Salary: $29.08 per hour
PROGRAM AREA: Primary Health
Location: any GCHC clinic location
Employment Status: 1 year contract (2 positions)
Hours/Week: 35 hours per week (M-F, 9-5)
What We Live By:
- Our Vision:A community without barriers to health and wellbeing.
- Our Mission:We work with our community to promote and sustain health and wellbeing for all.
- Our Values:Compassion, Social Justice, Courage, Integrity, Adaptability.
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 Mtis
- Black, mixed race and racialized populations
- Experiencing intersectional oppression
- 2SLGBTQIA+
- Vulnerable children and their families experiencing conflict, isolation or attachment struggle
The Registered Practical Nursemaintainsthe smooth and efficient flow of patients through their appointments by receiving patients, assigning them to exam rooms,undertaking prescribed intake procedures, andassistingthe practitioners, asrequested. In addition, they helpmaintainthe efficiency of the clinic by ensuring an adequate supply of common medications, medical supplies and sterilized equipmentis on hand at all times.
Core Responsibilities:
- Works as part of the primary health care team
- Works at the top of scope of RPN practice
- Demonstrates safe, qualitypractice
- Maintains smooth and efficient flow of patients through theirappointments
- Provides safe administration of medications and immunizations, venipuncture, disinfection/sterilization of equipment and environment, client education andassistspractitioners asrequested.
- Triage clients to prioritize urgentneeds
- Ensures adequate supply of common medications and medicalsupplies
- Perform phlebotomy and collection of other specimens fortesting
Required Qualifications:
- Current registration as a Registered Practical Nursewith the CNO
- Completed current medicationcourse
- Thorough knowledge and proficiency in current nursing principles and practices
- 3-5 years broad-based practical nursing experience - a community primary health care setting desired
- Treat each client with compassion, dignity and respect even in the face of challenging situations
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment
- Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of community-based health care
- Computer proficiency with electronic charting
We know that experience comes in many forms. If you have some of these qualities and are excited about this opportunity, then we want to hear from you. Please visit our websitewww.guelphchc.caand apply using the online application tool. In your application, please include a resume and cover letter outlining how your skills, qualifications, and experience meet the position requirements.
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.
