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About the Organization:

The Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle (BANAC) is an Indigenous governed, Indigenous led regional social planning and development organization. The BANAC service region now covers Simcoe County, Muskoka, and the northern York region. BANAC works in cooperation with Indigenous communities and non-Indigenous organizations to address community-identified priorities through coordinated planning, implementation and evaluation. BANAC has a mandate to support the continued promotion of Indigenous lifelong learning and community wellness through self-determination and community participation.

BANAC offers many innovative programs and services including Aging Well Senior Supports, Bebminot Family Wellness, the Biinoojinsauk Child Care Centre, Maapii Enjii Zaagi Gaazwad and the Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin Indigenous Interprofessional Primary Care Team. Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin offers a wholistic approach to wellness that includes traditional healing practices in primary care, community clinics, addiction and recovery services, counselling programs, midwifery, land-based healing programs, and community health promotion.

About the Role:

This position operates within an Indigenous-led and Indigenous-governed organization that is accountable to the communities it serves. Work is grounded in the principle of Indigenous Health in Indigenous Hands, ensuring that all programs and services are developed, delivered, and evaluated under Indigenous governance structures and community direction. In alignment with Indigenous and provincial standards, the organization upholds excellence in care, accountability, and compliance while centering on Indigenous knowledge systems, cultural safety, and self-determination in health and social service deliverables.

All employees are required to participate in organizational Indigenous Cultural Safety training and to engage in ongoing reflexive practices as part of their professional development. This includes a commitment to examining personal and systemic biases, deepening understanding of Indigenous histories and experiences, and ensuring that service delivery aligns with the values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism that guide the organization's work.

The Community-Based Nurse Practitioner (NP) is a primary care provider working within an Indigenous interprofessional health care team to deliver trauma-informed, culturally safe, and wholistic primary care services to registered Indigenous patients.

This role includes care delivery in multiple settings:

• BANAC Primary Care Clinics (Barrie, Orillia and Midland)
• Indigenous Partner Sites (e.g., Friendship Centres, community health centres)
• Mobile Clinic (operating throughout Simcoe Muskoka)
• Outreach and Home Visits as appropriate for patient care and in alignment with BANAC policies and procedures

The NP will travel throughout the Simcoe Muskoka region using the mobile clinic and an equipment bag to provide care "where the patient is at." They will work collaboratively with RNs, RPNs, physicians, Traditional Healers and other interprofessional team members to provide care to full scope of practice. While this position is community-based this role does not provide on-call services and does not provide urgent response services. The Community-Based Nurse Practitioner will contribute to service planning and coordination activities in collaboration with the leadership team and interprofessional staff. These efforts will help ensure that health service deliverables and organizational priorities are consistently met across all community-based care settings.

What You Bring:

• Member in good standing with CNO as a Registered Nurse in the Extended Class [RN(EC)]
• Member of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario and/or Nurse Practitioners Association of Ontario
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and Certificate as a Primary Health Care Nurse Practitioner (required)
• Master's Degree in Nursing, Nurse Practitioner Program (preferred)
• Experience in primary care or community-based settings an asset
• Experience working with Indigenous patients is an asset
• Knowledge and understanding of Indigenous culture and protocols and willingness to work in community settings
• Demonstrated ability to provide trauma-informed, patient-driven care
• Experience working with EMRs and in electronic office environments
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in an interprofessional team
• Valid Class G Ontario Driver's License and reliable vehicle for regional travel
• Clean Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Screening

What We Offer:

Our work is accountable to Indigenous communities, guided by relationships, knowledge, and practices that shape how we serve and learn together. Joining the BANAC team means contributing to work that is community-driven, relational and grounded in Indigenous values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism. We work alongside community members, Indigenous organizations and the broader community to ensure our programs reflect the voices and strengths of those we serve.

We provide a generous group health benefits package, participation in HOOPP, paid vacation, cultural leave days, extended holidays, professional training opportunities and the opportunity to work in a dynamic community-based supportive work environment.

Information About Working at BANAC Mamaway Wiidokdaadwin:

• Work is typically performed in BANAC clinics, offices and / or in community settings.
• Regular travel to meetings and communities is required; access to a personal vehicle is considered an asset.
• Regular overtime work may be required to accommodate business needs and BANAC team members enjoy a flexible work schedule.
• BANAC work site locations are periodically exposed to smoke due to the burning of sacred medicines: tobacco, sweet grass, sage and / or cedar.

All pertinent employment conditions are specified within the employment agreement with BANAC and include the following:

• Ability to attend all BANAC worksite locations is required
• Valid C.P.R. and A.E.D. Certificates are required
• Valid Class G Ontario Driver's License is required
• An up-to-date clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required

Applying to this Job:

The position is open to all those interested even if they do not meet all the qualifications listed. At BANAC we recognize that lived experience can provide knowledge and skills equivalent to formal education and / or professional experience. Individuals who have relevant community connections, lived experience, and / or cultural knowledge that align with the job's responsibilities are strongly encouraged to apply. To further promote our accountability to the Indigenous communities we serve and to ensure services align with the values of respect, reciprocity, and wholism that guide the organization's work, preference will be given to candidates of Indigenous ancestry. BANAC strongly encourages applicants to self-identify within the application process.

Please apply directly on the Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle careers site at www.banac.on.ca/careers.

Barrie Area Native Advisory Circle is committed to providing accessible employment practices that are compliant with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If you require accommodation for disability during any stage of the recruitment process, please advise the Human Resources Department at: jcalderonperri@banac.on.ca

DISCLAIMER: This job posting indicates the general scope and level of work expected. It is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of all activities, duties and / or responsibilities that will be required by the incumbent. The incumbent may be asked to perform other duties as required to support business needs.