Nurse Practitioner – Hepatitis C

Full-Time Regular Position. 1.0 FTE (35 hours/week),

Bargaining Unit – Ontario Nurses Association (ONA) Region 3 - Local 95

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-sited organization.

General Responsibilities: We are currently seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP: RN-EC) to work in our HEP C team. The HEP C NP provides direct HEP C treatment to clients who test positive for Hepatitis-C Virus (HCV).  The NP treats non-acute or non-chronic health care needs of clients within the treatment period timelines.  The NP will work within a harm reduction framework to provide assessment and treatment functions for HEP C clients and work with the broader HEP C team in providing administrative and evaluation support for the program.

Specific Responsibilities:

• Conduct in-depth and focused assessments based on client condition and acuity at intake and on an ongoing basis; provide health and harm reduction education as needed.
• Perform outreach and client engagement through community partnerships in areas of high HCV infection rates.

•         Perform assessment, diagnosis, treatment, health education/counselling and other clinical activities for Primary Care and Harm Reduction (PCHR) clients.

•         Build and maintain partnerships through outreach and pop-up clinics when/where appropriate.

• Liaise with other providers including Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Registered Nurses, and Supervised Consumption site staff to coordinate client care.
• Engage in collaborative community relationships to facilitate patient access to services.
• Charting client assessments, procedures, follow up per the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) standard.

• Contribute to chart documentation, participate in chart reviews, case conferences, and make referrals.
• Case coordination with HEP C team and clients.
• Contribute to knowledge exchange products and deliverables that are required by the funder.

Qualifications:

• RN (EC) training from a recognized program
• Current registration as a Registered Nurse (EC) with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• 3-5 years of experience as a RN(EC)
• Experience in a community setting or combination of community, hospital, or public health settings
• Knowledge of harm reduction principles, injection drug use and associated health issues
• Demonstrated ability to de-escalate conflict
• Confidence in asserting and maintaining strong boundaries
• Knowledge of community services and resources; strong advocacy skills
• Proficiency in the use of electronic medical records
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Respects and values the diversity of communities and individuals

Compensation: $115,525 to $137,500 per annum, plus Group Benefits and HOOPP (Health Care of Ontario Pension Plan)

If you are interested in joining in a creative and dedicated team to, we want to hear from you! Applicants, please send your resume and cover letter in a single document (MS Word or PDF format only). Please apply using the form at the bottom of the PQWCHC employment page: https://pqwchc.org/contact/employment/

Job ID: 2024-091

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 COVID-19 vaccination(s) (as per Health Ontario) 14 days before starting employment.