Nurse Practitioner

**Nurse Practitioner, Keele-Rogers Site** **Full-time, Permanent Position (35 hours per week)** **$123,141.20 to $140,522.20 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. At this time Unison is seeking a keen and committed Nurse Practitioner - Registered Nurse, Extended Class – RN (EC) for our Keele-Rogers site. The RN (EC) diagnoses and manages common health problems and diseases as part of the multidisciplinary, primary health care team. **Job-Specific Responsibilities:** * Perform clinical duties within the scope of practice, including assessments, diagnosis, treatment, follow up, counseling, screening, education and referral. * Collaborate with primary care physicians to focus on clients that are homebound and unable to access primary care services. * Provide consultation and support related to clinical care to front line staff and our partners. * Provide feedback on performance and care standards of staff and care providers. * Provide supervision and clinical oversight including application of corrective and remedial actions, as required. * Provide education/training, knowledge management expertise and research as required. * Build and maintain relationships with health and social service agencies and external service providers. **Job-Specific Qualifications:** * Registration in the Extended Class with the College of Nurses of Ontario and PLP coverage. * Sound clinical judgment and strong health assessment and diagnostic skills. * Demonstrated ability to work effectively independently and as a member of a multi-disciplinary team. * 3-5 years’ experience in a community-based setting or nursing experience in Primary Care/NP. * Excellent triage and clinical skills. * Ability to work as part of an interdisciplinary team with clinical and program staff in a shared care model. * Experience with Electronic Health Records (experience in Practice Solutions Suite/PSS is an asset). * Demonstrated knowledge and experience in group work and community development. * Commitment to pro-choice philosophy. * Ability to meet the expectation of providing episodic care, chronic disease management and trans care. *