Description The Manager - Nurse, Primary Care Team will be responsible for overall clinical leadership and management of Nurses, Allied Health Professionals, and contracted health services. The goal of the position is to ensure the Primary Health Care Team produces high quality and timely health services/interventions using culturally appropriate practices and best practice standards of care.

The Manager - Nurse, Primary Care Team will oversee the PCT with the provision of services to the Sioux Lookout catchment area, including the municipality of Sioux Lookout. The Manager - Nurse will work in partnership with First Nations’ leadership and their community members, health care providers, and other key stakeholders. The incumbent must be skilled at initiating innovative approaches to help strengthen the delivery of allied health services to support the north.

Manager – Nurse, PCT will be directly accountable to the

Director, Primary Care Team.

2026 Annual Salary Range:

$100,916 - 147,370

Position Type

Full Time Permanent

Posting Type

This job posting is for an existing vacancy

Qualifications

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Current Registration with the CNO in good standing.

Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in the Nursing field

Pervious management/supervisory experience preferred

Demonstrated understanding of and competence in serving culturally diverse populations; knowledge of First Nations’ people, history, culture, health priorities and social issues.

Excellent interpersonal, leadership, verbal/written and computer communication skills.

Ability to develop and maintain respectful/cooperative relationships with First Nations people, communities, service stakeholders and health care providers to promote an integrated seamless delivery of services.

Ability to function effectively during change management, periods of rapid change and transition.

Experience in people management, program development, governance, budget, resource management, and organizational skills.

Experience working with a diverse range of stakeholders, internal and external to the organization to achieve successful outcomes through excellent relationship-building skills.





Experience managing budgets and fulfilling reporting requirements to funders.

Must be willing to travel by various modes.

Must have a valid Driver’s License.

Must be willing to relocate and live in Sioux Lookout (or within a daily commuting distance).

Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)

Ability to communicate in one of the First Nations dialects of the Sioux Lookout region is an asset.

Ability to perform the requirements of the role on a regular basis

Roles and Responsibilities

Collaborates with the Director, Primary Care and Human Resources staff to recruit, interview, select, hire and employ staff within the Primary Care Team.

Provides supervision and direction to the Primary Care Team disciplines by:

Ensuring communication practices are explicit and in place

Regular ongoing staff meetings are held

Providing effective problem solving and conflict resolution as required

Administering, monitoring, and ensuring adherence to organizational policies and procedures

Conducting Performance Appraisals and Action Plans for staff

Providing ongoing coaching, advice and motivation

Identifying and supporting professional development and training needs of staff

Monitors work plans and operating budgets

Manage the development of annual work plans and reports that align with the annual organizational objective setting

Assist in the preparation of an annual budget as per health service goals and objectives

Monitor and ensure proper financial coding

Assist with the preparation and submission of funding requests and reports

Coordinate the ongoing promotion of the Primary Care Team

Manage preparation, maintenance, and submission of all correspondence, reports and briefing notes

Conduct presentations as needed

Coordinate and supervise the Primary Care Team clinical services, with a focus on Nursing

Plan,



develop and implement systems that positively impact the ability to perform the work and fulfill the goals of the program efficiently and effectively

Liaise with leadership, frontline workers, health care providers and other service workers in communities to collaboratively strategize means to tackle priority issues related to Primary Health Care

Facilitate delivery of Primary Care services to support communities

Action community concerns and requests appropriately In conjunction with the Director, Primary Care and other health professionals, will develop regional policies, objectives, educational material and best practices for Primary Care.

Support program and service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives by:

Evaluating the effectiveness, acceptability, availability and cost efficiency of the Primary Care Team in collaboration with other Primary Care Team staff.

Develop productivity/quality benchmarks for clinical operations, and analyze data against benchmarks to identify efficiencies or inefficiencies to address

Ensuring that systems are in place to monitor the delivery of health services relevant to Primary Care for the First Nations communities

Represent the organization as required in various setting

Represent the organization on external committees or at meetings as needed i.e., conduct presentations to various stakeholders and at conferences and meetings, as appropriate, conduct community visits on a regular basis, and understand the organizations mandate and be able to convey in forums as required

Provide assistance when required and any other duties assigned

Working Conditions

Travelling via various modes of transportation

Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority focuses on hiring Indigenous employees whenever possible.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify on their application. Self-identification is voluntary and the information is used to assist SLFNHA in hiring Indigenous people from the region whenever possible and to support candidates in their application.

We offer competitive and comprehensive employment benefits to Full-Time employees:

Fitness reimbursement program

Professional development opportunities

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