Nurse Practitioner

ACCESS ALLIANCE; Toronto; On-site; CAD 111,000 - 134,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group benefits coverage

Annual vacation entitlement

Cumulative sick leave entitlement

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

HOOPP pension

Job summary

Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services is seeking a Nurse Practitioner (RN-EC) to deliver primary care within the Danforth Clinic, focusing on immigrant and refugee communities. You will work in a collaborative, interdisciplinary team to provide patient-centred care and advance health with dignity.

The role requires a Master’s prepared RN (EC) and active CNO registration as a Primary Health Care NP, with strong communication, cultural competency, and chronic disease

Qualifications

• Masters prepared RN (EC) mandatory.
• Active registration and good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience with primary care NP role in community health is preferred.
• Two years experience working as a primary care NP is preferred.
• Experience with Newcomer populations is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Providing primary care to clients of all ages within the scope of a RN-EC including assessments, diagnosis, screening, referral, education, treatment, counselling and follow up;
• Delivering client centred primary care focused on comprehensive, ongoing health needs, including assessment, management, prevention, health promotion and continuity of care;
• Ability to manage an independent caseload that can include triage and determines the need for orders and interprets screening and diagnostic tests;
• Reviews client health in cooperation with the client and team for prioritization and treatment recommendations;
• Tailor care approaches to meet the populations served with diverse health disparities;
• Maintains complete and accurate client records and supports continuity of care;
• Participates in primary health care programming and service delivery within the community;
• Engages with an interdisciplinary health care team to deliver care.

Skills

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Cultural competency

Multilingual ability

Chronic disease management

Digital literacy

Communication

Education

Masters prepared RN (EC)

Active registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

Job description

Salary Range: $111,412.00 To $134,237.00 Annually

Title

Position Type

Full Time Permanent

Posting Date

August 24, 2026

Expiry Date

September 8, 2026

Number of Vacancies

1

Posting Type

Internal & External

Manager, Health with Dignity

Location

• You May be Required to Work at Any Access Alliance Sites

Short Description

Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services is a Community Health Centre that provides services and addresses system inequities in order to increase access to primary care and improve health outcomes for vulnerable population that includes immigrants, refugees, and their communities. The Centre envisions a future in which Toronto’s diverse communities achieve health with dignity.

We are looking for a diligent, organized and dedicated individual who is calm and solution focused to be part of the Centre’s Primary Care Team. The successful candidate will work within a collaborative and interdisciplinary model of health and wellbeing, provide care and take part in planning and evaluation. Within the NP scope of practice, the successful candidate will provide primary care services in our Danforth Clinic. This role is vital in addressing population and individual health concerns, ensuring clients receive timely, high-quality care in a dynamic clinical environment. Through the Primary Care Clinic, the NP will support other primary care initiatives and work with specific immigrant, refugee and non-status populations that include women, 2SLGBTQI+, youth, children and families.

Detailed Description

Responsibilities:

• Providing primary care to clients of all ages within the scope of a RN-EC including assessments, diagnosis, screening, referral, education, treatment, counselling and follow up;
• Delivering client centred primary care focused on comprehensive, ongoing health needs, including assessment, management, prevention, health promotion and continuity of cart, while prioritizing client-based complexity and clinical needs for appropriate referrals and coordination follow up.
• Ability to manage an independent caseload that can include triage and determines the need for orders and interprets screening and diagnostic laboratory tests, chest and limb x-rays, diagnostic ultrasounds and screening mammography;
• Reviews client health, and, in cooperation with the client and other members of the team, direction for prioritization and recommendation concerning treatment, prevention and health promotion options;
• Tailor care approaches to meet the specific health requirements of the populations served recognizing diverse health disparities;
• Provides appropriate treatment and supports continuity of care through maintaining complete and accurate client records;
• Participating in primary health care program and service delivery within the broader community context in partnerships with other institutions as may be required from time to time;
• Participating in all organizational systems and structures as required in inclusion including .. .. ………"

Skills And Qualifications:

The ideal candidate will have a firm understanding of and a commitment to the principles and underlying values of community health centers/model of health and well-being as well as:

Required:

• Masters prepared RN (EC) mandatory
• Active registration and good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner

Preferred:

• Two years experience working as a primary care NP
• Experience working with Newcomer populations
• Experience in community or primary health care settings
• Experience in primary care or urgent care clinic or equivalent
• Experience in conducting thorough health assessments that include gathering information about relevant medical/family history, pre-existing conditions, current medications
• Strong cultural competency skills and ability to recognize and respect cultural differences
• Experience with chronic disease management such as diabetes or hypertension and ability to provide education and support to patients and their families
• Strong interpersonal skills, including active listening, empathy and effective communication
• Thorough familiarity with therapeutic methods and practices based upon a health promotion/disease prevention model
• Ability to work collaboratively within the interdisciplinary health care team which includes physicians, nurses, social workers, dieticians, physiotherapist, health coaches and community workers

Asset:

• Knowledge of immigration policies and laws that affect the population served is preferred
• Experience with trauma-informed care
• Experience in navigation to help clients access the resources they need to receive quality care
• Strong interpersonal communication skills (written and verbal) and problem-solving, organizational and time management skills
• Strong digital/computer literacy skills and comfort with digital/virtual platforms and service delivery
• Knowledge of issues affecting low income, multi-lingual, and racialized, and 2SLGBTQI+ communities
• Experience with working with low-income, multilingual, multiracial populations and communities
• Ability to speak multiple/second language(s)

Access Alliance offers comprehensive group benefits coverage, annual vacation entitlement, cumulative sick leave entitlement, employee assistance programs. Access Alliance is a HOOPP employer.

Please be advised that our organization requires all staff, students, and volunteers to be fully vaccinated against COVID 19. Proof of vaccination can be obtained from the Ministry site.

Salary: $111,412 – $134,237/Annual

Hours: 35 hours/week

Duration:Full Time Permanent

Bargaining Unit position: United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 175

Please note that a criminal background check (Vulnerable sector) will be conducted for this position.

We encourage applications from individuals who reflect the broad diversity of communities we work with, including those from racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities.

In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.

Access Alliance encourages a scent-free environment. Employees, students, volunteers, and visitors are asked to refrain from wearing fragrances and other scented personal care products (i.e. perfumes, lotions, hairspray, etc.) while at the Centre.

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