You may be required to work at any other Access Alliance site
Short
Description
You'll be joining Access Alliance as part of a unique collaborative team-based primary care initiative across the Mid-West Toronto OHT region. Through this work, hospitals, family practices, and community health partners are strengthening primary care attachment, helping more people connect with family doctors, nurse practitioners, and care teams in their community. In this role, you'll contribute to building a stronger, more coordinated health system.
Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (AAMHCS) is a Community Health Centre that is committed to and works to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable population as immigrants, refugees, and their communities. We do this by facilitating access to services and addressing systemic inequities. The Centre envisions a future in which diverse individuals, families and communities can achieve
health with dignity
.
This is an exciting opportunity to work at a CHC and get the global health experience of the population served and the common health issues and system barriers it faces. It is also an amazing opportunity to learn more about various resources available, internal and external to support our clients and build those connections.
Detailed Description
Responsibilities
Providing primary care to clients of all ages within the full RN, scope of practice including screening, assessments, counselling, referral, education, treatment and follow up for scheduled appointments, triage, vaccination, PAP, and occasional off-site programming and outreach clinics if needed.
Providing clinical support to designated PCPs (MDs and NPs) as required and appropriate.
Initiate and implement health promotion strategies such as health education and community development to support diverse populations and communities to increase self-management.
Work with partner organizations and community groups to identify health priorities and solutions.
Participating in community-based partnerships to build networks and strengthen service delivery which may include advocacy, consultation, evaluation, etc.
Develop and maintain health information/education resources and displays on relevant topics as required.
Complete clinical administrative tasks: Order, stock and maintain an adequate inventory of medical and pharmaceutical supplies in the clinical rooms, lab, storage cupboards, treatment/ procedure room. Track and replace expired supplies and monitor the temperature of vaccine refrigerator.
Participating in all organizational systems and structures as required including but not limited to, quality improvement and case conferences.
Able to travel and provide services throughout the City at designated sites, and to work evening and weekend shifts when required/scheduled.
Skills and Qualifications:
The ideal candidate will have a firm understanding of and a commitment to the principles and underlying values of community health centers as well as:
Required
Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
BLS certified.
Bachelor Degree of Nursing.
Minimum 2 years of experience in frontline nursing and implementation of evidence informed practice.
Ability to perform head to toe clinical assessments and triage.
Demonstrated commitment to principles of an anti-oppression and cultural competence framework.
Asset
Complimentary post-secondary education in public policy.
Ability to speak a second language of our priority populations.
Experience in urgent care or emergency department.
Preferred
Experience in a community health centre and/or family practice setting preferred.
Demonstrated flexibility to work in a fast paced, ever-changing environment.
Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, nurse practitioners and the interdisciplinary health care team and independently when necessary.
Computer literate (word processing, internet, data entry in Windows applications).
Thorough familiarity with therapeutic methods and practices based upon a health promotion/disease prevention model.
Thorough understanding of health promotion and community development principles.
Demonstrated experience in helping clients navigate the health care system and build capacity for self-management.
Experience in program development, monitoring and evaluation is an asset.
Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), problem-solving, organizational and time management skills.
An interest and commitment to working with low-income, multilingual, multiracial communities.
Thorough knowledge of broad determinants of health and issues affecting low income, multi-lingual and racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities.
Access Alliance offers comprehensive group benefits coverage, annual vacation entitlement, cumulative sick leave entitlement, employee assistance programs. Access Alliance is a HOOPP employer.
Please be advised that our organization requires all staff, students, and volunteers to be fully vaccinated against COVID 19. Proof of vaccination can be obtained from the Ministry site.
Salary:
63,337 - 76,394/ Annual
Duration:
Permanent
Hours:
35 hours/week
Bargaining Unit:
United Food and Commercial Workers, Local 175
Classification
: Registered Nurse
Application Method
Please note that a criminal background check (Vulnerable sector) will be conducted for this position.
We encourage applications from individuals who reflect the broad diversity of communities we work with, including those from racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities.
In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance.
Access Alliance encourages a scent-free environment. Employees, students, volunteers, and visitors are asked to refrain from wearing fragrances and other scented personal care products (i.e. perfumes, lotions, hairspray, etc.) while at the Centre.
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Job Detail
Job Id
JD2931650
Industry
Not mentioned
Total Positions
1
Job Type:
Full Time
Salary:
Not mentioned
Employment Status
Permanent
Job Location
Toronto, ON, CA, Canada
Education
Not mentioned
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