Nurse Practitioner

Nurse Practitioner

The Madawaska Valley Family Health Team (MVFHT) is a small, rural team located in Barry’s Bay. The Madawaska Valley is known for its beautiful scenery of lakes, rivers and forests characteristic of the Algonquin Park area, ample outdoor recreation opportunities, and a strong sense of community.

We are recruiting for a Nurse Practitioner to fill a maternity leave vacancy. This can be a part-time or a full-time position working a Monday to Friday schedule. The start date for this role is August or September 2026 and is a one-year term with possibility of extension.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a key member of the interdisciplinary team at MVFHT. The NP provides primary care services including direct clinical care, education and coordination of care for patients experiencing medical issues, episodic illness and chronic disease. The NP works both independently (patients enrolled with the NP), and with our associated group of six physicians. 

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide evidence-based assessment, screening, prevention, and management using best practice guidelines
• Perform health assessment and diagnosis, healthcare management and therapeutic intervention, health promotion and prevention of illness, injury and complications in the care of complex medical patients, pediatrics and geriatric patients
• Autonomously diagnose, order and interpret diagnostic tests
• Prescribe pharmaceuticals
• Perform procedures within the RN (EC) legislated scope of practice
• Provide patients with appropriate clinical advice, education, and counselling
• Accurately document all assessments, observations, conversations, interventions and clinical discussions relating to patient care
• Collaborate and liaise with physicians, staff and other team members to optimize patient outcomes
• Communicate effectively with hospital, community, and other professional team members
• Arrange for referrals (internal and external)
• Participate in case management discussion
• Participate in team meetings, and committees
• Participate in evaluation of the quality and effectiveness of practice

• Current registration (or eligible for registration) with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Nurse Practitioner - Primary Health Care (NP-PHC)
• Graduate of a recognized primary health care nurse practitioner program
• Current registration with the NPAO and evidence of liability insurance
• Strong clinical skills
• Demonstrated experience in community and/or primary care medicine
• Skilled in leadership, organization, evaluation, time management, verbal and written communication and critical thinking
• Strong computer skills and familiarity with electronic medical records

Compensation package:

• Hourly wage $64.35
• Normal workday is 7.5 hours
• Insurance and health benefits available
• Continuing education opportunities
• MVFHT is a participating employer of HOOPP

Please forward your curriculum vitae and cover letter via email.

Madawaska Valley Family Health Team is committed to employment equity, diversity and a supportive environment. MVFHT welcomes applications from all qualified individuals, including women, persons with disabilities, members of visible minorities and aboriginal persons, individuals of diverse gender and sexual orientation and all groups protected by the human rights code. MVFHT offers accommodation for applicants with disabilities in its recruitment processes. If you are contacted by MVFHT regarding a job opportunity, please advise if you require accommodation. Please note, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.