Public Health Travel Team Nurse

Important messages

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Assessment accommodation

Duties

The Travel Team Nurse collaborates in the delivery of comprehensive health programs which include promoting, protecting and preserving the health of First Nations populations on reserve. 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; promoting health, building individual and community capacity, building relationships, facilitating access and equity, and demonstrating professional responsibility and accountability.

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

The roles and activities of Travel Team Nurses working in First Nations communities include:

Vaccination Clinics, Sexual health and STBBI Programming, Chronic Disease Management, Outbreak Management and School Health Programming.

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. In these positions you would enjoy autonomous, varied work travelling to many of the Alberta First Nation Communities while immersed in the diverse cultures of Canada’s First Nations.

SELECTED CANDIDATES MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO ALBERTA

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established through this process and may be used to staff identical or similar positions

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter "describing your interest in this position"

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)

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

Degree equivalency

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

EXPERIENCE:
Independent clinical experience as a registered nurse (RN) in one of the following three areas:
i. Community Health Nursing
ii. Emergency Care
iii. Acute Care

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

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS:
A Master’s degree in Nursing or a field related to health

Degree equivalency

Experience in Covid vaccination
Experience in childhood vaccination
Experience in maternal child health
Experience in delivering school health programming
Experience in sexual health and STBBBI Programming
Experience in mental health
Experience working in outpost or remote settings
Experience working with First Nation communities

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

COMPETENCIES:
Demonstrating integrity and respect
Thinking things through
Working effectively with others
Showing initiative and being action oriented
Indigenous Cultural Competency

ABILITIES:
Ability to communicate effectively orally
Ability to communicate effectively in writing*
*All material collected through this process may be used to assess your written communication

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

ORGANIZATIONAL NEED:
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. 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 in small aircraft, off road vehicles and by boat in varied weather conditions to communities in remote and isolated areas
Willingness and ability to travel for 14 consecutive days inclusive of weekends
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 to Alberta

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid driver’s license
Current BLS certificate, renewed annually
Continuous professional registration, without conditions or restrictions, with the College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta

Medical Clearance
i) PRE-PLACEMENT: Category 1 health evaluation + COVID-19 self-screening questionnaire
ii) PERIODIC: Category 3 health evaluation according to the schedule outlined in the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard for “First Nations and Inuit Health Branch Nurses Assigned to Isolated Posts in Northern First Nations Communities”
iii) For persons proposed for relocation to an isolated post/remote location and who have dependents: a valid Category 1 medical clearance for their dependent(s) in accordance with section 4.2 of the Isolated Post and Government Housing Directive and Appendix A of the Occupational Health
iv) For persons proposed for relocation to an isolated post/remote location and who have dependents: consent to their dependent(s) to undertake a Category 1 periodic health evaluation in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard Schedule

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

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.