Community Health Nurse

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Please be advised this process will be used to staff positions in Indigenous Services Canada (ISC).

Various Locations - Whitefish Lake (Goodfish Lake), Saddle Lake, Sturgeon Lake and Sunchild First Nation in Alberta

Duties

NU-CHN-03 Community Health Nurse

Candidate must be willing to relocate to AB.

First Nations and Inuit Health (FNIH), Indigenous Services 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 Whitefish Lake (128)/Goodfish Lake, Saddle Lake, Sturgeon Lake and Sunchild. 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.

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:
The Community Health Nurse collaborates in the delivery of comprehensive health programs which include promoting, protecting and preserving the health of First Nations populations on reserve. Primary Health Care programs are designed in partnership with community members and leaders to promote environments that support good health. The Community Health Nurse adheres to the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice; promoting health, building individual and community capacity, building relationships, facilitating access and equity, and demonstrating professional responsibility and accountability.

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

The roles and activities of Community Health Nurses in First Nations communities include:

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

and/or

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

and/or

Primary Care - in designated remote communities the Community Health Nurse provides access to primary care, urgent, non-urgent and emergent care, in consultation with Nurse Practitioners and/or Physicians. This involves health education and health promotion in collaboration with the health care team.

Work environment

Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) works collaboratively with partners to improve access to high quality services for First Nations, Inuit and Métis. Our vision is to support and empower Indigenous peoples to independently deliver services and address the socio-economic conditions in their communities.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar indeterminate or specified period employment.

Positions to be filled: 8

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 1,000 words (maximum)

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

Education:
Graduation with a degree* from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

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

Experience:
Recent and significant* experience as a Registered Nurse in the area of practice of Community Health Nursing [which includes Public Health, Community Health, Long Term Care and Home Care]

*Recent and significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with full time performance of duties for a minimum period of 1 year within the last 3 years.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

Organizational Competency:
Respectful of Diversity

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

Behavioral Competencies:
Judgement
Analytical Thinking
Client Service Orientation
Initiative
Teamwork and Cooperation

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

Education:
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 :
• Experience in working in outpost/remote settings
• Experience in pediatric nursing
• Experience in obstetric nursing
• Experience in surgical nursing
• Experience in emergency nursing
• Experience in home care nursing
• Experience in long term care/geriatric nursing
• Experience in palliative care nursing
• Experience in Mental Health
• Experience in telehealth
• Experience in chronic disease management
• Experience in wound management
• Experience delivering presentations and/or facilitating groups
• Experience working with First Nation communities

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

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
• Travel to remote locations on gravel roads
• 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 license.
CPR Certificate, Healthcare Provider Level C, renewed annually
Continuous professional registration, without conditions or restrictions, with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta

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

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Information on employment equity

Candidates will be asked to provide original proof of your education credentials.
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.

Candidates will be asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship.

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.

Reference checks will be sought.

An interview will be administered.

A written examination 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.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

Information on the preference to veterans

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