver PCN? See the links below for helpful documents to support you.
Nurse Practitioner Stakeholder Overview – this document covers off who to reach out to for support as you are working as an NP in the Vancouver Primary Care Networks
Nurse Practitioner Overhead Guidelines & Principles – This his document is provided as a guideline related to the NP overhead allocation provided within the NP service contracts.
