Nurse Manager - Anticipatory

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

CANDIDATE MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO ALBERTA.

Positions staffed through this selection process may include:

Zone Nurse Manager
Home and Community Care Coordinator
Regional Nurse Educator

When answering the screening questions, remember that the assessment board cannot make assumptions about your experience. It is insufficient to say that you have the required qualifications or to list your current or past duties. Rather, using this tool, candidates must demonstrate how they meet the education and experience criteria listed in the job opportunity advertisement by providing clear and concrete examples.

Clear and concrete examples are defined as illustrations in which you fully explain the actions, considerations and steps you completed in order to gain the experience you are describing. This detailed contextual information will be used by the board members reviewing your submission to assess whether you have sufficient experience in a relevant field to complete the tasks which will be assigned to you should you be considered for this position. This is similar to what would be expected of you when asked to provide a concrete example of a particular situation in the context of an interview.

Resumes will be used as a secondary source of information and strictly to validate the concrete examples you will have described in this tool.

Finally, if the examples you provide speak of experience that was acquired in a team setting, please be specific as to your exact role within this team as it is your experience the board will be looking to assess and not that of your team.

Work environment

First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), Indigenous Services Canada, is recruiting Registered Nurses to provide quality, evidence-informed nursing services to support our nurses working in First Nations communities in Alberta. These positions are intended to enhance the health of First Nations people by providing culturally respectful support to community health nurses working in the diverse cultures of First Nation communities in Alberta.

Intent of the process

A pool of candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions including Zone Nurse Manager, Home and Community Care Coordinator, and/or Regional Nurse Educator at this group and level with various conditions of employment and various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) in various locations throughout Alberta. Successful placement in a pool does not guarantee the offer of employment.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

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 post-secondary institution* with an acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

*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

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

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

EXPERIENCE

• Experience as a registered nurse for a minimum of 5 years.
• Recent and significant* experience as a Registered Nurse in the area of practice of Community Health Care [which includes Primary Care, Public Health, and/or Home Care]
• Recent and Significant * experience managing health programs and/or services
• Experience managing a multi-disciplinary health care team
• Experience collaborating with stakeholders and partners at the management level

*Recent and Significant is defined as the depth and breadth of experience normally associated with the full time continuous performance of duties for a minimum period of 18 months within the last 5 years.

COMPETENCIES

Organizational Competencies:

• Respectful of Diversity
• First Nations, Inuit, and Metis cultural competency

Core Competencies:

• Communication (Oral)
• Communication (Written)
• Continuous Learning
• Dependability

Behavioural Competencies:

• Thinking things Through
• Judgement
• Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
• Mobilizing people
• Achieving Results
• Collaborate with Partners and Stakeholders

ABILITIES

• Ability to provide advice or recommendations to management on health issues to at minimum at level of the director of nursing
• Ability to establish priorities and meet deadlines

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

*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 providing health care services to Indigenous people and/or Indigenous communities.
• Experience in recruitment and retention activities of health professionals.
• Experience participating in the development, implementation or evaluation of health programs.
• Experience applying population-based health approaches

ABILITIES

• Ability to participate in the development and management of budgets
• Ability to assess nursing knowledge, skills and competencies to determine learning needs.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Willingness to be on-call
• Willingness to relocate to Alberta
• Willingness to work overtime with no or short notice

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Aboriginal Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disability.

Conditions of employment

• Willingness to relocate to Alberta
• Security clearance to the Reliability level
• Possession of a valid driver’s license
• Continuous professional registration with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta, without restrictions
• Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position
• Willingness and ability to travel in small aircraft, off road vehicles and by barge in varied weather conditions to communities in remote and isolated areas for up to 14 days (position specific)
• All employees of the core public administration are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and attest to their vaccination status unless accommodated based on a medical contraindication, religion, or another prohibited ground for discrimination as defined under the Canadian Human Rights Act.
• Medical clearance:

a) 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).

b) Agree to undertake a Category 3 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).

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

On October 6, 2021, the Government of Canada announced details of its plans to require vaccination across the federal public service.

As per the new Policy on COVID-19 Vaccination for the Core Public Administration Including the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, federal public servants in the Core Public Administration and members of the RCMP must attest to their vaccination status. The
requirement for employees to be fully vaccinated applies whether they are teleworking, working remotely or working on-site. This is a condition of employment and it applies to indeterminate (permanent), determinate (term), casual, and student hiring. Should you reach the point in the selection process where it is necessary to verify terms and conditions of employment then the hiring manager or a human resources representative will contact you in order to complete an attestation.

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.

Your application and screening questions may be used to assess your ability to communicate effectively in writing. Your responses to the screening questions will be used as the primary source of information and your resume will only be used to validate this information. Lack of examples and details, or indicating "please refer to resume", will result in your application being rejected as the Assessment Board will have insufficient information to determine if the requirement is met.

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

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 first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, 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.