Nurse practitioner

Work setting

• Hospital or home for the aged

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Death counselling
• Advise patients on health care
• Examine patients and take their medical histories and consult with physicians and other medical practitioners to evaluate patients' physical and mental health
• Formulate and implement treatment plans and monitor patients' progress
• Perform or order diagnostic tests and interpret results
• Provide health maintenance education

Credentials

Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses 

• Licensure as a Nurse Practitioner by the province/territory of work

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Fast-paced environment
• Manual dexterity
• Sitting
• Standing for extended periods

Personal suitability

• Accurate
• Dependability
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Interpersonal awareness
• Judgement
• Reliability
• Team player