Role overview

PROGRAM AREA: Integrated Programs

Employment status: Ongoing

Hours/week: 14

Current vacancy

What We Live By:

Our Vision:A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.
Our Mission:We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all.
Our Values:Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability.

Guelph Community Health Centre prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as:

Homeless or at risk of homelessness
Living on low income
Newcomers to Canada with language barriers
Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues
Having moderate to severe disabilities
Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis
Black, mixed race and racialized populations
Experiencing intersectional oppression
2SLGBTQIA+
Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggles

BRIEF DESCRIPTION

The Guelph-Wellington HART Hub offers low-barrier health care, mental health and substance use supports for people (16+) who are experiencing or at-risk of homelessness, with complex health conditions, including moderate to severe mental health and substance use challenges.

GCHC's HART Hub team will work very closely with other HART Hub programs and community-based organizations supporting the same priority population, including withdrawal management services, crisis stabilization, permanent supportive housing, shelters and outreach teams. As part of a broader community vision to create a continuum of care, GCHC's HART hub team will provide health care, support, connect, refer and engage in shared care planning for HART Hub clients, with the goal of providing wrap-around, stage-matched supports for clients.

Working as part of this interdisciplinary team, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides specialized health care with a strong emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention within the scope of practice and standards of care outlined in the Expanded Nursing Services for Patients Act and Regulations and the Practice Expectations Specific to Registered Nurses in the Extended Class (NPs). The Nurse Practitioner works as part of an interdisciplinary team to address issues in the community that affect health. This role could include work at any GCHC site and could also include community work at partner locations.

Main Responsibilities

Provide ongoing, comprehensive health care to clients within priority population group, including addressing the health care needs of clients. This may include comprehensive assessments, diagnosis, counselling, screening, referral, education, treatment and follow-up, supportive client counseling, and crisis intervention.
Work within a determinants of health framework which emphasizes health promotion and education, disease prevention and recognizes the special risk factors (social, physical, psychological etc.) which may affect the health of clients
Respond compassionately to the needs of clients, with an understanding of how poverty, language barriers, mental illness, cognitive abilities and homelessness contributes to health outcomes.
Address stigma and reduce barriers to health care access wherever possible
Assure standards of patient care are maintained in accordance with accepted current best practice guidelines & GCHC policy.
Maintains client confidentiality and acts in an ethical and professional manner in accordance with the codes of conduct prescribed by the College of Nurses and in accordance with the Centre's policies.

Key Qualifications and Skills

Registration in the Extended Class with the College of Nurses of Ontario
Member of the Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario
Experience working with communities and individuals who face barriers to accessing health care due illness and other factors known to be the determinants of health
Previous experience in community health/social services and/or a values-based organization is an asset
Able to independently manage complex clients with comorbidities and vulnerabilities, consulting as appropriate
Ability to speak multiple languages is an asset
Proficient in the use of computers and various other software applications including Word, Outlook, PSS and electronic health records
Understand and are committed to the Mission, Vision and Values of GCHC.
Note: Nurse Practitioner may be required to share on‑call duties with other providers in the future and may be required to work offsite at community locations

We know that experience comes in many forms. If you have some of these qualities and are excited about this opportunity, then we want to hear from you. Please visit our website www.guelphchc.ca and apply using the online application tool. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter outlining how your skills, qualifications, and experience meet the position requirements.

Guelph Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including individuals from priority populations who may identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities.

We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.

If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.