Nurse Practitioner, Family Health Team

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Union: Non-Union
Number of vacancies: 1
Site: Toronto Western Hospital
Department: Toronto Western Family Health Team, Garrison Creek
Reports to: Clinic Manager
Work Model: On Site
Hours: 37.5 hours per week
Salary: $51.54 - $64.43 per hour
Shifts: Monday to Friday, mostly Days with some Evenings
Status: Temporary Full Time (until October 2026)
Closing Date: March 19, 2025

Position Summary
The Toronto Western Family Health Team (FHT), Garrison Creek provides primary care services using multi-disciplinary and inter-professional team approaches to a variety of patient populations. The Nurse Practitioner demonstrates autonomy while assuming sole accountability in providing independent and collaborative full scope primary care to an outpatient client population of the FHT.

Duties

• Provide clinical care, research, and education
• Work in collaborative practice within a health care team, along with independent practice within full-scope of a RN (EC)
• Demonstrate leadership as a change agent and support advancement of nursing practice within the FHT by supporting, coaching, and training FHT RN's and RPN's.
• Provide specialized care in a specific area, such as: diabetes care, care for the homebound patient, vascular risk reduction, obstetrical care, care to immigrant women and their families

• Completion of a recognized Masters Degree program in Nursing
• Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate, or in progress
• Current certificate of (licensure)/registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as RN (EC) or in process of obtaining
• Current certification in Basic Cardiac Life Support
• Five (5) years of nursing experience, including one (1) year in an advanced role
• Ability and commitment to develop a collaborative practice within an interprofessional team
• Ability to perform duties in a professional and courteous manner and produce high quality work while meeting deadlines in accordance to UHN standards
• Exercise initiative and good judgment with ability to multi-task
• Compliance with confidentiality requirements
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Knowledge of applicable legislative, UHN and/or departmental policies
• Client service oriented, with the ability to effectively work with diversity and appreciate that people with different opinions, backgrounds and characteristics bring richness to the challenge or situation at hand
• Knowledge of quality improvement
• Excellent organization and time management skills
• Program planning and evaluation methodology skills
• Ability to utilize information technology

Why join UHN?

In addition to working alongside some of the most talented and inspiring healthcare professionals in the world, UHN offers a wide range of benefits, programs and perks. It is the comprehensiveness of these offerings that makes it a differentiating factor, allowing you to find value where it matters most to you, now and throughout your career at UHN.

• Competitive offer packages
• Government organization and a member of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP https://hoopp.com/)
• Close access to Transit and UHN shuttle service
• A flexible work environment
• Opportunities for development and promotions within a large organization
• Additional perks (multiple corporate discounts including: travel, restaurants, parking, phone plans, auto insurance discounts, on-site gyms, etc.)

Current UHN employees must have successfully completed their probationary period, have a good employee record along with satisfactory attendance in accordance with UHN's attendance management program, to be eligible for consideration.

All applications must be submitted before the posting close date.

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Please be advised that a Criminal Record Check may be required of the successful candidate. Should it be determined that any information provided by a candidate be misleading, inaccurate or incorrect, UHN reserves the right to discontinue with the consideration of their application.

UHN is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive recruitment process and workplace. Requests for accommodation can be made at any stage of the recruitment process. Applicants need to make their requirements known.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.