INTERNAL/EXTERNAL POSTING

Full Time Regular Position
Queen West Site

Nurse Practitioner
1 Full Time Regular position, 1.0 FTE (35 hours/week),
Bargaining Unit – Ontario Nurses Association (ONA)

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), and RNAO

• 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

• Excellent decision-making skills

• High level of comfort with diverse populations; demonstrated ability and comfort in working with people who

• Able to work independently and as a team member within a multi-disciplinary environment.

Compensation: $102,652 to $122,178 per annum plus Group Benefits and HOOPP (Healthcare of Ontario Pension

Plan)

If you are interested in joining a creative and dedicated team, we want to hear from you. Please send your resume

and cover letter in a single document (MS Word or PDF format only) to hiring@pqwchc.ca, quoting “NP – Clinic

• QW” in the subject. Internal candidates, please submit your application by 5:00 pm of May 18, 2023. External

applicants, the deadline to apply is May 29, 2023 at 5:00 pm. We truly appreciate your interest; however, only those

candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

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 full series of COVID-19 vaccinations (2 doses, plus a booster within the
past 6-12 months) 14 days before starting employment.

PQWCHC is committed to the principles of access and equity. PQWCHC is committed to reflecting the diversity of the communities it serves

and we encourage applicants who reflect Toronto’s indigenous, LGBTQ2, racial, and cultural diversity. We welcome and encourage applications

from all qualified candidates, including people with disabilities. Accommodations are available on request. Parkdale Queen West CHC is in full

compliance of the Ontario Human Rights Code and does not discriminate on the ground of records of offenses.

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