This program is a collaboration between London InterCommunity Health Centre (LIHC) and Thames Valley Family Health Team (TVFHT) with a focus on increasing primary care access and attachment for those who are marginalized from health services such as people who are unhoused and people living in poverty. The program will provide access to comprehensive primary care with interprofessional team members to facilitate connections to internal and external referrals. The primary care model will be connected to the broader integrated resources of the TVFHT and LIHC.
About the Position:
Working to full scope, the Registered Nurse provides front-line outreach as well as onsite/in person nursing care to people who face barriers to accessing health care, and are significantly marginalized by poverty, substance use, mental health, and housing instability and/or deprivation.

Required Skills & Qualifications

• Postsecondary diploma or degree (BScN) from a recognized college or university
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience in a community setting or a combination of community and hospital/public health
• Awareness and understanding of the social determinants of health and health promotion
• Ability to practice from social justice, trauma and violence informed care, and harm reduction frameworks
• Clinical knowledge of mental health care, substance use, concurrent disorders, dual diagnoses, and application of current best practices, assessments and interventions
• Ability to work with people of diverse backgrounds with an inclusive and anti- oppressive lens
• Excellent written and oral communication/ interpersonal skills
• Strong computer skills including the use of Office 365 and Electronic Medical Records (Accuro currently in use)
• Ability to travel to multiple sites during the work day

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience in mental health care and working with people experiencing substance use disorders and homelessness
• Experience in preventative health and episodic care
• Experience in street level outreach, assertive engagement and motivational interviewing skills an asset
• Demonstrated phlebotomy skills
• Comfortable working autonomously
• Wound care competency
• Experience with chronic disease management
• Group facilitation experience (in- person/virtual)
• French and other language skills are considered an asset in supporting the communities we serve
• RN prescribing preferred

Hourly Rate

Registered Nurse: $34.8138 - $42.4559 (dependent on experience)

TO APPLY: Interested candidates are invited to submit a cover letter and a detailed resume. The successful candidate will be required to undergo a criminal background check and medical screening. Thames Valley Health Team uses an applicant tracking system to distribute job postings; no artificial intelligence is used to screen, assess, or select applicants, and all recruitment decisions are made by people.

To be eligible to apply you must have a Social Insurance Number and in some cases a valid work permit. While we thank all applicants, only those under consideration will be contacted for an interview.