Regional Nurse Educator

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Assessment accommodation

CANDIDATE MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO ALBERTA.

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.

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Duties

In Alberta there are 45 rural/remote First Nation communities. You will occasionally be expected to travel to these communities to connect with the health teams and provide clinical advice, support and consultation.

As the Regional Nurse Educator 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
• 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
• Plan, implement and evaluate a general clinical orientation program to meet the needs of new nurses
• Assist in evaluating the efficacy of nursing education programming: including in service, professional development, and national policy
• Work collaboratively to implement nursing practice and administration guidelines in the Region as a member of the Nursing Practice and Education Committee
• Develop and maintain effective partnerships and liaisons with organizations such as Universities, Professional Associations, Hospitals, Public Health, and Home Care concerning professional development for nurses in the region

Work environment

First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) is looking to staff a Regional Nurse Educator position in the Regional Nursing Office.

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.

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

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and may be used to staff similar positions at this group and level with various language requirements, various security requirements, various conditions of employment, various tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate), and in various locations within Alberta.

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.

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 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.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification :

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

Experience :

- Recent and significant* practical experience as a Registered Nurse in the area of practice of Community Health Care [which includes Primary Care (urgent/emergent, chronic disease management/acute care), Public Health, and/or Home Care (also includes Wound management, Long Term Care and Supportive Living)]
*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.
- Experience assessing nursing knowledge, skills and competencies to determine learning needs.

Competencies :

- Oral Communication
- Written Communication
- First Nations, Inuit, and Metis Cultural Competency
- Thinking Things Through
- Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
- Working Effectively With Others
- Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented

Abilities :

- Ability to collaborate with and provide advice or recommendations to management on health issues to at minimum at level of the director of nursing
- Ability to assess nursing knowledge, skills, and/or competencies to determine learning needs.

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

Experience :

- Experience in developing, facilitating and/or brokering educational courses
- Experience in preceptorship/mentorship and /or methodologies
- Experience in primary health care nursing (primary care, public health, and home care)
- Experience in providing health care services to Indigenous peoples and/or Indigenous communities.
- Experience participating in recruitment and retention activities of health professionals.

Operational Requirements

Willingness to be on stand by
Willingness to work overtime with no or short notice
Willingness to relocate to Edmonton, Alberta

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

- Security clearance to the Reliability level
- Possession of a valid driver’s license
- Continuous professional registration with the College 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

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

Qualifications and competencies may be assessed through your application, resume, assessment and reference checks. You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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.

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.