Community Health Nurse

Internal/External Employment Opportunity

Position Title: Community Health Nurse

Component/Team: Integrated Health Services Program

Status: Casual (float position – no guaranteed hours)

Salary Scale: $40.36 - $48.62 hourly plus 8% vacation pay in lieu of benefits

Work location: On-Site at 221 Nelson Street

Vacancy Status: This posting is for an existing vacancy

Start Date: Immediately

APPLICATION DEADLINE: July 3, 2026 at 4:00 p.m.

Position Description

The Community Health Nurse is a member of the Integrated Health Services team which includes the Health Services and Oasis Clinic and works closely with team members to provide the highest possible quality of healthcare services to clients. The role of the Community Health Nurse is to work with clients to help them achieve their desired health goals.

Reporting Relationship

The Community Health Nurse is directly accountable to the Health Services Team Leader and Oasis Clinical Team Leader for the carrying out of their duties and through the Team Leaders to the Director of Integrated Health Services and through them to the Chief Executive Officer.

As a Community Health Nurse, the incumbent is responsible to meeting the licensing and regulatory requirements of the College of Nurses of Ontario as the professional governing body.

Requirements

Skills, Education, and Experience:

Education and Language

• Undergraduate degree in nursing from a recognized university or combination of nursing diploma and additional relevant courses/training
• Registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario (General Class)
• Under the Centre’s designation to provide French Language Services:
• French (oral expression): Advanced +
• French (oral comprehension): Advanced +
• French (reading comprehension): Intermediate
• Fluency in English, both oral and written

Preferred Professional Experience

• Three to five years nursing experience in a community setting or combination of community and hospital or public health settings: experience in a primary care setting an asset
• Experience working with a broad range of populations and clients
• Experience working within a harm reduction approach
• Experience working in mental health and substance use disorders

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Knowledge of the impact of social/cultural/economic factors on the determinants of health
• Strong interpersonal, organizational and problem-solving skills
• Effective communication skills
• Excellent counseling skills
• Excellent physical assessment skills
• Ability to incorporate and strengthen collaborative and interdisciplinary teamwork
• Ability to work with people living with mental health, substance use disorder and newcomers to Canada
• Ability to work as part of a multi-disciplinary care giving team
• Ability to work within the mandate of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre
• Ability to work under stress with multiple demands.
• Ability to work outside regular hours
• Proficiency in the use of computers and various software applications
• Demonstrated flexibility, good judgment, initiative & creativity
• Respects and values the diversity of communities and individuals
• Sensitivity and alertness to signs of a client in crisis
• Commitment to and knowledge of community-based health care

Benefits

In lieu of benefits, 8% vacation pay is added to the hourly rate. We provide our employees the opportunity to enroll in our Pension Plan (Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan - HOOPP).

Conditions of Employment

Hours of work will be consistent with the clinic’s hours which is Monday to Friday from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm and/or from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm.

An offer of employment will be conditional upon the candidate completing a criminal reference check, verification of educational requirements for this position, and linguistic profile to the satisfaction of the Sandy Hill Community Health Centre.

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We value transparency in our hiring process. Please note that artificial intelligence (AI) is not used to screen or evaluate resumes.  All applications will be reviewed by qualified human recruiters.

Accommodation

SHCHC will provide accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment process.

If at any stage in the selection process, you require accommodation due to disability, please let us know the nature of the required accommodation.

Clients of the Centre are welcome to apply. Should a client become a successful candidate, they will no longer be able to continue receiving services at Sandy Hill Community Health Centre. Assistance will be made available to find an alternative provider.

Only applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. No phone calls please.

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