Nursing Practice Consultant/Nurse Practitioner

Important messages

We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Assessment accommodation

You will be required to demonstrate the Essential Qualifications (i.e. Education and Experience) and Asset Qualifications (if applicable) for the initial screening in your cover letter. It is not sufficient to only state that the qualifications are met or to provide a listing of current or past responsibilities. You must use each qualification factor as a heading and clearly demonstrate when, where, and how the qualification was met through substantiation by concrete examples under each heading. The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience. Information on your education and experience provided in your cover letter should be supported by your résumé.

Your application and cover letter will be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Failure to provide information in the required format may result in your application being rejected from further consideration in the process.

Virtual work arrangements may be available and will be determined on a case by case basis dependent on operational feasibility at the time of hiring. This does not imply tele-work; rather it means working from an Indigenous Services Canada office within a regional or national headquarters building. The employee will be expected to perform all functions of the positions remotely from an Indigenous Services Canada office but report to a manager who might be working in another location.

Duties

What Will You Be Doing?

As Nurse Practice Consultant you will:

• provide professional support, leadership, advice and direction to nurses on policy, practice and programs
• develop, implement and evaluate new initiatives to enhance the quality and delivery of nursing practice
• provide advice, assistance and consultation on all nursing education matters to First Nation leadership and communities to build capacity with employers of nurses
• promote a safe, healthy, respectful and learning work environment in the communities where nurses work
• establish collaborative relationships with provincial/local nurse leaders, professional associations and provincial/private organizations that have a relationship with the provision of health services to First Nation communities
• coordinate education and resources for nurses receiving orientation, training, and certification, in collaboration with the regional and national requirements
• serve as resource and clinical support, for the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and mentoring related to nursing practice, to nurses and nursing students working within First Nation communities
• plan, implement and evaluate a general clinical orientation program to meet the needs of new nurses

Work environment

What to Expect?

Indigenous Services Canada, First Nations and Inuit Health Branch is looking to staff a Nursing Practice Consultant position in Ontario Region.

Indigenous Services Canada 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.

In Ontario there are twenty-five(25) rural/remote First Nation communities. You will be expected to regularly travel to these communities to connect with the health teams and provide clinical advice, support and consultation.

Intent of the process

The results of this process may be used to staff same or similar positions with various tenures, various security clearance levels, various locations and/or various linguistic profiles within Indigenous Services Canada.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 9,999 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 CERTIFICATE
Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada.

EXPERIENCE
Recent* and Significant** experience in providing one (1) or more of the following:
1. Primary Care
2. Urgent, emergency or acute care.
3. Community Health Nursing in Remote and Isolated communities.

Recent* is defined as within the last five (5) years
Significant** is defined as at least two (2) years’ experience with performing complex activities related to this task in a wide variety of situations.

Experience in working within multi-disciplinary teams.

Experience in providing health care services to Indigenous people and/or Indigenous communities.

Experience in mentoring (preceptoring) adult learners.

Experience in curriculum development and teaching in nursing.

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS

EDUCATION
Graduation with a master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATE
Current registration as a Nurse Practitioner.

EXPERIENCE
Experience in providing presentations and/or preparing reports.

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

KNOWLEDGE
Knowledge of the Nursing Standards of Practice.
Knowledge of basic concepts of community health nursing.
Knowledge of the theory, principles and practices of adults’ education programs.

COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action-oriented
Adaptability

ABILITIES
Ability to plan, organize and meet tight deadlines.
Ability to interpret and implement nursing standards and best practice guidelines.
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
*Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
*Please note that the ability to communicate effectively in writing will be assessed using your submitted cover letter for this process.

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
Employment Equity may be used to address demonstrated under-representation of any of the 4 designated groups - Women, Aboriginal, Persons with Disability, Visible Minority.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness and ability to work overtime, as required
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, as required.
Valid driver's licence or personal mobility to a degree normally associated with the possession of a driver's license.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

A valid license to practice nursing in the province of Ontario with a CNO designation of Entitled to Practice.

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

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

Reference checks may be sought.

An interview may be administered.

A test may be administered.

Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Candidates will be required to provide original proof of education as part of this selection process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

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

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).

Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

The client organization will accept applications on-line only. 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 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 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.

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, 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.