Nurse Practitioner, Health Bus

Internal / External Posting

job title:
Nurse Practitioner, Health Bus

job  #: IHS HB FTP NP 25-1121

department:
Integrated Health Services

reports to:
Manager, Mobile Health and System Navigation

salary range: $63.43 – $70.70 per hour

status:
Full Time, Permanent

hours: 37.5 hours per week

Vacancy: 1

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.

As part of our MOBILE HEALTH BUS, the Nurse Practitioner (NP) will be an integral part of a team that brings primary care, brief case management and harm reduction services to homeless and precariously housed individuals with complex mental health and substance use issues in the Downtown East community.

The Nurse practitioner (NP) will provide a full scope of primary care and liaise as required with other members of the Health Bus team and external health care providers and community partners to ensure the delivery of comprehensive health care to clients on the Health Bus and complete follow up at Sherbourne Health and in the community as required.

The Nurse Practitioner understands the impact of the broad determinants of health on people’s ability to attend to their health care needs and provides care within a health promotion framework. The Nurse Practitioner will work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team and in keeping with the core objectives and values of Sherbourne Health. This position is responsible for meeting and maintaining the standards of practice prescribed in legislation and regulations that apply to the position as outlined in the practice expectations specific to Registered Nurses in the Extended Class from the College of Nurses of Ontario.

In this role, the Nurse Practitioner works to full scope of practice.

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.

• A competitive salary.
• 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 position/responsibilities.

• Provides episodic primary care to clients, taking into account environmental, social, psychological and medical risk factors in a manner that can be understood by clients and is appropriate to their individual situation.
• Discusses health concern/diagnosis with the client and together determines an appropriate plan of care.
• Provides ongoing follow-up and evaluation of the plan of care with the client
• Provides supportive counseling to clients with mental health/emotional concerns and refers to internal or external resources as necessary.
• Collaborates with Health Bus team members and refers clients to other services in the community to ensure clients…