Public Health Nurse Advisor

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

Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples, IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Only screening questionnaire will be used during pre-screening process. We may use resumes as a secondary source to validate the answers to the pre-screening questions. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information will be eliminated from further consideration.

Duties

Public Health Nurse Advisor's provide advice, guidance and assistance to nurses, Health Directors and clients in First nation communities on public health.

As a Public Health Nurse Advisor you will:
• be required to travel to northern First Nations communities a minimum of one (1) week each month;
• conduct monitoring activities (e.g. site visits), verify compliance with standards, assess/evaluate public health programs;
• participate in the identification of training needs for public health professionals; develop and deliver training, information and education sessions which includes presentations virtually and in person;
• participate with orientating new hires to public health community based programs;
• coordinate conferences and meetings with internal/external stakeholders virtually and in person. This could include coordination with community leadership;
• provide advice on Immunizations, TB program, STBBI, Harm Reduction etc. via phone, email and during monthly in person visits to communities;
• develop protocols, policies and procedure intended to ensure that public health service provision consistently incorporates best practices in the community setting.

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/indigenousservices-canada.html for more information on various programs and services.

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.

Intent of the process

This process will be used to staff one 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.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• In 500 words or less please tell us why you want to work with First Nations communities.
  
  This text question will be used to assess the ability to communicate effectively in writing.

Contact information for 2 references.

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.

Degree equivalency

Occupational Certification:
• Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada.

Experience:
• Recent* and significant** experience in providing community health nursing in two (2) or more of the following areas:
- Immunizations
- Treatment and management of Sexually Transmitted Blood Born Infection’s (STBBI) and/or Communicable Disease Control (CDC)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Harm Reduction
- Infection Control and Prevention

• Experience in Microsoft Office Word, Excel and PowerPoint.
• Experience developing and delivering group education sessions or training programs related to health.
• Experience providing advice, guidance or recommendations to stakeholders including but not limited to First Nations community leadership, health services, and/or provincial partners

*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

Knoelwdge:
• Knowledge of immunization, STBBI, CDC processes and Public Health programs.

Competencies:
• Initiative
• Dependability
• Thinking Things Through
• Respectful of Diversity
• Effective Interpersonal Relationships

Abilities:
• Ability to communicate effectively in writing.
• Ability to communicate effectively orally.
• Ability to develop and deliver PowerPoint presentations related to Public Health programs.
• Ability to manage urgent, competing, changing, and multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Ability to provide nursing advice and guidance on public health issues.

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

Asset Qualifications

Education:
• Education or training in public health nursing.
• Master’s degree in nursing or Master’s degree in a field relevant to the position from a recognized university.

Degree equivalency

Experience:
• Experience in community health nursing providing primary care or public health for First Nations.
• Experience with electronic medical records or public health information systems including EMR, eCharts and/or PHIMS.
• Experience in case and contact management.
• Experience in infection control and prevention.
• Experience in harm reduction processes and procedures.
• Experience in animal exposure processes and procedures.
• Experience developing policies and guidelines related to public health.

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 Disabilities.

Operational Requirements:
• Willingness and ability to perform on-call duties and work overtime, as required.
• 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

• Reliability Status.
• Medical Clearance.
• Maintain current and ongoing certification as a Registered Nurse with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba.
• Willingness to complete education/training relevant to the position.
• Willingness to complete and maintain current and ongoing immunization certification.
• Maintain current and ongoing certification in Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation-Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Providers.
• Willingness to obtain and maintain certification in other certification programs as deemed necessary by employer.
• Willingness to perform on call duties as needed.
• Willingness to work overtime and on weekends as needed.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license or personal mobility associated with the possession of a valid driver’s license.
• Required to travel to various locations/communities (includes travelling in small aircraft, off road vehicles and by in varied weather conditions).

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.

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.

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/

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

Candidates from outside the public service may be required to pay for travel and relocation costs associated with this selection process.

In order to manage the number of applications in the selection process, management may use random selection and/or top down consideration of scores at various steps in the process, to determine the number of candidates who will be further considered in the process.

Other sources of information (such as performance agreements, work samples, board member knowledge, etc.) may be used to assess the criteria identified on the Statement of Merit Criteria.

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.