Nurse Practitioner - Clinic (Parkdale)

Canadian Association of Community Health Centres; Toronto; On-site; CAD 115,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

An established community health organization in downtown Toronto seeks a dedicated Nurse Practitioner to provide holistic health care to diverse populations. This role involves working collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to enhance health services for individuals facing barriers, including those experiencing homelessness and mental health challenges. The ideal candidate will possess strong communication skills, a commitment to anti-oppression principles, and the ability to work both independently and as part of a team. Join a passionate team committed to improving community health and well-being.

Benefits

Group Benefits

Health Care of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse (EC) with CNO registration and 3-5 years of community nursing experience.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide holistic health care to clients, including outreach services.
• Supervise healthcare students and participate in research activities.

Skills

Registered Nurse (EC) registration

Nursing experience (3-5 years)

Mental health knowledge

Harm reduction experience

Strong communication skills

Problem solving skills

Understanding of anti-oppression principles

Comfort with diverse populations

Ability to work independently

Second language

Job description

COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre (ON)

LOCATION

APPLICATION DEADLINE

APPLICATION DEADLINE 07/04/2025

POSITION DESCRIPTION

Full Time Regular position, 1.0 FTE (35 hours/week),

Parkdale Queen West Community Health Centre (Parkdale Queen West CHC) is a dynamic, community-based health care organization serving mid-west downtown Toronto. Offering a broad range of services, including primary health care, dental care, harm reduction, health promotion, counselling, and community development programming, we are also committed to serving people who face barriers to health care, and we strive to reduce these barriers. PQWCHC is a multi-site organization.

General Responsibilities:

Reporting to the Manager of Clinical and Allied Health, this position is responsible for providing holistic health care to a full roster of clients, including those who live in our catchment area and those from our priority populations: individuals experiencing homelessness, people who use substances, individuals identifying as LGBTQ, individuals identifying as Indigenous, individuals who have low income, youth, and seniors. In addition to seeing clients in the clinic, the NP may provide primary care services to clients at outreach locations. The NP also acts as a supervisor to health care students and participates in research and quality improvement activities.

Our clinical team works closely with our mental health, harm reduction and health promotion teams to ensure cross-team and cross-site collaboration and the NP will work with staff from those teams in providing service to individual clients, as well as in program development and implementation.

Skills & Qualifications:

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse (EC) with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), RNAO membership is an asset
• 3 to 5 years nursing experience in a community setting, public health setting, and/or primary care
• Knowledge and experience in mental health, harm reduction and chronic illness is required
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Strong problem solving and adaptive skills
• Understanding of anti-oppression principles and frameworks
• High level of comfort with diverse populations; demonstrated ability and comfort in working with unshelteredpopulations, people who use drugs and people with mental health challenges
• Able to work independently and as a team member within a multi-disciplinary environment
• Second language is an asset

Compensation: $115,525 to $137,500 per annum, plus Group Benefits and HOOPP (Health Care of Ontario Pension Plan)

If you are interested in joining in a creative and dedicated team to, we want to hear from you! Applicants, please send your resume and cover letter in a single document (MSWord or PDF format only). Please apply using the form at the bottom ofthe PQWCHC employment page: https://pqwchc.org/contact/employment/

Job ID: 2025-023

Please also note that the successful candidate will be required to provide a police vulnerable sector check as a condition of employment, however strong consideration is made to the type of offense. Employment is conditional upon having had a COVID-19 vaccination(s) (as per Health Ontario) 14 days before starting employment.