PRIMARY HEALTH CARE NURSE PRACTITIONER – 1-year contract full time maternity leave from December 2017 to December 2018. The Peterborough 360 Degree NPLC is a dynamic community-based interdisciplinary primary care clinic providing comprehensive health services to residents of Peterborough City and County with particular expertise in providing care to people whose health is made vulnerable by poverty, homelessness and poor access to the social determinants of health. The NPLC operates from a philosophy of harm reduction and is committed to working from within an anti-oppressive and anti-racist framework that is trauma-informed and which values cultural humility and inclusiveness. Responsibilities • Provide comprehensive collaborative care and services working within the full scope of practice as defined by the College of Nurses of Ontario • Work in collaboration with the inter-professional team to provide primary health care to manage the needs of the NPLC’s patients Qualifications • Registration in the RN, Extended Class in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario • Minimum 2 years of primary care experience working in community based health care settings • Demonstrated strong primary care clinical assessment skills to full NP scope of practice • Exemplary oral and written communication and interpersonal skills • Experience working with vulnerable populations (such as people who are homeless, living on low income, newcomers or refugees) • Experience working with people experiencing mental health or substance use issues from a harm reduction philosophy • Experience with electronic medical records system is an asset • Demonstrated ability to advocate for patients to ensure health care system responsiveness • Satisfactory criminal reference check/vulnerable sector check • Current BCLS • Current Ontario Driver’s License If you are interested in this opportunity please forward your resume to Krista Dalliday, Administrative Lead at krista.dalliday@nplc.ca or mail/deliver to 45-360 George St. N, Peterborough, ON K9H 7E7 by October 3, 2017 We thank all those who apply; however, only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.