PRIMARY HEALTH CARE OUTREACH REGISTERED NURSE – Part-time 0.5 FTE (2.5 days per week) 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 • Work in collaboration with the NPLC inter-professional team and the inter- agency support team of the Home for Good project to provide primary health care outreach and support to clients of the Home for Good project. • Provide comprehensive collaborative care and services working within the full scope of practice as defined by the College of Nurses of Ontario Qualifications • Registration as an RN 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 RN scope of practice • Exemplary oral and written communication and interpersonal skills • Experience working with vulnerable populations (such as people who are homeless or living on low income) • 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 January 5th, 2018 We thank all those who apply; however, only individuals selected for an interview will be contacted.