Registered Practical Nurse

Quest Community Health Centre is a dynamic non-profit, interdisciplinary health care organization. Our holistic model of care focuses on primary care, illness prevention, health promotion, community capacity building and service integration. Quest delivers healthcare that addresses the underlying social determinants of health, such as poverty, housing, unemployment, and food security, all which have a significant impact on health outcomes. Quest is committed to providing high quality primary health care and social services to residents throughout the Niagara Region. As such, Quest supports and encourages opportunities for continuous learning and career growth for our team.

Quest CHC, Urgent Service Access Team (USAT), has two four-month contract positions (with a possibility of renewal) for Full Time Outreach Registered Practical Nurses. These positions are responsible for assisting in primary health care functions and participates in the development, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of programs and services of the Quest CHC Team. The positions have a strong emphasis on health promotion, disease prevention and community capacity building and works within a harm reduction framework. These duties are accomplished as part of an interdisciplinary team of professionals whose objective is to provide primary health care and follow-up for clients.

The ideal candidates will maximize connections and use of existing community resources by acting as a catalyst who, together with community stakeholders, will facilitate the development and implementation of creative and efficient strategies to maximize health outcomes for our clients, while maximizing the use of community care plan.

Qualifications include:

· currently licensed and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario

· 1-3 years’ experience, preferably in a community health setting working with inter-disciplinary teams, or combined with hospital and/or public health environments;

· experience in community and primary health care, program development and implementation;

- Ability to provide innovative healthcare delivery to individuals with barriers to healthcare access and barriers to other services and supports

· a valid Ontario driver’s license;

· access to reliable transportation;

· a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector check

· experience working in the field of concurrent disorders and addictions is an asset.

Contract length: 4 months

Job Types: Full-time, Contract