Registered Nurse - HART Hub Outreach
PROGRAM AREA: Integrated Programs
EMPLOYMENT STATUS: Ongoing
HOURS/WEEK: 21-28 hours per week
What We Live By:
- Our Vision: A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.
- Our Mission: We reduce health inequities by providing interprofessional primary health services and community programs, focused on the populations we prioritize, in collaboration with community partners.
- Our Values: Innovation, Accountability, Person-Centred, Health Promotion, Excellence, Sustainability, Accessibility
Guelph Community Health Centre prioritizes people who face barriers to health and accessing services, and people who identify as:
- Homeless or at risk of homelessness
- Living on low income
- Newcomers to Canada with language barriers
- Having moderate to severe mental health and/or addiction issues
- Having moderate to severe disabilities
- Indigenous First Nations, Inuit and Métis
- Black, mixed race and racialized populations
- Experiencing intersectional oppression
- 2SLGBTQIA+
- Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggles
Program Description:
The Guelph-Wellington HART Hub is an integrated and interdisciplinary primary care and social service program that provides continuous stage-matched care to individuals seeking treatment, recovery, and access to permanent housing. The services offered at the HART Hub include primary care and acute episodic healthcare, mental healthcare and treatment, addictions care and treatment, and housing services for adults and youth (age 16 and older) living in Guelph and Wellington County and who are members of our priority populations.
Reporting to the Supervisor, the HART Outreach Registered Nurse will provide care, support, and education to individuals accessing the HART Hub services in community settings. They will use their unique personal and lived experiences to build positive relationships and connections with clients. They will work with individuals along the substance use continuum and will act as an integral part of the integrated team providing wrap around care for clients in Guelph and Wellington County.
This role will work primarily in-community and will involve evening and weekend work (shift premium may apply, according to Collective Agreement).
Principal Job Duties:
- Combination of on-site and community settings to deliver medical care and support to clients
- Work with an integrated care team to provide outreach services in a variety of locations frequented by at-risk community residents including parks, community streets, drop-in centres, hospitals, and community agencies.
- Provide non-judgmental medical care, compassionate support and practical assistance to people who are homeless or street involved and who experience mental health and/or addictions issues.
- Provide health counselling and education.
- Facilitate referrals to community treatment and supports, including primary care, mental health and addictions treatment, food access, housing.
- Assist with completion of complex assessments and required forms (i.e. ODSP)
- Work collaboratively with other services to ensure a coordinated and seamless approach to service delivery.
- Provide wound care
- Support crisis intervention, code response, and de-escalation on site, as required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Baccalaureate in Nursing and Current Certificate of Competence from the Ontario College of Nurses
- Experience working with people along the substance use continuum
- Experience supporting clients with high levels of complexity related to their physical health, mental health, substance use and access to basic needs
- Emergency First Aid (or equivalent) and CPR level C (Health Care Provider level, preferred)
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- Strong ability to work with and build rapport with members of our priority populations
- Demonstrated ability to work well under pressure, independently with minimal direction, multi-task, problem solve, take initiative, and to meet the needs of the client.
- Understanding of Indigenous Cultural Safety principles and trauma-informed care.
- Knowledge of available resources and services in the region
- Ability to collect, assess and synthesize information to develop effective care plans.
- Ability to create and maintain clear professional boundaries with people.
- High level of confidentiality.
- Drivers license and access to a reliable vehicle required
This is an internal posting available to current GCHC Registered Nurses. Please visit our website at www.guelphchc.ca and apply using the online application tool by end of day March 14, 2025
Guelph Community Health Centre is committed to employment equity and encourages applications from all qualified candidates, including individuals from priority populations who may identify as 2SLGBTQIA+, persons with disabilities, Indigenous, First Nations, Inuit and Metis individuals, and members of Black and other racialized communities.
We thank, in advance, those who apply, but will contact only those who qualify for interviews.
If at any stage in the selection process you require accommodation, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.
We require that all finalist applicants undergo a Criminal Record Check and Vulnerable Sector Screen through their local Police Services Branch prior to start date.