Nurse-In-Charge (NIC)

Important messages

Candidate must be willing to relocate to AB.

Various Locations - Alexis, Whitefish (Goodfish), and Rocky Mountain House in Alberta.

You must clearly demonstrate in your answers to the screening questions HOW you meet the essential occupational certification and experience factors and any applicable asset occupational certification, education or experience factors listed. For essential and asset experience factors you must include the length of time (month/year) that you performed each function and where you obtained the qualification. 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 occupational certification, 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

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

The Nurse-In-Charge (NIC) provides leadership and collaborates in the delivery of comprehensive Health Programs which include promoting, protecting and preserving the health of First Nations living on reserve. In partnership with community members and leaders programs are designed to promote environments that support good health. The Community Health NIC adheres to the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice: building individual and community capacity, building relationships, facilitating access and equity, demonstrating professional responsibility and accountability, and promoting health.

The maintenance of cultural competence and the provision of culturally safe care are paramount in this area of practice.

The NIC will be responsible to lead and coordinate a dynamic team that may consist of:

Public Health – responsibilities such as communicable disease control, well child clinics, pre-natal and post-natal programs, school health, health promotion, disease and injury prevention

Home and Community Care – responsibilities such case management, chronic disease management, wound care, post-operative care

Work environment

Health Canada is the Federal department responsible for helping Canadians maintain and improve their health, while respecting individual choices and circumstances.

First Nations and Inuit Health (FNIH), Health Canada, is recruiting Registered Nurses to provide quality, evidence-informed nursing services, respectful of culture and intended to enhance the health of First Nations people for the communities of Alexis, Whitefish (128)/Goodfish and the Rocky Mountain House area. In this position you would enjoy autonomous, varied work providing public/community health care while immersed in the diverse cultures of Canada’s First Nations.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff similar positions on a term, acting and/or permanent basis in Health Canada.

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 in Nursing.

Degree equivalency

Current registration as a registered nurse in the province or territory of employment and a member in good standing in that province and willingness and eligibility to become registered, at the time of appointment, in the province where the position is located.

Recent and significant experience as a Registered Nurse in Public Health & Home & Community Care.

Experience as a Registered Nurse in leadership roles (such as leading a multi-disciplinary team, managing a program, leading a nursing unit and/or medical clinic) in Public Health, and/or Home Care.

Recent and significant is defined as the performance of full-time duties of a Public Health nurse for a minimum period of 3 years within the last 5 years.

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

A Master’s degree in Nursing or a field related to health, such as Community or Health Development, Health Administration, or Public Health from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

Experience as an Nurse in Charge

Experience in Community/Public Health nursing

Experience in working in outpost/remote settings

Experience in Home and Community Care nursing

Experience delivering presentations and/or facilitating groups

Experience working with First Nations communities

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Organizational Competencies:
Respectful of Diversity

Core Competencies:
Communication (Oral)
Communication (Written)
Dependability

Behavioural Competencies:
Analytical Thinking
Client Service Orientation
Team Leadership
Change Management
Conflict Management
Planning/Organizing/Monitoring

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

Knowledge of the Community Health Nurses Association of Canada (CHNAC) Standards and how they apply to First Nations Communities

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity Groups: Aboriginal persons, visible minorities, and persons with disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:

Travel to rural and/or remote locations on gravel roads

CPR Certificate, Healthcare Provider Level C (renewed annually)

Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion

Willingness and ability to work overtime in the event of a public health emergency or outbreak

Willingness to relocate to Alberta

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid driver’s licence

Continuous professional registration in good standing with CARNA

Note: Candidates must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Other information

Candidates must ensure that they are available for any testing or interviews required.

The screening board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is important that candidates clearly demonstrate to what degree they meet the above experience elements, giving detailed examples for EACH element.

All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications

***VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: It is the responsibility of the candidate to submit a cover letter, which clearly outlines that they meet each of the screening criteria (i.e. Education and Experience Qualifications, both Essential and Assets). Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities, rather the candidate must provide concrete examples that illustrate how they meet the requirement. One suitable approach is to use each screening criterion as a heading, and provide a description outlining how that criterion is met. Failure to provide an appropriate cover letter could result in the application being rejected from the process.

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A written examination may be administered.

A practical test may be administered.

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

Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

Please identify clearly your substantive group and level and your employment status on your resume and/or application form.

An assignment/secondment or an acting appointment is a temporary resourcing option. The approval of your substantive supervisor may/will be required before an offer can be made.

Please ensure that your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) is included in your application.

Indeterminate employees at the same group and level or equivalent will be considered for deployment. If no deployment is made, applicants from other groups and levels will be considered in the advertised appointment process.

You must provide original proof of your education credentials.

Personnel Psychology Centre (PPC) testing may be used.

Notifications will be communicated through PSRS.

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.