Registered Nurse (EC) - Nurse Practitioner

Job description
Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) is seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners (NP) to join nursing teams from Toronto, Ontario, to provide care to First Nations communities across Ontario.

As an integral part of the team, you will carry out a full scope of practice and provide a broad range of services unique to northern nursing with ISC. You will work alongside a talented team of nurses, other health professionals, and community members dedicated to delivering quality care in a culturally safe way.

Nurse Practitioners provide onsite and remote consultative services to the population health and primary care team. They deliver comprehensive primary health care services to clients at every stage of life that may include autonomous diagnosis and illness treatment, ordering and interpreting tests, prescribing medications and performing minor medical procedures. They will educate clients and their families about healthy living, disease prevention and managing illness, while incorporating new knowledge into practice. All NPs will have access to supports from Nurse Practice Consultants and a Nurse Practitioner community of practice.

Experience
• Two years of experience as a Registered Nurse (in the last five years) in one or more of the following areas: Acute care; intensive care; primary care clinic.
• Primary Care Clinic = Clinic setting where a variety of professionals are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs.

Locations

From Toronto, Ontario, you will be flown via commercial flights to your assigned community for the duration of your rotation. Work posts include remote and isolated First Nations communities within northern Ontario:

Attawapiskat

Bearskin Lake

Cat Lake

Fort Albany

Fort Hope

Fort Severn

Grassy Narrows

Gull Bay (Anishinaabek/Kiashke Zaaging)

Kasabonika

Kashechewan

Keewaywin

Kitchenuhmaykoosib Inninuwug

Marten Falls (Ogoki Post)

Mishkeegogamang

Moose Factory

Muskrat Dam

Neskantaga

Nibinamik

North Spirit Lake

Peawanuk

Pikangikum

Poplar Hill

Sachigo Lake

Sandy Lake

Wabaseemong

Weagamow

Webeq

Employment type:
• Opportunities for part-time and full-time.

Rotation:
• Travel/outpost nursing rotations may vary and will include a combination of days, evenings, nights, and weekends.

Salary range:
• As of October 1, 2026: A pensionable annual base salary of $117,800 to $133,863 for full-time positions (plus applicable allowances)
• Salary range provided was current at the time job post was created. Up to date Salary/Pay range can be viewed through the respective collective agreement.

Allowances
• Nurses may be eligible for the following allowances. Maximum amounts are based on full-time positions; all amounts are prorated for part-time positions.

Education
• $3300 annual for a Bachelor’s degree, paid bi-weekly
• $3850 annual for a Master’s degree, paid bi-weekly

· Additional allowances for other levels are detailed in the collective agreement

Recruitment
• $6750 lump sum paid within the first 2-3 pay periods
• $9750 lump sum paid after 12 months of work
• Recruitment allowance eligibility is for first-time Government of Canada new hires.

Retention
• $16,500 annual after 12 months of service, paid bi-weekly

Isolated Post Allowance
• Up to $25,958 annual (dependent upon the classification of the isolated post), paid bi-weekly

Classification levels are subject to change; annual rates are updated every August 1st.

Who can apply:

People residing in Canada, permanent residents of Canada and Canadian citizens residing abroad may apply. Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents.

Meet Indigenous Services Canada Nurses:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqVATUJo8ak&t=3s

ISC nurses: Living in First Nations communities: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dKZi_lf345w

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time, Permanent

Pay: $117,800.00-$133,863.00 per year

Expected hours: 37.5 per week

Additional pay:
• Overtime pay
• Retention bonus
• Signing bonus

Benefits:
• Dental care
• Employee assistance program
• Extended health care
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision care

Schedule:
• 10 hour shift
• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evening shift
• Night shift

Language:
• French (preferred)

Work Location: In person