Nurse Practitioner

University Of Toronto; Toronto; On-site; CAD 104,000 - 123,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of Toronto seeks a Nurse Practitioner to provide advanced mental health care within their health centre. In this role, you will collaborate with physicians and the healthcare team to optimize patient outcomes. The position includes responsibilities in assessment, treatment, and crisis intervention, with a strong focus on innovative care models. This is a full-time, 3-year term position with a hiring range that reflects competitive compensation in the healthcare sector.

Qualifications

• Completion of a Nurse Practitioner Program from a recognized institution.
• Current College registration in the Extended Class required.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in mental health.

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced nursing care in mental health.
• Work collaboratively with team and external partners.
• Conduct assessments, counselling, and treatment interventions.

Skills

Assessment skills

Electronic health records

Communication skills

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Interpersonal skills

Time-management

Education

Nurse Practitioner Program completion

College of Nurses of Ontario registration in the Extended Class

Tools

Microsoft Suite applications

Job description

Date Posted: 06/23/2025
Req ID: 43772
Faculty/Division: VP & Provost, Student Life
Department: Health and Wellness
Campus: St. George (Downtown Toronto)

Description:

Position Summary:

The Nurse Practitioner provides advanced nursing care (mental health) within the full scope of this role to optimize patient outcomes, and ensure the most accessible, effective and efficient health care for patients/students of the health centre. The Nurse Practitioner works collaboratively alongside other leaders, physicians, the interprofessional team and university and cross sectoral partners to support integrated care and student health and wellbeing. The Nurse Practitioner utilizes best practices, measurement-based care and evidenced based models of intervention to optimize the best possible outcomes for patients.

The Nurse Practitioner supports the development of innovative models of care where integration and collaboration with colleagues are critical elements of the model. The Nurse Practitioner provides assessment, counselling and treatment intervention to students who present with a continuum of need inclusive of those who require risk assessment and crisis management related to suicidal ideation, self-harm or other high-risk situations.

The Nurse Practitioner provides medication management, clinical intervention and follow-up, appropriate referrals to internal and external resources and case management for students with complex conditions, inclusive of mental health, neurodevelopmental and complex psycho-social conditions. The Nurse Practitioner performs in accordance with all regulatory and legislative requirements, ensuring the highest standards of communication, documentation and privacy and confidentiality of patient information (PHIPA). The incumbent must be proficient in the use of electronic documentation and health related applications; the Nurse Practitioner is an independent practitioner, practicing to full scope in collaboration with physicians and colleagues.

Qualifications Required:

Education:

-Completionof a College of Nurses of Ontario Nurse Practitioner Program.
-Current College of Nurses of Ontario registration in the Extended Class.


Experience:

-Minimum 4 years of practical and/or related experience in mental health, primary care experience an asset.
-Understanding of developmentally informed care with diverse transitional age youth populations in the context of a post-secondary environment.
-Demonstrated ability to work with colleagues, partners within a large institution and cross sectorally.
-Experience with the development of innovative models of care that require flexibility, adaptability and familiarity working in an accountable, high reliability environment.
-Demonstrated understanding and experience with measurement-based care, evidence informed practice and approaches to evaluation an asset.
-Demonstrated experience in supporting and leading change initiatives focused on improving patient care.


Skills:

-Experience and comfort utilizing electronic health records, Microsoft Suite applications and related technology.
-Strong assessment skills with ability to diagnosis.


Other:

-Experience at working both independently and in a team-oriented, collaborative environment is essential.
-Demonstrated ability to work with a wide range of stakeholders comfortably and professionally with a customer-service orientation and maintaining confidentiality, including but not limited to students, staff, faculty, and senior university officials.
-Exceptional communication (oral and written) skills.
-Able to adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines through analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving capabilities, and strong time-management abilities.
-Demonstrated flexibility and capacity to adapt/support to clinical/operational strategies that require rapid change.
-Persuasive, encouraging, and motivating.
-Strong influencing and negotiating skills.
-Strong interpersonal skills.
-Demonstrable ability to make difficult decisions, particularly at critical junctures.


Note: This is a 3-year term position with a potential start date in August 2025.

Closing Date:07/16/2025, 11:59PM ET
Employee Group: Salaried
Appointment Type: Budget - Term
Schedule: Full-Time
Pay Scale Group & Hiring Zone:PM 4 -- Hiring Zone: $104,818 - $122,290 -- Broadband Salary Range: $104,818 - $174,698
Job Category: Health & Wellbeing