Nurse Practice Advisor – Home & Community Care

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

The responses to the screening questions MAY be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing and effective interpersonal skills.

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 and Inuit communities, families, and individuals, with a focus on improving health outcomes and reducing health risks.

When answering the screening questions you must provide concrete and detailed examples to clearly demonstrate how you meet the qualification. We can’t make any assumptions about your experience. Simply saying you have the required qualifications or listing your current duties is not enough. Instead, provide concrete and detailed examples that clearly explain where, when, and how you gained the experience. We’ll only use your résumé as a secondary source of information. The breadth and depth of experience may be considered during screening, assessment and/or selection of candidates.

Work environment

Please be advised this process will be used to staff positions in the new department of Indigenous Services Canada. The creation of Indigenous Services Canada is an important development in our renewed relationship with Indigenous peoples. These structural changes will allow our government to work more effectively with Indigenous partners to provide services that improve people’s day-to-day quality of life. The candidates are encouraged to visit the website https://www.canada.ca/en/indigenous-services-canada.html for more information on various programs and services

Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, some employees of Indigenous Services Canada are currently working remotely. The department is actively working on a flexible, phased approach for the safe return of employees to their usual workspaces. Therefore, this opportunity may initially be a remote working opportunity. When it is deemed safe to return to the workplace, the opportunity will be in an Indigenous Services Canada office located in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Intent of the process

Intent to fill 1 indeterminate position

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements (English Essential or Bilingual Imperative), various security requirements, various conditions of employment as well as various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) within Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs Canada and Indigenous Services Canada.

Please note that this process will ONLY be used to staff positions in Winnipeg,
Manitoba. Applicants are encouraged to apply ONLY if they are able to relocate to Winnipeg, Manitoba.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 postsecondary institution with an 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 :
• Experience providing health related advice and recommendations to First Nations regarding health programs.
• Experience developing partnerships with First Nations or health service leaders.
• Recent* and significant** experience in community health nursing providing home care, primary care or public health.
• Recent* and significant** experience in health programs management and administration.
• Experience in effective mentoring and coaching.

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 the elements of effective community health program planning, implementation and evaluation.
• Knowledge of the social, economic and cultural factors that influence First Nations health.

ABILITIES :
• Ability to research best practices in home care
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing
• Ability to communicate effectively orally
• Ability to provide professional nursing support and guidance
• Ability to develop and maintain partnerships
• Ability to update standards and policies

PERSONAL SUITABILITY :
• Effective interpersonal relations
• Demonstrating integrity and respect
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented
• Thinking things through
• Respectful of Diversity
• Leadership

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

ASSET EDUCATION :
A Master’s Degree from a recognized post-secondary institution.

Degree equivalency

ASSET EXPERIENCE :
• Experience managing a home care program or health service
• Experience with community development principles and strategies
• Experience with teaching or giving presentations
• Experience in health programming, implementation and evaluation in First Nation communities

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS :
• Occasional requirement to work overtime.
• Occasional requirement for overnight travel.
• 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 :
• Reliability Security Clearance
• Medical Clearance
• Possession of a valid driver’s licence or the personal mobility to the degree associated with the possession of a valid driver’s licence
• Availability for regional and inter-provincial travel is required. Incumbents may be required to travel by vehicle or small fixed wing aircraft, and occasionally into remote northern locations
• Availability for flexible or irregular work hours
• Overtime in the event of a Public Health emergency or outbreak
• Continuous professional registration in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba

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.

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.

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

Candidates invited to the assessment stage will be required to provide ORIGINAL proof of their education credentials, i.e., their degree or official transcript. Failure to do so may result in you not being considered further in the selection process.

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/.

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

To submit an application on-line, please select the button "APPLY ONLINE" below.

For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by e-mail for screening/assessment purposes (including issuing screening results, and sending invitations for written tests and interviews). Applicants who apply to this selection process must include in their application a valid e-mail address and make sure this address is functional at all times and accepts messages from unknown users.

Should you be an employee of the public service, please identify clearly your substantive group and level, your employment status and your Personal Record Identifier (PRI) on your resume and/or application form.

Proof of citizenship will be requested if you are considered for a position.

Candidates must ensure that they are available for any testing or interviews required

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. Applicants are asked to indicate their preferred official language(s) in their application.

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.