Registered Nurse

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

★★ 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 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.

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

--> 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.

--> When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

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Please Note:
The second pull of applications for this inventory competition will be pulled on September 13, 2022. Subsequent applications will be pulled if and when required.

Duties

Community Health Nurses deliver comprehensive nursing services to First Nations communities. They provide in-depth nursing knowledge, skills, clinical expertise and advanced judgment through consultation, clinical practice, leadership, and facilitate knowledge transfer through health promotion and disease prevention.

Health care programs are designed in partnership with community members and leaders to promote environments that support good health. The Registered Nurse adheres to the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice; building individual and community capacity, building relationships, facilitating access and equity, and demonstrating professional responsibility and accountability.

Public Health Nurse responsibilities include communicable disease control, well child clinics, pre-natal and post-natal programs, school health, health promotion, and disease and injury prevention

Home and Community Care responsibilities include case management, chronic disease management, wound care, and post-operative care in client homes

Float Team nurses enjoy autonomous, varied work travelling to many of the Alberta First Nation Communities while immersed in diverse First Nations cultures. Float Team Nurses would be required to travel from the position location (Enoch) to any of the following communities on a regular basis:

- Alexis
- Enoch
- Goodfish Lake
- Heart Lake
- Paul Band
- Saddle Lake
- Sunchild
- Duncan
- Sturgeon Lake

Work environment

First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), Indigenous Services Canada, is recruiting Registered Nurses to provide quality, evidence-informed nursing services, respectful of culture and intended to enhance the health of First Nations people in Alberta.

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 First Nations and Inuit Health Branch supports the delivery of primary care services on-reserve, where there are no provincial services readily available.

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

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• As a nurse working with the First Nations and Inuit Health Branch , how would you support and apply the Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s calls to action, particularly those related to healthcare, in your professional life and/or within your work unit?
  
  This question will be used to assess the following qualifications:
  
  --> Communication (Written)
  --> Indigenous Cultural Competency

In order to be considered, your application must clearly explain how you meet the following (essential qualifications)

Occupational Certification:

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

STREAM ONE (Public Health):

Independent clinical experience as a registered nurse in a Public Health/Community Health setting*

*Includes but not limited to Maternal/Child Health, Immunizations, Infection Prevention and Control.

STREAM TWO (Home Care):

Independent clinical experience as a registered nurse in Home Care Nursing**

**Includes but not limited to Wound Care Management, Long Term Care, Supportive and/or Seniors Living.

Competencies:

Communication (Oral)
Communication (Written)
Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
Thinking Things Through
Working Effectively With Others
Indigenous Cultural Competency

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

*A baccalaureate or higher-level degree, bachelor of science in nursing.

Degree equivalency

Experience

Experience in pediatric nursing
Experience in wound management
Experience in palliative care nursing
Experience in Mental Health
Experience in chronic disease management
Experience working with First Nation communities

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:

--> Travel to rural locations on gravel roads
--> Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion
--> Willingness and ability to work overtime in the event of a public health emergency or outbreak
--> Willingness to relocate within 40km of position location

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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

--> Candidates will be asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship or Permanent Residency.
--> Candidates must ensure that they are available for any testing or interviews required.
--> All communication relating to this process, including email correspondence, may be used in the assessment of qualifications.

ASSESSMENT PROCESS:

--> You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position.
--> An interview will be administered.
--> Reference checks will be sought.
--> A written examination may be administered.
--> Candidates will be asked to provide original proof of their 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.
--> 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.

OTHER OPPORTUNITIES:

To learn more about our front-line nursing opportunities in remote and/or isolated First Nations communities, and to apply, please visit : https://sac-isc-gc2.hiringplatform.ca/list/careers


*** Please note: 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.