Status: Full-time, permanent
Location: Owen Sound, ON
Hours: 35 hours/week (Monday to Friday)
Salary: $117,960 to $147, 450 per year
Paid Time Off: 3 weeks’ vacation, 12 health & 3 personal days, 5 spiritual/cultural days, professional development and your birthday off
Benefits: Comprehensive health, dental, EAP, life insurance, and more
Pension: HOOPP (defined benefit plan)
Relocation: Relocation support may be provided for successful candidates
Posting: Open until filled
Join a team where culture, community, and compassionate care come together.
Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre (SOAHAC) is a diverse, dynamic, multiservice Indigenous health and wellness agency. We strive to provide quality, wholistic health services by sharing and promoting traditional and western health practices to enable people to live in a more balanced state of well-being. SOAHAC provides services to Indigenous people including those who live on and off reserve, status, non-status, Inuit, and Metis within the Southwest, Waterloo Wellington and Erie St Clair regions. SOAHAC has a mandate of ensuring that health services are accessible, of high quality, and are culturally appropriate. It is SOAHAC’s objective to build health care capacity within Indigenous communities.
We are seeking a Nurse Practitioner (NP) to join our interdisciplinary team in Owen Sound, Ontario. Whether you are experienced or a newly licensed NP eager to grow, this is an opportunity to contribute to community-driven care within a supportive, culturally grounded environment. If you’re passionate about relationship-based practice and want your work to make a real impact, we’d love to hear from you.
The Nurse Practitioner provides primary care across the lifespan, supporting members of the urban Indigenous community and their families. You’ll work closely with physicians, traditional healers, community partners, and allied health professionals to deliver accessible, culturally safe, patient-centered care.
Requirements:
BScN and current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class
Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner Certificate
Experience in primary care, chronic disease management, mental health, or addictions is an asset- new graduates are encouraged to apply
Knowledge of culture and local Indigenous communities in Southwestern Ontario is required
Strong organizational skills with the ability to work effectively and independently
Excellent communication skills
Strong attention to detail and assessment skills
Ability to work effectively as part of an interdisciplinary team
Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with others and across teams
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to communicate clearly
Computer literacy including skills in word processing, e-mail, PowerPoint, Excel, and Electronic Medical Records
Willingness to participate in ongoing Indigenous teachings and ceremonies
Valid Ontario Driver’s “G” license, personal auto insurance (at least 3 years experience) and clean driver’s abstract
Obtain/ maintain a current and satisfactory police check as a condition of employment
Up-to-date immunizations and records
Responsibilities:
Provide comprehensive primary care services to clients of all ages, including primary prevention, health education, comprehensive physical exams, chronic disease management, antenatal care, and acute/episodic visits
Conduct on site assessments, as well as telephone and outreach visits
Advocate on behalf of clients with regards to equitable access to traditional healing and western health services
Review client laboratory results, procedure reports and consultation notes
Arrange appropriate follow up/referrals as required
Document all client contact and ensure all client information is always kept confidential
Maintain close collaborative working relationships with other allied health professionals
Work in collaboration with other health professionals to ensure a broad range of services are available to clients
Consult with physicians as needed regarding issues that are outside the NP scope of practice
Collaborate with community partners to offer outreach services as required
Why Join Our Team:
• Supportive interdisciplinary environment with strong nursing and allied health collaboration
• Wholistic, culturally grounded, trauma-informed model of care serving the Indigenous community
• Predictable Monday–Friday schedule supporting work–life balance
• Meaningful, relationship-based work with individuals, families, and community
• Access to professional development, wellness, and cultural learning supports
This job may require additional responsibilities and duties as assigned by Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre.
SOAHAC values diversity and is an equal opportunity employer; however, hiring preference will be given to qualified Indigenous applicants (please self-identify). SOAHAC is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation to apply or if selected to participate in an assessment process, please advise Human Resources.
Please apply by submitting your resume and cover letter at the link below. If unable to submit through the careers portal you may submit to careers@soahac.on.ca.
Please visit Southwest Ontario Aboriginal Health Access Centre online at: www.soahac.on.ca or like us on www.facebook.com/soahac to learn more about us!
We thank all those for applying but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
