Nurse Practitioner

Niagara Health; Fort Erie; On-site; CAD 96,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

Niagara Health in Ontario is seeking a Nurse Practitioner to join the Fort Erie Site, collaborating with the family medicine program and physicians to provide patient-centred care in the complex care unit. You will lead, assess, plan, and manage care with emphasis on wellness, prevention and disease management, while promoting education, research, and quality improvement across Niagara Health sites.

The role requires NP certification, substantial RN/NP experience, strong leadership and

Qualifications

• Completion of Nurse Practitioner Program and/or Master in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership and ability to coordinate patient care with families and health care teams.
• Must have professional Liability Protection (RNAO or equivalent).
• Experience as a Nurse Practitioner in Acute Care, Complex Care, or Long Term Care settings.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical RN experience in related settings.
• Ability to promote education and participate in research/quality improvement.

Responsibilities

• Provide ongoing assessment, planning, management and treatment for patients in the complex care unit.
• Collaborate with Fort Erie Physicians and Niagara Health teams to deliver patient-centred care.
• Lead and promote wellness, prevention and disease management through direct patient care and education.

Skills

Leadership

Analytical thinking

Communication

Self-direction

Collaboration

Quality improvement

Education

Nurse Practitioner Program

Master in Nursing / MSc Nursing

CNO controlled substances education

Job description

HOURS OF WORK: 75 HOURS PER PAY PERIOD, MONDAY-FRIDAY

POSTING DATE: 07 AUGUST 2026

CLOSING DATE: 19 AUGUST 2026

UNION: ONTARIO NURSES' ASSOCIATION

WAGE RANGE: $69.960 TO $79.910 PER HOUR

POSITION OBJECTIVE:

The Nurse Practitioner will work in collaboration with the Niagara Health family medicine program. The Nurse Practitioner is responsible for ongoing assessment, planning, management and treatment of patients within the complex care unit in collaboration with the Fort Erie Physicians. The Nurse Practitioner will report to the Program Director. The Nurse Practitioner will provide leadership and promote excellence in patient-centred care through expert practice, education, consultation and research. The successful candidate will provide care with an emphasis on wellness, prevention and disease management through direct patient care, health promotion and education, outreach, advocacy and community development as required. The successful candidate's home site will be the Fort Erie Site, rotating to other Niagara Health sites as required.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• o Current registration in good standing as a Registered Nurse Extended Class Primary Health Care or Adult Certification with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO)


• o Completion of Nurse Practitioner Program and/or Master in Nursing or Master of Science in Nursing


• o Must have successfully completed CNO approved controlled substances education


• o Must have professional Liability Protection (RNAO or equivalent)


• o Must have experience working as a Nurse Practitioner in Acute Care, Complex Care, or Long Term Care settings


• o A minimum of 5 years clinical experience as a Registered Nurse in Acute Care, Complex Care, or Long Term Care settings


• o Demonstrated clinical leadership skills to organize and coordinate the care of patients in collaboration with patients, families, and the health care team


• o Ability to promote professional education and advanced knowledge through research and evaluation/quality improvement activities related to care of p patients throughout the continuum.


• o Evidence of effective organizational, interpersonal, communication, leadership, judgment, critical thinking and decision-making skills.


• o Demonstrated skill in program development using a collaborative, stakeholder engaged process


• o Ability to be self-directed in clinical practice as required in the areas of assessment, diagnosis and therapeutics


• o Applies Niagara Health values and professional practice standards to patient/client care and service


• o Demonstrated commitment to patient/client centred care


• o Strong analytical and conceptual skills required


• o Must be willing to work flexible hours to reflect patient population needs


• o Consistent and regular attendance required.

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At Niagara Health, we value diversity, equity and inclusion, and welcome applications from all people. We are especially interested in hearing from you if you are excited about being part of a respectful and hard-working team in the beautiful Niagara Region, have a passion for service and excellence in healthcare, have a background or related expertise in the healthcare environment, supporting patient care and providing extraordinary customer-service.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code, Niagara Health will provide accommodations through the recruitment process to applicants with disabilities. If selected to participate in the recruitment and selection process, please inform Human Resources of the nature of any accommodation(s) that you may require in respect of any materials or processes used to ensure your equal participation.

At Niagara Health, we are committed to advancing diversity, equity and inclusion. As a part of this work, we collect information on Ontario Human Rights Code grounds and non-Code grounds in order to: hire and retain diverse talent, prevent and/or address systemic barriers to access and opportunity, improve service delivery and programs and advance diversity and inclusion overall. All identification questions are optional and include a \"prefer not to answer\" option.