Patient Safety Coordinator

Important messages

When submitting an application to this selection process, you will be prompted to answer screening questions concerning the essential education and experience qualifications and, if applicable, other (non-essential) qualifications. When answering these questions, please provide detailed, concrete examples that clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirement. Failure to clearly substantiate how you meet the screening criteria may result in the rejection of your application. Candidates may not be solicited for incomplete or possible missing information.

Intent of the process

The result of this selection process will be to establish a pool of qualified candidates that may be used for future acting, specified period, deployment, assignment, secondment or indeterminate appointments within Indigenous Services Canada in Winnipeg, MB.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 2 references.

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)

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

Experience in data entry using spreadsheet, word processing, or database software.

Recent* and Significant** experience providing Community Health or Primary Care nursing services.

Recent* is defined as within the last five years

Significant** is defined as at least two years experience with the candidate performing complex activities related to this task in a wide variety of situations in one or more of the following areas:
1. Community Health (Public Health and Home and Community Care)
2. Primary Care
3. Urgent or Emergency Care
4. Acute or Intensive Care

Recent* and Significant***experience providing advice/guidance to management on patient safety procedures.

Recent* is defined as within the last five years

Significant*** is defined as a minimum of two years experience with the candidate performing complex activities related to this task in a wide variety of situations.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Knowledge of health care issues and programs available in First Nations communities

Communication (oral and written)
Dependability
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Demonstrating integrity and respect (includes Respectful of Diversity)
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Management Excellence

Ability to analyze reported incident information and identifying and addressing areas of improvement

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

EDUCATION

Graduation with a degree in nursing from a recognized post-secondary institution*

*Recognized post-secondary institution: Public or private institution that has been given authority to grant degrees, diplomas, and other credentials by a public or private act of a provincial/territorial legislature or through a government-mandated quality assurance mechanism. For greater certainty, also included are institutions authorized to grant specific academic credentials for specific academic programs.

Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials for further information at http://www.cicic.ca or Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC) at www.canalliance.org.

Degree equivalency

EXPERIENCE

Experience in working with First Nations and/or in First Nations communities

Experience in community development and/or capacity building

Experience in leading and implementing change management within a health services organization

Experience in educating and mentoring staff on patient safety and risk management concepts

Experience in discharge planning

Knowledge of current patient safety issues, initiatives and procedures

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

Information on employment equity

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Willingness to complete certification and ongoing certification relevant to the position, including Canadian Patient Safety Officer Course, Becoming a Patient Safety Trainer.

Conditions of employment

Important Note: Candidates must meet and maintain the Conditions of Employment throughout their employment:

• Enhanced Reliability Security Clearance

• Valid driver's licence or personal mobility to a degree normally associated with the possession of a driver's license

• Medical Clearance:

o A valid Category 3 pre-placement medical clearance (including dependents, if applicable) in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12561&section=text)

o Agree to undertake a Category 3 pre-placement periodic health evaluation in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard Schedule (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12561&section=HTML).

o For persons proposed for relocation to an isolated post/remote location and who have dependents: a valid Category 1 medical clearance for their dependent(s) in accordance with section 4.2 of the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive (http://www.njc-cnm.gc.ca/directive/index.php?hl=1&lang=eng&merge=3&did=4&vid=12&pv=1)

o For persons proposed for relocation to an isolated post/remote location and who have dependents: consent to their dependent(s) to undertake a Category 1 periodic health evaluation in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard Schedule (http://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12561&section=HTML).

• Willingness and ability to travel in small aircraft, off road vehicles and by boat in varied weather conditions to communities in remote and isolated areas

• Willingness and ability to work in a rigorous, diverse and often demanding work environment

• May be required to be temporarily reassigned to other communities as operationally required

• Willingness and ability to perform on call duties, work after hours, and on weekends as required

• Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position

• Current valid registration as a Registered Nurse and a member in good standing in the province where the position is located.

Other information

The client organization strongly encourages on-line applications.

All job applications should therefore be submitted through the Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS). The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:

•Applicants can create a profile and a résumé that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.

•Applicants can modify their application/résumé 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 that is only available when applying on-line, such as the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria.

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

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

If you are unable to apply online please contact Jackie Kulbacki at for further directions prior to the application deadline. Please ensure you quote selection number 18-NHW-FNIH-EA-MB-227041 in your inquiry.
All communication received from candidates throughout the staffing process may be used to assess qualifications on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Candidates should be prepared to provide proof of education (copy of degree/diploma). If you have obtained education outside Canada, you will be required to submit proof of evaluation of Canadian equivalency.

Reference checks will be sought.

A written examination may be administered

An interview may be administered.

For this selection process, it is our intention to communicate with candidates via email for screening and assessment purposes. This will include communication of screening results and 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.

Achieving a representative workforce has been identified as an organizational need in the merit criteria, and may be applied in this appointment process. You may also voluntarily self-identify as a member of a designated group for employment equity purposes.

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.

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.