Registered Nurse

Sanguen Health Centre - Safer Supply Program

Job Type: Full-time, contract position until March 31, 2024

Reports to: Director of Clinical Services

Deadline to Express Interest: This posting will remain active until the position is filled

About Sanguen Health Centre

Sanguen Health Centre exists to improve individual and community well-being by providing health and social care for people who face barriers to accessing traditional supports. This includes people living with HCV, people who use drugs, those experiencing homelessness and equity deserving communities.

Our mission is to meet the needs of those in Waterloo Region and Wellington-Dufferin-Guelph living with or at risk of Hepatitis C through the provision of education, outreach, support, and comprehensive, expert medical care.

Our vision is to create a future where everyone in our community is empowered, accepted, and cared for in the way they need to thrive.

About the Safer Supply Program

The primary focus of the Safer Supply program is flexible, low-barrier access to pharmaceutical opioids through a health equity and harm reduction lens for 200 people. Sanguen Health Centre’s Safer Supply program is embedded within the village of the Inner-City Health Alliance (ICHA). This alliance, as a collective, provides intensive place-based and mobile primary health care, housing, shelter, and social connections to people experiencing precarious housing, poverty and complex health and mental health. Sanguen Health Centre, and the ICHA, work from a trauma-informed, person-centred and harm reduction approach. The Safer Supply program aims to provide essential services to people who use substances by providing prescribed alternatives to street level drugs, managing other health care needs with a goal to reduce overdose-related harms and overdose deaths.

Summary of Role

As a member of the interdisciplinary team, the Registered Nurse in the Safer Supply Program works with a team of practitioners to support social and health care needs from a harm reduction model approach to care for people who experience complications related to substance use and complex health/mental health needs. The Registered Nurse assists in the provision of direct patient care in placed based and community settings to improve the health of individuals in the Safer Supply Program. The nurses in the Safer Supply Program must be able utilize a variety of skills and methods including direct client care, nursing outreach, health promotion, and harm reduction education, mental health assessments, as well as, system navigation, and advocacy. The main area of focus for this role is to support the prevention of opioid overdoses and other harms associated with the illicit toxic drug supply in the Kitchener-Waterloo area.

Accountabilities

Accountabilities of the Registered Nurse include, but are not limited to:

• Supporting Safer Supply clinics embedded across the Kitchener-Waterloo area including in shelter and congregate settings, transitional housing, and community drop in locations.
• Provide primary care and Safer Supply nursing support through a relational community-based model of care.
• Perform basic nursing skills (wound care, injections, suture/staple removal) and added nursing skills (venipuncture, ECGs) an asset.
• Perform shared administrative and clinic management tasks such as maintaining clinic supplies, triaging clinic flow, and acting as a liaison between the social support roles and the Safer Supply prescribers.
• Assisting with developing care plans, care coordination across an interdisciplinary team and external referrals for clients.
• Conduct assessments on client’s substance use, withdrawal, and program goals using a non-judgemental and non-punitive approach.
• Providing Safer Supply participants with harm reduction education including drug checking, safe injection practices, and overdose prevention.
• Maintaining accurate and timely electronic health records.
• Developing and maintaining positive relationships with service providers, community groups and other agency representatives and individuals working in overdose prevention.

Qualifications

• Current certification as a Registered Nurse in the Province of Ontario required
• Current certification in CPR required.
• Must be fully vaccinated to protect our clients and staff.
• 2-5 years of experience providing community-based health care case management from an anti-oppression, trauma-informed framework or relevant experience
• Must have access to reliable vehicle and car insurance that provides coverage for transporting individuals at work/using your vehicle at work.
• Demonstrated experience working with people with complex substance use and mental health needs, people who are unhoused/precariously housed and with other complex health needs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of mental health issues and treatment modalities, as well as an understanding of substance use disorder and various treatment and harm reduction modalities.
• Experience working with racialized populations, people original to this land - Indigenous peoples, people who engage in sex work, people with current and former involvement in the criminal justice system, people with mental health needs, those living with trauma and people who use drugs.
• Demonstrated knowledge and commitment to the principles of harm reduction and experience with overdose prevention/ response. Must have a strong understanding of how to apply harm reduction strategies in the clinical setting.
• Experience working with people who use drugs, as service users and as colleagues.
• Strong communication (verbal and written), organization, and time management skills.
• Demonstrated ability in conflict management and interpersonal relations.
• Ability to work collaboratively within and across teams, developing and maintaining positive relationships with service providers
• Ability to work independently and self-directed.
• Front line experience in outreach an asset
• Experience in mental health an asset

As part of our commitment to the health and safety of our staff and community from COVID-19, subject to any accommodation required by applicable human rights legislation, Sanguen Health Centre requires that all staff have received all required doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Health Canada.

Hours and Location of Work

Working hours will be 40 hours per week, primarily daytime hours, with the possibility of occasional weekend and evening hours as demanded by the nature of the work.

The primary place of work will be 130 Victoria St S, Kitchener ON N2G 2B5, and regular travel is required within Waterloo Region by using a personal vehicle.

Compensation and Other Perks

• This is a salaried position with a salary range of $72,000 - $81,000 annually, to be determined based on the experience level of the successful candidate.
• 4 weeks’ vacation which accrues biweekly
• A comprehensive Employee Benefits package upon successful completion of the probationary period
• 15 paid sick days per calendar year

How to apply: Please submit a resume and cover letter indicating your interest in this position.

Sanguen Health Centre is committed to developing an inclusive, barrier-free recruitment process and work environment. Should you require any accommodation, please inform us and we will work with you to meet your accessibility needs. For any accessibility-related assistance, requests for information in accessible alternative formats or to report any accessibility problems, please share in your application or email hr@sanguen.com, referencing the job post ID number (2023-07).

Sanguen Health Centre is committed to building an environment where everyone feels heard, welcomed and included. Sanguen is a proud equal opportunity workplace that is committed to providing equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.

Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 12 months

Salary: $72,000.00-$81,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• On call
• Weekend availability

Experience:

• harm reduction: 1 year (preferred)

Licence/Certification:

• CPR Certification (preferred)
• RN certification in the Province of Ontario (preferred)

Work Location: In person

Please Note :
optimuspartners.com is the go-to platform for job seekers looking for the best job postings from around the web. With a focus on quality, the platform guarantees that all job postings are from reliable sources and are up-to-date. It also offers a variety of tools to help users find the perfect job for them, such as searching by location and filtering by industry. Furthermore, optimuspartners.com provides helpful resources like resume tips and career advice to give job seekers an edge in their search. With its commitment to quality and user-friendliness, Site.com is the ideal place to find your next job.