About the Role
HRFHT is seeking Nurse Practitioners (NPs) to provide comprehensive primary care, support patient attachment, and contribute to program development initiatives. The NP will screen and assess new patients, support their attachment to physicians, and contribute to the development and evaluation of clinical and community-based programs.
Responsibilities
- Conduct comprehensive and focused health assessments.
- Screen and assess prospective new patients as part of HRFHT's patient intake and attachment process.
- Support the rostering and attachment of eligible patients to participating physicians at designated HRFHT sites.
- Build and manage a caseload of patients in collaboration with HRFHT physicians and the interdisciplinary team.
- Diagnose and manage acute and chronic health conditions within NP scope of practice.
- Provide preventative care, health screening, immunizations, well-baby and well-woman care.
- Order and interpret appropriate laboratory and diagnostic investigations and prescribe treatments within scope.
- Refer patients to specialists, HRFHT programs, and community services as appropriate.
- Develop, implement, and facilitate clinical, health promotion, prevention, and community-based programs.
- Facilitate individual and group-based patient education and programming as required.
- Participate in program planning, evaluation, quality improvement, and identification of emerging service needs.
- Work collaboratively with physicians, nursing, allied health, administrative, intake, and community partners.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the EMR and support patient education, self-management, and navigation.
- Perform other related duties as required.
Requirements
- Current registration in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Nurse Practitioner (Primary Health Care).
- Demonstrated experience providing comprehensive primary care across the lifespan.
- Strong assessment, clinical decision-making, and patient management skills.
- Experience with preventative care and chronic disease management.
- Experience developing, implementing, or facilitating clinical, health promotion, or community-based programs is an asset.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within an interdisciplinary team.
- Strong communication, facilitation, organizational, and patient-engagement skills.
- Experience using an electronic medical record system is an asset.
- Demonstrated flexibility and ability to work in a growing, evolving primary care environment.
Skills
- Assessment
- Clinical decision-making
- Patient management
- Preventative care
- Chronic disease management
- Program development
- Program implementation
- Program facilitation
- Clinical program development
- Health promotion program development
- Community-based program development
- Communication
- Facilitation
- Organization
- Patient engagement
- Electronic medical record system usage
Location
- North York
- Toronto Area
Work Type
- Full-Time
- Permanent
Education Level
- Nurse Practitioner (Primary Health Care) registration
Salary/Compensations
- $127,987 annually
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package (health, dental, vision, EFAP)
- HOOPP defined benefit pension plan
About the Company
- The Humber River Family Health Team (HRFHT) is a non-profit organization providing interdisciplinary, patient-centred primary care across northwest Toronto.
- Our team works collaboratively to improve access to high-quality, inclusive primary care, chronic disease management, health promotion, and preventative services.
Equal Opportunity
- The Humber River Family Health Team remains committed to creating workplaces that reflect the communities we serve.
- We are actively seeking applicants from diverse backgrounds and lived experiences, including but not limited to Indigenous, Black, racialized, 2SLGBTQIA+, and persons with disabilities.
- Accommodation requests can be made at any stage of the recruitment process for applicants who meet the bona fide requirements of the position.
- Please indicate any accommodation needs when contacted.
