Job Description

Registered Nurse - Community Health Centre Permanent, Full-Time (35 hours per week) Salary $64,314 to $80,925 per annum plus benefits (salary is commensurate on primary care exp.)

About Unison Health and Community Services:

Unison Health and Community Services is a non-profit, community-based organization that serves neighbourhoods in Northwest 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(TM) 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 to join the Primary Health Care team at our Jane-Trethewey and Oakwood-Vaughan sites. 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, venepuncture, 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

Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team

Participation in team meetings, committees, and centre-wide initiatives

Performance of administrative tasks.

Job-Specific Qualifications:

Licensed as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario with no restrictions to practice

Baccalaureate degree or diploma with equivalent experience

Strong clinical assessment skills

Strong documentation and communication skills

Ability to speak a second language is an asset

Sensitivity to the impact of social health determinants on a diverse, urban, low-income community

Sensitivity to, and knowledge of the needs of a multicultural, multiracial, community

Experience serving Unison's priority populations including people with mental health and substance use issues, seniors with complex needs, LGBTQ2IA+ persons, including persons needing trans care, and youth with sexual health needs facing barriers to access

Commitment to pro-choice philosophy

Current RNAO membership with malpractice coverage is an asset.

Successful candidate must be available to work one evening shift per week

Interested candidates are asked to email a resume with covering letter by Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. to:

Hiring Committee - Registered Nurse - Community Health Centre

Unison Health and Community Services

hirings@unisonhcs.org

Please cite UN_2025_041 in the subject line of the email.

We welcome applications from people who are reflective of the diverse communities we serve, including those who might need accommodation.

Where needed, accommodations for applicants with disabilities will be provided, on request, to support their participation in all aspects of the recruitment process.

Please note that due to the volume of applications, only those applicants selected for interviews will be contacted.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Pay: $64,314.00-$80,925.00 per year

Benefits:

Company events Company pension Dental care Disability insurance Extended health care Life insurance Paid time off Vision care
Work Location: In person