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Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services Access Alliance Multicultural Health and Community Services (AAMHCS) is a Community Health Centre that aims to provide services and address system inequities to improve health outcomes for the most vulnerable immigrants, refugees, and their communities. The Centre envisions a future in which Torontos diverse communities achieve health with dignity.This is an exciting opportunity to work at a CHC and get the global health experience of the population served and the common health issues and system barriers it faces. It is also an amazing opportunity to learn more about various resources available, internal and external to support our clients and build those connections. Providing primary care to clients of all ages within the full RN scope of practice including screening, assessments, counselling, referral, education, treatment and follow up for scheduled appointments, triage, vaccination, PAP, and occasional offsite programming and outreach clinics if needed. Providing clinical support to designated PCPs (MDs and NPs) as required and appropriate. Initiate and implement health promotion strategies such as health education and community development to support diverse populations and communities to increase selfmanagement. Work with partner organizations and community groups to identify health priorities and solutions. Participating in communitybased partnerships to build networks and strengthen service delivery which may include advocacy, consultation, evaluation, etc. Develop and maintain health information/education resources and displays on relevant topics as required. Complete clinical administrative tasks: Order, stock and maintain an adequate inventory of medical and pharmaceutical supplies in the clinical rooms, lab, storage cupboards, treatment/procedure room. Track and replace expired supplies and monitor the temperature of vaccine refrigerator. Participating in all organizational systems and structures as required including but not limited to, quality improvement and case conferences. Able to travel and provide services throughout the City at designated sites, and to work evening and weekend shifts when required/scheduled. The ideal candidate will have a firm understanding of and a commitment to the principles and underlying values of community health centers as well as: Required: Minimum 2 years of experience in frontline nursing and implementation of evidence informed practice. Bachelor Degree of Nursing. Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario. BLS certified. Ability to perform head to toe clinical assessments and triage. Preferred: Experience in a community health center and/or family practice setting preferred. Demonstrated commitment to principles of an antioppression and cultural competence framework. Demonstrated flexibility to work in a fast paced, everchanging environment. Ability to work collaboratively with physicians, nurse practitioners and the interdisciplinary health care team and independently when necessary. Computer literate (word processing, internet, data entry in Windows applications). Thorough familiarity with therapeutic methods and practices based upon a health promotion/disease prevention model. Thorough understanding of health promotion and community development principles. Demonstrated experience in helping clients navigate the health care system and build capacity for selfmanagement. Experience in program development, monitoring and evaluation is an asset. Excellent interpersonal, communication (written and verbal), problemsolving, organizational and time management skills. An interest and commitment to working with lowincome, multilingual, multiracial communities. Thorough knowledge of broad determinants of health and issues affecting low income, multilingual and racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities. Asset: Complimentary postsecondary education in public policy. Ability to speak a second language of our priority populations. Experience in urgent care or emergency department. Please be advised that our organization requires all staff, students, and volunteers must be fully vaccinated. Proof of vaccination can be obtained from the Ministry site. Please note that a criminal background check (Vulnerable sector) will be conducted for this position. We encourage applications from individuals who reflect the broad diversity of communities we work with, including those from racialized and 2SLGBTQI+ communities. In accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005, accommodation will be provided in all parts of the hiring process. Applicants need to make their needs known in advance. Access Alliance encourages a scentfree environment. Employees, students, volunteers, and visitors are asked to refrain from wearing fragrances and other scented personal care products (i.e. perfumes, lotions, hairspray, etc.) while at the Centre. #J-18808-Ljbffr