Nurse Practitioner

Duties

- The Nurse Practitioner performs comprehensive health assessments and synthesizes data from multiple sources for the purposes of conducting occupational health assessments, evaluations and services;
- Practices autonomously, offering the full scope of primary health care nurse practitioner practice (see appendices A & B), and is solely accountable for his/her actions while practicing;
- Consults with physicians or other health care professionals when the client's condition requires care beyond the scope of NP practice;
- Makes appropriate medical employment limitation recommendations and collaborates with a Physician if needed;
- Performs complete wellness and periodic health examinations including any education/supportive counseling/prescriptive and follow-up requirements as outlined in the Occupational Health Assessments Guide and the Public Service Occupational Health Program Policies and Procédures;
- Refers patients to other providers or programs in accordance with the client /patient's needs.

Intent of the process

There is currently one permanent position to fill in Montreal, Québec.
This process will also be used to create a pool of qualified candidates for similar positions with various tenures (temporary, permanent), at Health Canada, Quebec Region. Should the selected candidate already be a public servant, the pool could also be used for acting appointments.

Positions to be filled: 1

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)

EDUCATION
- Master's Degree in Nursing from a recognized university with acceptable specialization (Primary care or some other specialty relevant to the position) as a Nurse Practitioner.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
- Current registration as a Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) in a province or territory of Canada and a member in good standing in that province, or eligibility to become a member in good standing in the province of work.

EXPERIENCE
- Significant* and recent** experience in the direct provision of health services as a Nurse Practitioner including health assssments and immunizations.

Significant* will be evaluated in terms of the amount, complexity and diversity of work performed, and level of direct responsibility.
Recent** will be evaluated as greater than 2 years within the last 3 year period.

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

Bilingual - Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES
- Effective interpersonal skills
- Judgment
- Dependability
- Teamwork
- Work under pressure
- Client service orientation
- Respectful of diversity
- Oral communication
- Written communication

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION
- Certificate or Diploma in Occupational Health Nursing.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
- Certification in Occupational Health Nursing from the Canadian Nurses’ Association (CNA) .

EXPERIENCES
- Experience in conducting occupational health assessments or occupational screening tests.
- Experience in conducting patient disability and fitness to work evaluation.

KNOWLEDGE
- Knowledge of potential hazards and risks to health in various work environments.

Selection may be limited to members of the following Employment Equity groups: Aboriginal persons, persons with disabilities, visible minorities, women

Information on employment equity

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
- Be a member of an Employment Equity Group.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

OTHER CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- Willingness and ability to travel as required based on operational needs (including overnight travel).
- Willingness and ability to work overtime and /or modify work hours based on operational requirements.
- 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).
- Willingness and ability to wear personal protective equipment (PPE).
- May be required to carry equipment or supplies weighing up to 20 kg when travelling from office location to deliver services.

Other information

All job applications must therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System. 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 any time 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 select the button "Apply Online" below.

Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

Please ensure that your email address is on your application for correspondence. Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email.)
Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent; we will contact candidates when the screening process is completed.

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.

N.B.: Candidates must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. A candidate may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications or organizational needs. However, meeting some of these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed.

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.