Nurse Practitioner (Clinical and Client Care Travel Nurse Team)

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

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.

📢 Applicants must clearly demonstrate in their responses to the screening questions how they meet the Essential Qualifications. Please note that it is not sufficient to only state that the requirement is met or to provide a listing of current responsibilities. You MUST provide concrete examples to illustrate how you meet each requirement.

📢 The competency Communication (Written) is included in the online application process. Please read the instructions carefully when completing your application.

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

Intent of the process

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) with various linguistic profiles and/or requirements as well as tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) and/or security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.

Positions to be filled: 3

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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

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🎓 EDUCATION
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✔ Graduation with a Master’s degree in Nursing from a recognized post-secondary institution*

OR

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution* in a Nurse Practitioner Program with successful completion of approved training in Primary Care, All Ages specialization 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

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💼 OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
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✔ Eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) in a province or territory of Canada.

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💼 EXPERIENCE
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✔ Recent* and Significant** experience as a Nurse Practitioner (NP) providing Community Health or Primary Healthcare services in one or more of the following areas?
• Urgent or Emergency Care
• Acute or Intensive Care
• Primary Care
• Chronic Disease Management

Recent* is defined as within the last five (5) years.

Significant** is defined as having at least two (2) years of experience with the candidate performing complex activities related to this task in a wide variety of healthcare situations.

✔ Experience developing OR delivering programs or projects relating to issues in healthcare.

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📋COMPETENCIES
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✔ Communication (Written)

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

English essential

Information on language requirements

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📋COMPETENCIES
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✔ Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
✔ Thinking Things Through
✔ Working Effectively with Others
✔ Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
✔ Team Leadership
✔ Communication (Oral)

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

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💼 ASSET EXPERIENCE
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✔ Experience providing nursing services in remote/ isolated communities.

✔ Experience providing Community Health or Primary Healthcare nursing services in one or more of the following areas:
• Mental Health or Addictions
• Pediatrics
• Prenatal/postnatal care
• Public Health
• Home and Community Care

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📋 ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
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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.

Conditions of employment

✔ Reliability Status Security Clearance

✔ Current valid registration as a Registered Nurse (Nurse Practitioner) and a member in good standing without conditions on license in at least one of the following provinces: Ontario, Manitoba, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Quebec, and willingness to seek registration in any of the remaining provinces mentioned.

✔ Medical Clearance:
i) PRE-PLACEMENT: Category 1 health evaluation 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”

ii) Agree to undertake a Category 3 pre-placement periodic health evaluation in accordance with Appendix A of the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard Schedule (https://www.tbs-sct.gc.ca/pol/doc-eng.aspx?id=12561&section=HTML)

✔ Willingness and ability to travel

✔ Willingness and ability to travel to remote communities across Canada for a minimum of at least 50% of the work

✔ Willingness and ability to remain on travel status for extended periods of time

✔ Possession of a valid driver's license or personal mobility to a degree normally associated with the possession of a driver's license

✔ Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position including Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) certificate, Healthcare Provider Level C, renewed annually; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS); International Trauma Life Support (ITLS); Controlled Substances/Immunization Certification)

✔ Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice

✔ Willingness and ability to provide relief to remote and isolated communities in urgent situations

✔ Willingness and ability to travel in small aircraft, in off road vehicles and by boat in varied weather conditions to communities in remote and isolated areas

✔ Willingness and ability to work in a rigorous, diverse and often demanding work environment

✔ Willingness to be assigned to a variety of communities as operationally required

✔ Willingness and ability to perform on call duties, work after hours, and on weekends as required

✔ Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position.

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

✔ Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.

✔ Please note that asset qualifications, top-down and/or random selection may be used at any stage of the assessment process to identify which applications will be given further consideration.

✔ All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.

✔ Reference checks may be sought.

✔ An interview will be administered.

✔ Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.

✔ Successful candidates will have to obtain the required security clearance level prior to being appointed to the position. Personal Information will be required when completing security clearance level documentation.

✔ Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.

✔ Candidates will be required to provide proof of education as part of this selection process. Candidates with foreign educational credentials are required to provide proof of Canadian equivalency. You may consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials at www.cicic.ca for further information.

✔ Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.

✔ Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).

✔ Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

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.