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Posting Reason:
Replacement of a regular position

Job Type:
Employee

Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):
N/A

Job Family:
Student Health and Wellness

# of Open Positions:
1

Faculty/Service - Department:
Student Affairs, Health and Wellness Centre Operations

Campus:
Main Campus

Union Affiliation:
N/A

Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/07/16

Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/07/26

Hours per week:
35

Salary Grade:
Non-Union Grade NM1

Salary Range:
$107,503.00 - $134,379.00

Position Purpose

Provides primary comprehensive primary health care services in the areas of prevention, treatment of disease and injury and support for students where all services must be provided in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario's Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses in the Extended Class. The Nurse Practitioner, RN (EC) works both independently and in collaboration with other members of our interdisciplinary team.

What You Will Bring

• Master's degree in Nursing - Primary Health Care
• Registration in the Nurse Extended Class (Nurse Practitioner) and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Bilingualism: French and English (spoken and written), to be considered for this position, candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
• Three (3) years of experience in a clinical nursing practice as a Nurse Practitioner in a primary or tertiary setting.
• Valid certification for Basic Life Saving
• Working knowledge of legislation informing the practice (i.e., Health Care Consent Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, Regulated Health Professions Act, etc.)
• Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to inter-professional care
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
• Experience in dealing with mental health issues including trauma-informed care, crisis management including pharmacological management of common presentations like mood and anxiety disorders as well as sleep disturbances
• Working exposure in a post secondary teaching institution an asset
• Excellent health assessment skills, clinical judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills
• Strong clinical and effective time management skills.
• Ability to effectively deal with situations that have no precedent are sensitive, confidential and may be high-risk. Ability to propose creative and safe solutions.
• Previous experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) (ex.: Telus PS suite, OSCAR, Purkinje).
• Demonstrated ability to respect diversity and use inclusive behaviour, responding with sensitivity and self-awareness to the unique needs of students, including visible and non-visible dimensions of diversity.

In this role, your responsibilities will include

• Performs various clinical tasks by conducting health assessments, diagnosis, therapeutics, and health education for students in respect to all protocols and standards within their professional practice.
• Completes students' health assessment and documents all pertinent medical information in the electronic medical record application to ensure continuity of care. Maintains confidentiality and its application to student electronic health records in accordance with legislation and internal organizational policies and procedures.
• Communicates diagnosis and treatment plan options and as such provides acute and chronic care management by working autonomously to accomplish those related tasks and, as need be, consults with physicians and/or other health care providers.
• Prescribes treatments, makes prescriptions, referrals for investigations and consultations of students according to policies and protocols within scope of practice as to ensure proper and timely student care.
• Respond to emergency situations and implement appropriate interventions.
• adheres to infection control safety standards to protect other employees and patients from safety hazards.
• Accomplishes other duties as assigned within NP scope of practice.

Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:

Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.

If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.

Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 - Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.