Registered Nurse

**Community Health Nurse (RN) - Primary Health Care** **Full-time, Permanent (35 hours per week)** **$68,314 to $80,925 per annum plus benefits (salary commensurate on experience)** **(filling of vacancy)** **About Unison:** Unison Health and Community Services is a non-profit, community-based organization that serves neighbourhoods in North West Toronto. Operating out of six locations, Unison offers core services that include primary health care, counselling, health promotion, Early Years programs, legal services, harm reduction programs, housing assistance, adult protective services, Pathways to Education™ and a Diabetes Education Program. Unison’s mission is working together to deliver accessible and high quality health and community services that are integrated, respond to needs, build on strengths and inspire change. Unison Health and Community Services is committed to working from an inclusive, pro-choice, sex positive, harm reduction, anti-racist, anti-oppression and participatory framework. We are seeking a candidate for the position of Community Health Nurse (RN) to join the Primary Health Care team based at our Bathurst-Finch site. The ideal candidate for this position will have a strong background in clinical primary care, experience in health teaching, advocacy and health promotion. **Job-Specific Responsibilities:** * Provision of primary care and wellness assessments across the lifespan including immunization, chronic disease monitoring, triage and assessment over the phone, point of care testing, venipuncture, counselling and assessment, and care of minor episodic illnesses in collaboration with physicians, nurse practitioners, and allied health professionals. * Health teaching and advocacy for individuals within a harm reduction framework * Work collaboratively with other programs and services (internal & external) to develop and deliver group health prevention, promotion and education programs * Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team * Participation in team meetings, committees, and centre-wide initiatives * Performance of administrative tasks. **Job-Specific Qualifications:** * RN with a current CNO membership and an undergraduate degree in nursing, or a combination of educational preparation and relevant experience. * Current RNAO membership with malpractice coverage is an asset. * Strong clinical assessment skills, documentation and communication skills. * Strong understanding of and experience with primary care and the multi-disciplinary nature of community health issues. * Familiarity with the social, economic and cultural conditions of the geographic area. * Experience serving Unison’s priority populations (seniors with complex needs, people with mental health & addiction issues, 2SLGBTQ+, and youth facing barriers). * Knowledge of program/service development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. * Effective communication, interpersonal, organizational and administrative skills, including c