Public Health Nurse Manager

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Work environment

By joining our team, you will have opportunity to provide direct support to health services and community based programming. You will build and support strong working relationships with First Nations communities, families, and individuals, with a focus on improving health outcomes and reducing health risks.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established from this advertised process which may be used to staff similar temporary and/or permanent positions.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

Contact information for 3 references.

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 an acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education, or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Degree equivalency

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION :
Have a current nursing registration in Manitoba.

EXPERIENCE :
• Experience managing the development, implementation or evaluation of health programs and/or services.
• Experience in case and contact management.
• Experience managing human resources.
• Experience developing and delivering group education sessions or training programs related to health.
• Experience working with a multi-disciplinary and/or jurisdictional team.
• Experience with Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Recent* and significant** experience in providing Public Health Nursing in one or more of the following areas:
- Case and contact management of Tuberculosis
- Case and contact management of Vaccine Preventable Diseases and Delivery of Immunizations
- Case and contact management of Sexually Transmitted/Blood Borne Infections
- Case and contact management of Communicable Diseases

*Recent is defined as within the last five (5) years.
**Significant is defined as a minimum of two (2) 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 :
• Knowledge of concepts of public health nursing.
• Knowledge of health program development and management.
• Knowledge of immunization, STBBIs and CDC processes and programs.
• Knowledge of the Nursing Standards of Practice.
• Knowledge of the social, economic and cultural factors that influence First Nations health.

COMPETENCIES :
• Accountability
• Action-oriented and showing initiative
• Adaptability
• Critical thinking
• Judgement
• Leadership
• Problem Solver
• Respectful of Diversity

ABILITIES :
• Ability to assess and meet the learning needs of nurses and other team members.
• Ability to manage a team’s urgent, competing, changing, and multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to provide nursing advice and guidance on public health issues.
• Ability to resolve issues when conflicts arise.
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.

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

ASSET EDUCATION :
• Master’s degree in Nursing or Public Health from a Canadian University or recognised equivalent.
• Certification in Infection Control.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE :
• Experience in providing health care services for Indigenous people and/or Indigenous communities.
• Experience working with or building partnerships with health organizations.
• Experience in dealing with labour relations issues.
• Experience with electronic medical records or public health information systems including EMR, eCharts and/or PHIMS.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS :
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population its serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups (self-declaration): Aboriginal peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
• Willingness and ability to perform on-call duties and 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.

Conditions of employment

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT :
• Medical Clearance.
• Reliability Status.
• Maintain current and ongoing certification as a Registered Nurse with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba.
• Willingness to complete education/training relevant to the position.
• Willingness to complete and maintain current and ongoing immunization certification.
• Maintain current and ongoing certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation-Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.
• Willingness to obtain and maintain certification in other certification programs as deemed necessary by employer.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license or personal mobility associated with the possession of a valid driver’s license.

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

All communication throughout the entire staffing process, including email correspondence may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

Your résumé may be used to evaluate the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

We will communicate with applicants by e-mail. It is your responsibility to verify your e-mails regularly to ensure that you do not miss out on any opportunities. Failure to respond in the prescribed timeframe will result in your application not being referred to the hiring manager. The applicant shall ensure that the e-mail address provided is valid and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Based on the hiring division’s needs, additional essential qualifications, asset qualifications, organizational needs, operational requirements and/or conditions of employment may be identified and applied during the assessment and/or selection of candidates.

We may assess the essential and asset qualifications using interviews, written tests, reference or a combination of these methods.

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples, IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Only screening questionnaire will be used during pre-screening process. We may use resumes as a secondary source to validate the answers to the pre-screening questions. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information will be eliminated from further consideration.

Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

Appointment decisions may be based on one or more of the following criteria:
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the strengths and weaknesses of the work team.
- Matching of the individual's experience or qualifications to the specific duties of the position being staffed.
- Depth, breadth, type of work-specific experience.
- Level/degree of one or more competencies/qualifications.

If you do not respond to our communications, we will interpret this as your withdrawal from the process.

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.