OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH NURSE

Important messages

The department will only consider applicants who apply online, therefore all job applications must be submitted through canada.ca/government-jobs.

You must clearly demonstrate in your answers to the screening questions HOW you meet the essential education and experience and any applicable asset education and experience factors listed. Please provide the following information: a) Name of the department/organization where the experience was acquired, b) Title of the position occupied, c) duration for which the experience was acquired, d) Specific details of the tasks, projects, and accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. The answers to the screening questions will be the main source of information used by the assessment board to determine whether you meet the essential and asset education and experience factors. Your answers to the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in the rejection of your application.

Duties

Delivery of occupational nursing services to clients in the Region, as well as, travel medicine nursing services in the NCR Clinic. Current services include occupational health (OH) evaluations (pre-placement and periodic evaluations, communicable disease screening and advice, immunizations, coordination of fitness to work (FTW) evaluations, and in the NCR Clinic, other travel medicine services. Clients include federal departments and agencies subject to Part II of the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) Regulations; under the Treasury Board Secretariat (TBS), Public Service Health Program (PSHP), as well as other federal government organizations, not under the TBS – PSHP but with whom a letter of agreement has been established for service delivery.

Intent of the process

Initially this process will be used to staff the following positions on a permanent basis:
- Victoria, BC (English Essential);
- Halifax, Nova Scotia (English Essential); and

and the following position on a temporary basis:
- Victoria, BC (English Essential) for less than six (6) months duration, with the possibility of extension

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions within the Public Service Occupational Health Program of Health Canada in locations across Canada, on a permanent or temporary, full-time or part-time basis.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in nursing OR a Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada.

*Recent and significant experience in the direct provision of occupational health assessments.

*Recent and significant experience in the direct provision of disability management services.

Experience in a minimum of two (2) of the following four (4) occupational health services:
• immunizations,
• Tuberculin Skin Tests (TSTs),
• occupational audiometry, and
• occupational spirometry.

*Recent and significant experience is understood to mean the depth and breadth of the experience normally associated with having performed a range of activities related to this task which was acquired over a period of at least a year within the last five years.

If you possess any of the following, your application must also clearly explain how you meet it (other qualifications)

Asset Qualifications:

Education:
A Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or Diploma in Adult Education from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
Experience in ALL four (4) of the following occupational health services: immunizations, Tuberculin Skin Tests (TSTs), occupational audiometry, and occupational spirometry.

Experience providing adult education.

Experience in travel health.

The following will be applied / assessed at a later date (essential for the job)

Various language requirements
This selection process may be used to staff similar positions within Health Canada with various linguistic profiles including English Essential, French Essential and Bilingual Imperative (BBB/BBB, BBC/BBC, CBC/CBC).

Information on language requirements

Knowledge:
Knowledge of occupational health nursing practices.

Knowledge of communicable diseases of occupational health significance.

Abilities:
Ability to communicate effectively orally & in writing.

Personal Suitability:
Effective interpersonal skills
Teamwork
Judgement
Initiative
Dependability
Respectful of diversity
Thoroughness

The following may be applied / assessed at a later date (may be needed for the job)

Organizational Needs:
Consideration may be given to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the four designated Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal peoples, Persons with a Disability, Visible Minorities, and Women.

Operational Requirements:
For certain positions, incumbents must be a member in good standing as a registered nurse in the additional provinces or territories where the work is required and performed.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Current registration in good standing as a registered nurse in the province or territory where the position is located.

Possession of a valid driver’s license or personal mobility to the degree associated with possession of a valid driver’s license (such as public transportation).

Ability to manually lift and carry equipment safely to a maximum of 20 kg when travelling from the office location to deliver services.

Overnight and same day travel from the office location to a variety of work sites to deliver services is a requirement of this position.

Due to operational requirements, teleworking arrangements are not permitted.

Willingness to adjust work hours on occasion based on operational needs; may be required to work overtime on weekdays or weekends.

Willingness to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).

Other information

Candidates must meet the essential qualifications to be appointed to a position.

Candidates may be required to meet the asset qualifications or the organizational needs, depending on the requirements of the specific position being staffed. Meeting one or many of the asset qualifications may be a deciding factor in appointing a particular candidate amongst the qualified candidates. Please note that one, some or all of the asset qualifications could be used at the screening phase.

You must clearly demonstrate in your answers to the screening questions HOW you meet the essential education and experience and any applicable asset education and experience factors listed. Please provide the following information: a) Name of the department/organization where the experience was acquired, b) Title of the position occupied, c) duration for which the experience was acquired, d) Specific details of the tasks, projects, and accomplishments demonstrating how the experience was acquired. It is NOT sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. The answers to the screening questions will be the main source of information used by the assessment board to determine whether you meet the essential and asset education and experience factors. Your answers to the screening questions should be supported by your résumé. CANDIDATES WILL NOT BE SOLICITED FOR INCOMPLETE OR MISSING INFORMATION. Failure to provide the above information in the format required may result in the rejection of your application.

Please note that candidates are responsible for submitting their application by the closing date in order to be considered. No applications will be accepted once the deadline has passed.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language in their application.

Once the candidates have been assessed and the pool is created, it will not be possible for the candidates in this pool to add additional information regarding merit criteria for future consideration, except for linguistic results. Also, no additional candidates will be added to the pool for all of its duration.

Candidates who have been fully assessed and found to have met all essential qualifications except official language requirements may update their second-language evaluation (SLE) results for as long as the pool is/pools are valid. N.B.: Each candidate can only undergo SLE testing one time within the context of an appointment process; any update to a candidate's linguistic profile must be as a result of subsequent SLE testing done outside of this appointment process.

Current Federal Public Service employees whose substantive position is the same group and level or equivalent to the position being staffed and are found qualified may be considered first for a deployment, secondment or assignment. If no deployment, secondment or assignment is made, successful applicants from this appointment process will be considered.

Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Foreign educational credentials must be assessed by a recognized credential assessment service. If you have been educated outside of Canada, it is your responsibility to have your certificates and/or diplomas assessed against Canadian educational standards. For more information, please see the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials (CICIC) at http://www.cicic.ca/927/identifytheorganization-responsible-for-recognition.canada.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree, etc.) and citizenship or permanent resident status, nursing registration, driver's license and any other condition of employment.

Candidates from outside the Federal Public Service who are invited to interviews will be responsible for their own travel and/or accommodation expenses. Alternatively, interviews may be conducted by telephone or video-conferencing, where Health Canada facilities are available.

Successful candidates from outside the Federal Public Service who are appointed to temporary positions (for a duration less than 1 year) will be required to pay for their own travel and relocation expenses.

Successful candidates from outside the Federal Public Service who are appointed to a position (permanent or of any temporary duration greater than one year) may be authorized for reimbursement of relocation expenses up to $5,000.

Successful candidates from within the Federal Public Service who are appointed to a position (permanent or of any temporary duration greater than one year) will be authorized for relocation funding.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for assessment purposes. This will include communication regarding invitations to written tests and interviews. To that end, candidates must include a valid email address in their application. It is the candidate's responsibility to ensure that this address is functional and that it accepts messages from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email). It is also the candidate's responsibility to ensure accurate information is provided and updated as required.

Receipt of applications will not be sent; we will only contact successful candidates when the screening process is completed.

Candidates may be assessed using one or more of the following tools: standardized tests, written exam, interview, simulation exercise and reference check.

The hiring Department will only accept on-line applications. All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). Following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line.
- Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.
- Applicants can modify their application/resume at anytime BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
- Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.
- Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.

For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.

To submit an application on-line, please click on the button "Apply Now" below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line, are asked to contact us toll free at 1-800-645-5605 and press '0' for assistance.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.