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Nurse Practitioner
@ NorWest Community Health Centres
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Overview
NorWest Community Health Centres is hiring a 0.5 FTE permanent Nurse Practitioner in Thunder Bay to provide addiction medicine and substance use health care within its Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic. The role includes prescribing and monitoring, working across multiple service locations in Thunder Bay, and a competitive salary with HOOP pension and group health benefits.
Pay:
$61.65–$73.73 an hour
Responsibilities:
- Provide addiction medicine and substance use health care in the RAAM Clinic
- Prescribe and monitor addiction treatment
- Support clients across the continuum of substance use
- Deliver health education and work in a multi-disciplinary team
Requirements summary:
- BScN from a recognized university
- Current CNO Extended Class (CNO-EC) registration
- Knowledge of current addiction medicine practices
- Experience with diverse and marginalized populations
- Ability to work at multiple Thunder Bay locations
Tools & skills
Benefits mentioned
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-01
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-13
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-23
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Job details
| Seniority | Mid level |
| Department | Physicians & advanced practice |
| Travel | air: none · ground: minimal |
| Work setting | Hospital or clinic, Client sites |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical low · computer moderate |
| Languages | English |
| Licences & certifications | CNO-EC |
| Encouraged to apply | Indigenous peoples |
| Education | Bachelor’s degree (required) |
| Fields of study | Nursing |
| Perks mentioned | Retirement plan |
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NorWest Community Health Centres
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Full company description
NorWest Community Health Centres exists to respond to individual and local community needs by providing a range of services that improve the health and well-being of people and their communities.
- LinkedIn followers
- 549
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 86
- Reported office locations
- 525 Simpson Street, Thunder Bay, ON P7C 3J6, CA
- P.O. Box 104, Armstrong, ON P0T 1A0, CA
- 99 Skinner Avenue, P.O. Box 910, Longlac, ON P0T 2A0, CA
- Business categories
- Communities
- Health Care
- Non Profit
- Other recorded names
- NorWest Community Health Centres
- Specialties
- Health Care
- Primary Care & Walk-In
- Client Supports
- Exercise
- Movement & Falls Prevention
- Food & Nutrition
- Promoting Health
- Diabetes
- Mental Health
- FASD
- and LGBTQ
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
Currency and observation date were not supplied; this is not a current valuation or a funding round.
NorWest Community Health Centres exists to respond to individual and local community needs by providing a range of services that improve the health and well-being of people and their communities.
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hospitals and Health Care |
| Company size | 51-200 employees |
| Headquarters | Thunder Bay, ON |
| Organization type | Nonprofit |
| Specialties | Health CarePrimary Care & Walk-InClient SupportsExerciseMovement & Falls PreventionFood & NutritionPromoting HealthDiabetesMental HealthFASD |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 17 |
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Nurse Practitioner
0.5 FTE
Thunder Bay Site
One of a network of provincial community health centres, the NorWest Community Health Centres is a community based, non-profit organization funded by Ontario Health, emphasizing access to primary health care and prevention programs and services.
We are currently seeking a 0.5 FTE permanent Nurse Practitioner, who as a valuable member of the Community Health Centre team will provide addiction medicine and substance use health care within the Rapid Access Addiction Medicine (RAAM) Clinic.
The position has a competitive salary, the Health Care of Ontario’s Pension Plan (HOOP) and an excellent group health benefits package.
The pay range for this position is $61.648 to $73.734 per hour. Compensation will commensurate with qualifications and relevant experience.
We do not use AI to screen resumes.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN) from a recognized university.
- Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO) in the Extended Class (CNO-EC).
- Broad knowledge and interest in community health, substance use health, addictions, and harm reduction.
- Interest in providing substance use health care and supporting clients across the continuum of substance use.
- Knowledge of and experience with current and emerging addiction medicine practices, including prescribing and monitoring.
- Knowledge of managed alcohol administration is an asset.
- Excellent communication, interpersonal and health education skills.
- Demonstrated commitment to and knowledge of community-based health care.
- Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-disciplinary team environment.
- Ability to work at multiple service locations within the Thunder Bay.
- Demonstrated experience working across all genders, with racialized populations, indigenous peoples, individuals who engage in sex work, individuals who are/have been incarcerated, people with mental health challenges, and people who have experienced trauma.
- Awareness of and sensitivity to health issues particularly within individuals who face barriers to accessing care (under housed, living with mental health challenges or diagnoses, current or past substance use, complex health histories, 2SLGBTQIA+, newcomers, non-insured).
How to Apply
Please visit https://norwestchc.org/team/
The deadline for applicants is Friday, November 6, 2026 at 4:30 p.m.
Please submit your cover letter, resume and three work reference contacts with your online application. Cover letters can be addressed to:
Lesly Gunasekara, Manager of Human Resources
NorWest Community Health Centres
525 Simpson Street
Thunder Bay, Ontario P7C 3J6
FAX: 807-622-7637
NorWest Community Health Centres is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible, and barrier-free workplace. We provide accommodation throughout all stages of the recruitment process in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). We thank all applicants for their interest; however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.
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