Title: Nurse Practitioner –Rapid Access Addiction Medicine
Division: Integrated Indigenous Health and Specialized Community Services
Affiliation: ONA (Ontario Nurses Association)
Site: Moosonee, ON
Reports to: Director of Community Mental Health & Addictions
Status: Permanent Full-time
Eligible for WAHA Sign-on Bonus (up to $15,000), Employee Referral Bonus (up to $5,500) & Retention Program
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority (WAHA) is looking for an experienced professional to fill the key role of Nurse Practitioner – Rapid Access Addiction Medicine.
Life at WAHA
A beacon of healing, wellness, and innovation, WAHA connects remote communities with the care they deserve. With spellbinding views surrounding each site, team members bask in the tranquility of the land, juxtaposed against a bustling workplace busy addressing the complex needs of the region. Here, we work with purpose, knowing each action matters. Patients are neighbours, family, and colleagues. Each day brings a challenge- the good kind that stretches you, helps you grow, and makes you feel vital. These hurdles birth opportunities to problem solve, develop new skills, and explore new roles. Here, we step into a version of ourselves once forgotten, overshadowed by the daily grind, and rediscover a deep connection with ourselves, the land, and each other. Here, we experience work with wonder. #WeAreWAHA
What We Do
There has never been a more exciting time to be at WAHA. We are an integrated health system providing the full continuum of care to the six communities of the western James Bay coast with over 500 employees, physicians, and partners in care. As a health authority, you will work in a unique setting where you have the opportunity to care for patients in all phases of their life journey, in all areas of their health experience. From Primary, Acute, and Mental Health, Dental, Specialty Clinics, Population Health and the WAHA Paramedic Service, the opportunities for growth are boundless. We provide community-based programming in all six of our communities, have six paramedic bases, three hospitals, four emergency departments, one community health centre and a total of 72 beds. Our guiding goal is to be a centre of excellence in Indigenous and remote healthcare. To make this goal a reality, we have formed partnerships with other centres of excellence to remove barriers and eliminate the inequity of health services access that have long impacted the patients that we serve.
At WAHA, we are leading the way in health transformation. Come and immerse yourself in the local Cree culture, work with dedicated and passionate colleagues, and live in beautiful northern communities with amazing community members. Our mission is to provide optimum healthcare as close to home as possible. You can be part of this rewarding experience. Come and find your adventure in the north.
Who You Are
- Advanced knowledge of addictions medicine, concurrent disorders, and evidence-based treatment approaches across the continuum of substance use care, including intoxication, withdrawal management, stabilization, maintenance, and recovery
- Demonstrated expertise in opioid agonist treatment (OAT), anti-craving pharmacotherapies, withdrawal management, harm reduction principles, and recovery-oriented models of care
- Advanced clinical assessment, physical assessment, diagnostic reasoning, treatment planning, prescribing, and client management skills consistent with Nurse Practitioner scope of practice
- Demonstrated ability to establish and sustain therapeutic and collaborative relationships with clients, families, caregivers, interdisciplinary team members, and community partners through skilled communication, clinical assessment, interviewing techniques, and evidence-informed nursing practice
- Competency in motivational interviewing, brief intervention, counselling, health promotion, relapse prevention, and client engagement strategies that support recovery and wellness
What You’ll Do
- Complete comprehensive biopsychosocial and medical assessments
- Diagnose and manage substance use disorders and concurrent disorders
- Serve as the principal addictions medicine clinical resource within the RAAM program
- Provide advanced consultation regarding complex addictions and concurrent disorder presentations
- Incorporate culturally safe and trauma-informed approaches into all interactions.
- Recognize the impacts of colonization, intergenerational trauma, systemic racism, and social inequities
- Attend and actively participate in interdisciplinary meetings, case conferences, treatment planning reviews, and other program-related meetings as required
- Support coordinated discharge and transition planning.
- Participate in regional planning initiatives
- Monitor program outcomes and quality indicators
- Provide formal and informal education to staff, internal and external partners, clients and families, and communities
- Support orientation and onboarding of new clinicians
- Maintain concise, accurate, and appropriate clinical documentation, assessments, treatment plans, progress notes, correspondence, and discharge summaries in Practice Solutions Suite and/or Meditech within 24–48 hours of client interactions
- Ensure compliance with organizational policies, professional standards, workplace health and safety requirements, risk management procedures, and documentation standards
- Regional travel required
What You Bring
- Successful completion of a Registered Nursing Program with certification as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner
- Registered with CNO as a Registered Nurse Extended Class (RN EC) and in good standing
- BCLS-HCP or willing to obtain
- CNA certificate in Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing/CPMHN(c)
- Valid Ontario Class G or G2 Driver's License
- Minimum three (3) to five (5) years of Nurse Practitioner experience in addictions medicine, mental health, primary care, or community health settings.
- Ability to communicate in the local native Cree language is an asset
Why Choose Us
- Defined benefit pension plan (HOOPP)
- Group health, welfare, and Employee and Family Assistance Program Benefits
- Relocation paid by the organization
- Housing provided by the organization
- Annual retention bonus, a northern living allowance, and vacation travel bonus (all pensionable earnings)
- Be part of an organization leading health transformation in the remote north
- Ability to work with a purpose, connected to an amazing community and culture, with opportunities to learn and grow
Salary: $159,588.00 - $165,886.50
Competition #: 2026-262
This job posting is for a new vacancy.
Deadline: This position will remain open till filled.
Apply directly at https://www.waha.ca/career-opportunities/
As part of our recruiting process, AI tools may assist in the screening of applications. Final hiring decisions are made by our recruitment team and hiring managers.
Weeneebayko Area Health Authority is an inclusive employer. Accommodations are available in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights code and Accessibility of Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $81.84-$85.07 per hour
Application question(s):
- Do you have your degree in Nursing with certification as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner?
- Are you registered with the College of Nurses of Ontario as Registered Nurse Extended Class? (RN EC)?
- Are you legally entitled to work in Canada?
Work Location: On the road
