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Posting Reason:
Replacement of a regular position
Job Type:
Employee
Anticipated Duration in Months (for contracts and temporary assignments):
N/A
Job Family:
Student Health and Wellness
# of Open Positions:
1
Faculty/Service - Department:
Student Affairs, Health and Wellness Centre Operations
Campus:
Main Campus
Union Affiliation:
N/A
Date Posted (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/07/16
Applications must be received BEFORE (YYYY/MM/DD):
2026/08/06
Hours per week:
35
Salary Grade:
Non-Union Grade NM1
Salary Range:
$107,503.00 - $134,379.00
About Student Affairs:
Student Affairs is at the very heart of the student experience at the University of Ottawa. We recruit the very best future students, support them throughout their university years and leave them well-prepared for fulfilling careers and future studies. Our team of more than 600 dedicated staff provides the services that keep students happy, well and thriving as they pursue their ambitions. We help them apply and enrol for courses, we oversee 11 residences and an award-winning Dining Hall, we organize fun events, we provide extensive recreation program opportunities and varsity sports activities, we run an innovative career development and experiential learning program and much more!
There’s nothing more rewarding than helping future generations reach their full potential at a world-class university. With our wide variety of career opportunities and professional development pathways, we’re sure that you’ll enjoy the experience as much as our students do.
Position Purpose
Provides primary comprehensive primary health care services in the areas of prevention, treatment of disease and injury and support for students where all services must be provided in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario’s Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses in the Extended Class. The Nurse Practitioner, RN (EC) works both independently and in collaboration with other members of our interdisciplinary team.
In this role, your responsibilities will include
- Performs various clinical tasks by conducting health assessments, diagnosis, therapeutics, and health education for students in respect to all protocols and standards within their professional practice.
- Completes students’ health assessment and documents all pertinent medical information in the electronic medical record application to ensure continuity of care. Maintains confidentiality and its application to student electronic health records in accordance with legislation and internal organizational policies and procedures.
- Communicates diagnosis and treatment plan options and as such provides acute and chronic care management by working autonomously to accomplish those related tasks and, as need be, consults with physicians and/or other health care providers.
- Prescribes treatments, makes prescriptions, referrals for investigations and consultations of students according to policies and protocols within scope of practice as to ensure proper and timely student care.
- Respond to emergency situations and implement appropriate interventions.
- adheres to infection control safety standards to protect other employees and patients from safety hazards.
- Accomplishes other duties as assigned within NP scope of practice.
What You Will Bring
- Master’s degree in Nursing - Primary Health Care
- Registration in the Nurse Extended Class (Nurse Practitioner) and in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario
- Bilingualism : French and English (spoken and written), to be considered for this position, candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
- Three (3) years of experience in a clinical nursing practice as a Nurse Practitioner in a primary or tertiary setting.
- Valid certification for Basic Life Saving
- Working knowledge of legislation informing the practice (i.e., Health Care Consent Act, Personal Health Information Protection Act, Regulated Health Professions Act, etc.)
- Excellent interpersonal skills and a commitment to inter-professional care
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and collaboratively as a member of an interdisciplinary team
- Experience in dealing with mental health issues including trauma-informed care, crisis management including pharmacological management of common presentations like mood and anxiety disorders as well as sleep disturbances
- Working exposure in a post secondary teaching institution an asset
- Excellent health assessment skills, clinical judgment, analytical and problem-solving skills
- Strong clinical and effective time management skills.
- Ability to effectively deal with situations that have no precedent are sensitive, confidential and may be high-risk. Ability to propose creative and safe solutions.
- Previous experience with Electronic Medical Records (EMRs) (ex.: Telus PS suite, OSCAR, Purkinje).
- Demonstrated ability to respect diversity and use inclusive behaviour, responding with sensitivity and self-awareness to the unique needs of students, including visible and non-visible dimensions of diversity.
Key Competencies at uOttawa:
Here are the required competencies for all or our employees at uOttawa:
Planning: Organize in time a series of actions or events in order to realize an objective or a project. Plan and organize own work and priorities in regular daily activities.
Initiative: Demonstrate creativity and initiative to suggest improvements and encourage positive results. Is proactive and self-starting. Show availability and willingness to go above and beyond whenever it is possible.
Client Service Orientation: Help or serve others to meet their needs. This implies anticipating and identifying the needs of internal and external clients and finding solutions on how to meet them.
Teamwork and Cooperation: Cooperate and work well with other members of the team to reach common goal(s). Accept and give constructive feedback. Able to adjust own behaviour to reach the goals of the team.
The University of Ottawa embraces diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We are passionate about our people and committed to employment equity. We foster a culture of respect, teamwork and inclusion, where collaboration, innovation, and creativity fuel our quest for research and teaching excellence. While all qualified persons are invited to apply, we welcome applications from qualified Indigenous persons, racialized persons, persons with disabilities, women and LGBTQIA2S+ persons. The University is committed to creating and maintaining an accessible, barrier-free work environment. The University is also committed to working with applicants with disabilities requesting accommodation during the recruitment, assessment and selection processes. Applicants with disabilities may contact [email protected] to communicate the accommodation need. All qualified candidates are encouraged to apply; however, Canadians and permanent residents will be given priority.
Note: if this is a union position: The hiring process will be governed by the current collective agreement related to the union affiliation noted above; you can click here to find out more.
If this is a front-line position with responsibilities to interact with students, selected candidates must be rated at the Low Advanced proficiency level or higher for both oral comprehension and reading comprehension in their second official language. The rating is determined by a proficiency test designed by the Official Languages and Bilingualism Institute.
Prior to May 1, 2022, the University required all students, faculty, staff, and visitors (including contractors) to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 as defined in Policy 129 – Covid-19 Vaccination. This policy was suspended effective May 1, 2022 but may be reinstated at any point in the future depending on public health guidelines and the recommendations of experts.
