Registered Nurse, Family Health Team

job title:
Registered Nurse, Family Health Team

job  #: IHS FTRN FHT 25-0603

department:
Integrated Health Services

reports to:
Manager, Primary Care

salary range: (MCS4) $33.25 – $42.10 per hour

hours: 37.5 hours per week

vacancy: 1

Who we are:

Sherbourne is a leading provider of quality health care and transformative support to people who face social, economic, and other systemic barriers. Our mission is to be a dynamic provider of integrated health services, community programs and capacity-building initiatives that enable people and diverse communities to achieve wellness.

Sherbourne provides innovative health care and social services to the diverse urban population of southeast Toronto. While our doors are open to everyone, we focus on people experiencing homelessness or who are under-housed; 2

SLGBTQ+, and newcomers to Canada. We are funded by the Ministry of Health, Ontario Health, Ministry of Community, Children and Social Services, the City of Toronto and many generous donors and foundations.

about the role:

We are presently looking for a Full-Time, Registered Nurses (RNs) to join the Sherbourne Health Family Health Team (SH FHT) to provide primary nursing care to clients at Sherbourne Health. Our Registered Nurses are key members of the interdisciplinary care team and work to their full scope of practice providing primary care and community health services across the lifespan. Our nurses have taken leadership roles in exciting, multisectoral, partnership-based community health projects, including community vaccination clinics (for influenza and COVID-19), specialized HIV clinics for people without immigration status, low-barrier COVID-19 testing clinics, and community-focused cancer screening initiatives.

Similar opportunities will be available to the successful candidates for this role.

Working at Sherbourne

At Sherbourne Health, we care about our staff and recognize that our biggest strength is our people. We have a solid commitment to life-long learning which is demonstrated through our professional development program. We invest in collective work and staff training to improve client care. We supplement this by creating a low-barrier work environment built on equity and respect, while working together in caring, cohesive teams and providing opportunities for advancement.

we believe in work-life balance and offer:

• Membership in Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP).
• Up to four weeks of vacation per year (to start).
• Up to four personal days per year.
• An extended healthcare and dental package.
• Long-term disability insurance.
• Life insurance.
• An employee assistance plan.
• A generous professional development plan: up to $1,300 to be used towards learning activities.
• Up to six fully paid professional development days per year – related to organizational objectives.

Responsibilities and Tasks:

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for clients at Sherbourne Health
• Conduct health assessments, focused health history taking and triage for episodic or urgent health concerns.
• Implement therapeutic interventions for preventative health, health maintenance and health restoration.
• Provide health education and health promotion that are responsive to client needs.
• Collaborate with clients and families as well as the multidisciplinary team to develop client care plans.
• Lead primary care appointments to provide care including chronic disease management, smoking cessation, immunizations, well-baby/well-child visits, PAP tests, venipuncture, electrocardiogram (ECGs), sexual health counselling and testing, and TB testing.
• Facilitate client referrals to appropriate internal and external health and social services, including diagnostic services, support programs, and community-based health agencies.
• Play a leadership role in supporting the planning, implementation, and evaluation of community-based initiatives including annual, low-barrier community influenza vaccine clinics.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives and organization-wide committees

To thrive in this role, you’ll need

education/experience:

• Current Registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in the Registered Nurse – General Class
• Baccalaureate degree in…