Nurse Practitioner - (Full Time) M Diabetes Educ Progrm

Trillium Health Partners; Mississauga; On-site; CAD 95,000 - 113,000; Full time

Job summary

Trillium Health Partners seeks a Nurse Practitioner to join the Diabetes Management Centre, with a focus on rapid access diabetes care and collaboration with endocrinology and allied health professionals.

The role requires advanced clinical assessment, prescribing authority, and extensive experience in adult diabetes management. On-site work at 89 Queensway, with day and evening shifts, supporting patients across the THP network.

Qualifications

• Current RN-EC registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Master’s degree in Nursing with NP preparation.
• Current authorization to prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests.
• Minimum 3–5 years of recent diabetes management experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for adults with diabetes and related complications.
• Independently manage patients by prescribing insulin and other therapies, ordering diagnostics, and adjusting treatment plans.
• Support expedited access to diabetes care and develop care pathways for urgent diabetes-related issues.
• Collaborate with endocrinology, primary care, and the diabetes team to optimize patient outcomes.

Skills

Prescribing medications

Diabetes management

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Education

Master's degree in Nursing with NP preparation

RN-EC registration

CDE certification preferred

Job description

Job Description

ONA

Requisition Number: 8535

Position: Nurse Practitioner

Status: Full Time

Number of Vacancies: 1

Department: Diabetes Management Centre | Out-Patient Medicine

Role Level: CPS06 - $68.67 - $82.12

Site: 89 Queensway

Work Model: On-Site

Shifts: Days, Evenings

Posted: October 15th, 2026

Internal Deadline: October 22nd, 2025

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals, serving the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, West Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, the Reactivation care Centre (Church Site) and the new THP-UHN Reactivation Care Centre. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030 , we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.

Position Summary

The Diabetes Management Centre (DMC) is one of Ontario's largest adult outpatient diabetes programs, providing comprehensive diabetes education and management services to adults living with diabetes. The program supports individuals living with Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes, and diabetes in pregnancy, through an interdisciplinary team of Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, Registered Dietitians, Social Workers, Kinesiologists, Pharmacists, Endocrinologists, and Administrative Professionals. We are seeking an innovative and collaborative Nurse Practitioner to join our Diabetes Management Centre team. This position will play a key role in advancing rapid access diabetes care initiatives, including expedited assessment and management of patients referred from the Emergency Department (ED) and Urgent Care Centres (UCC). The role will also support the development and implementation of emerging care pathways for patients experiencing urgent diabetes-related issues in other specialty populations, such as oncology and nephrology. The Nurse Practitioner will function in an advanced practice role, utilizing a high degree of autonomy and clinical expertise to assess, diagnose, treat, prescribe, order and interpret diagnostic tests, and manage diabetes-related conditions. The NP will work collaboratively with endocrinologists, primary care providers, and the interdisciplinary diabetes team to optimize patient outcomes, and improve timely access to specialty diabetes care.

Key Responsibilities

Clinical Care

• Provide comprehensive assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up for adults with diabetes and diabetes-related complications.
• Independently manage patients through ordering and interpreting laboratory and diagnostic investigations, prescribing medications, initiating and adjusting insulin and other diabetes therapies, and developing individualized treatment plans.
• Deliver diabetes care for patients experiencing acute glycemic issues, medication-related concerns, steroid-induced hyperglycemia, or recent diabetes-related hospital presentations.
• Provide assessment and management for patients with diabetes and significant comorbidities, including cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, malignancy, mental health concerns, and frailty.

Program Development and Innovation

• Collaborate with endocrinology, inpatient and outpatient care teams, and operational leaders to improve transitions from acute care to ambulatory diabetes services and enhancement of expedited referral pathways.
• Participate in the design and development of emerging diabetes pathways, including urgent assessment models supporting patients with diabetes or treatment-related hyperglycemia.
• Identify opportunities to reduce ED visits and hospital utilization through proactive outpatient management and timely intervention.

Interprofessional Collaboration

• Work closely with endocrinologists, diabetes educators, primary care providers, specialists, pharmacists, social workers, and administrative teams.
• Support shared care models and provide consultation to members of the interdisciplinary diabetes team.
• Participate in case conferences, clinical rounds, quality improvement initiatives, and program planning activities.
• Serve as an advanced clinical resource within the Diabetes Management Centre

Quality, Education and Leadership

• Contribute to quality improvement, program evaluation, and service redesign initiatives.
• Support the development of clinical pathways, medical directives, evidence-informed practice, and standardized care processes.
• Participate in staff education, mentoring, and knowledge translation activities.
• Promote excellence in patient-centred care, safety, and clinical outcomes.

Qualifications

Education and Registration

• Current registration as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class (RN-EC) with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• Master's degree in Nursing with minimum masters level nurse practitioner preparation
• Current authorization to prescribe medications and order diagnostic tests in accordance with provincial legislation.
• Certification as a Certified Diabetes Educator (CDE) preferred.

Experience

• Minimum 3-5 years of recent clinical experience in diabetes management.
• Demonstrated expertise in insulin therapy, diabetes medications, continuous glucose monitoring technologies, and diabetes management.
• Experience managing patients with multiple chronic conditions and psychosocial complexities.
• Experience in outpatient chronic disease management, primary care, emergency medicine, oncology, or related clinical settings considered an asset.
• Experience leading quality improvement, program development, or clinical practice initiatives preferred.

Knowledge And Skills

• Advanced clinical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, and prescribing skills.
• Strong knowledge of Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes, diabetes in pregnancy, steroid-induced hyperglycemia, and diabetes technologies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, teaching, and coaching abilities.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently while contributing effectively within an interdisciplinary team.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem‑solving skills.
• Experience with Epic and electronic documentation systems an asset.

Why Join Our Team?

The Adult Diabetes Program provides care to thousands of patients annually and includes specialized services such as the Diabetes Management Centre, Centre for Complex Diabetes Care, Urgent Endocrinology Clinics, and Healthy Feet programs. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to help shape innovative models of care that improve access, reduce avoidable hospital utilization, and support Trillium Health Partners' commitment to delivering integrated, patient-centred care.

Internal Candidates who believe they possess the necessary qualifications and experience for this position and who have been in their current position for at least nine (9) months are encouraged to apply.

Candidates are selected on the basis of their skill, ability, experience and qualifications.

Where these factors are relatively equal seniority shall govern providing the successful applicant.

Trillium Health Partners’ (THP) is an equal opportunity employer who values the importance of antiracism work and is committed to integrating antiracism, diversity, equity and inclusion best practices throughout THP operations, policies and culture. Therefore, we ask that even if you do not see yourself fully reflected in every job requirement listed on this posting, we still encourage you to reach out and apply. Research has shown that candidates from underrepresented groups often only apply when they feel 100% qualified. We encourage all applicants who are members of groups that have been marginalized on any grounds enumerated under the Ontario Human Rights Code based on race, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, disability, political belief, religion, marital or family status, age, and/or status as a First Nations, Métis or Inuk/Inuit person to consider this opportunity.

In accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 and the Ontario Human Rights Code Trillium Health Partners will provide accommodations throughout the recruitment and selection 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.

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We thank all those who apply but only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

About Us

Trillium Health Partners is one of Canada’s largest community-based teaching hospitals. Our team of more than 17,000 people serves the growing and diverse populations of Mississauga, west Toronto, and surrounding communities through the Credit Valley Hospital, the Mississauga Hospital, the Queensway Health Centre, and nine satellite locations. Guided by our values of compassion, excellence, and courage, and through our strategic roadmap, Plan to 2030 , we are creating a new kind of health care - defined not by illness, but by the health and well-being of people and communities.