Full Time Nurse Practitioner

SOAR Community Services; Brantford; On-site; CAD 104,000 - 127,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, and travel ins

RRSP/TFSA matching

CNO fee reimbursement

EAP for staff and families

3 weeks vacation + personal leave + 15

Wellness time

Job summary

SOAR Community Services is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to support client transition back to the community through RAAM. This role emphasizes harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and client-centered practice in a fast-paced setting.

You will perform comprehensive mental health and medical assessments, manage medications including OAT, and lead care transitions while collaborating with hospitals, RAAM, and other partners. Eligible to work in Canada; Brantford, Ontario-based.

Qualifications

• NP (Extended Class) in good standing with the CNO.
• Bachelor of Nursing + Nurse Practitioner designation.
• Strong assessment, prescribing, and clinical decision-making skills.
• Knowledge of CNO standards and reflective practice.
• Current BCLS/CPR and required liability insurance.
• Reliable transportation.
• Resilience in high-impact, trauma-exposed environments.

Responsibilities

• Complete comprehensive mental health, addictions, and physical assessments.
• Develop and adjust individualized care and treatment plans.
• Prescribe and manage medications, including OAT.
• Monitor withdrawal and medication response.
• Conduct medical intakes for bed-based treatment.
• Complete risk assessments and respond appropriately.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (RAAM, hospitals, pharmacy).
• Support care transitions and continuity planning.
• Provide clinical leadership, coaching, and guidance to staff.
• Contribute to program development and best practices.
• Stay current with evidence-based practice.

Skills

NP (Extended Class)

Nurse Practitioner designation

Clinical decision-making

Prescribing skills

CNO standards knowledge

BCLS/CPR

Reliable transportation

Trauma-informed care

Education

Bachelor of Nursing + NP designation

Job description

The Opportunity

We are recruiting for a

This position includes a unique opportunity to support client transition back to the community through follow up at the RAAM (Rapid Access Addictions Medicine).

This role is ideal for a Nurse Practitioner who thrives in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about harm reduction, trauma-informed care, and client-centred practice.

• Type
• Full-Time
• Location
• Brantford, ON
• Salary
• Starting at $115,616.00 annually.
• Positions
• 1
• Posted
• August 20, 2026
• Expires
• August 31, 2026
• Hours of Work
• Monday-Friday, 37.5 hours.

What You’ll Do

• Complete comprehensive mental health, addictions, and physical assessments
• Develop and adjust individualized care and treatment plans
• Prescribe and manage medications, including OAT
• Monitor withdrawal and medication response
• Conduct medical intakes for bed-based treatment
• Complete risk assessments and respond appropriately
• Collaborate with internal teams and external partners (RAAM, hospitals, pharmacy)
• Support care transitions and continuity planning
• Provide clinical leadership, coaching, and guidance to staff
• Contribute to program development and best practices
• Stay current with evidence-based practice

What You’ll Bring

Required

• NP (Extended Class) in good standing with the CNO
• Bachelor of Nursing + Nurse Practitioner designation
• Strong assessment, prescribing, and clinical decision-making skills
• Knowledge of CNO standards and reflective practice
• Current BCLS/CPR and required liability insurance
• Reliable transportation
• Resilience in high-impact, trauma-exposed environments

Assets

• Experience in mental health, addictions, or concurrent disorders
• Knowledge of addiction medicine, OAT, and harm reduction
• Trauma-informed and recovery-oriented approach
• Controlled substances prescribing education
• Membership in NPAO/RNAO or CPMHN certification
• Familiarity with relevant legislation (Mental Health Act, PHIPA)

Eligibility

• Eligible to work in Canada
• Vacant Position

Why Join SOAR?

• Salary: Starting at $115,616.00 annually.
• Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, vision, and travel insurance, with options fully paid for Full Time staff.
• Time off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 60 hours of personal leave, and 15 hours of wellness time (pro-rated first year).
• CNO fee reimbursement.
• Employee Assistance Plan (EAP) for staff and their families.
• RSP/TFSA matching for eligible staff.
• A supportive, values-driven workplace that prioritizes your well-being.

Our Commitment to Job Seekers

SOAR Community Services is committed to implementing the Calls to Action framed by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. We acknowledge that we live and work on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit and traditional territories of the Erie, Neutral, Huron-Wyandot, the Haudenosaunee, and some of the Ojibwa Nation. The territory is mutually covered by the Dish with One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant. We are grateful to have the opportunity to work in this community, on this territory. We also acknowledge that the settler population has been able to benefit from this beautiful land. We are all treaty members and will strive to act in solidarity with Indigenous Peoples and center their voices.

SOAR Community Services is committed to advancing equity, diversity, inclusion, and belonging within our workplace and across the communities we serve. We welcome applications from individuals with lived and living experience and from members of equity‑deserving groups, including Indigenous, Black, and racialized communities, 2SLGBTQIA+ individuals, and persons with disabilities. We encourage applications from all qualified individuals. If you require accommodations as part of the hiring process, please let us know so that we may arrange for their provision.

Personal information submitted will only be used for the purposes of the competition in accordance with the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.