Registered Nurse - Primary Care (Community Health 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.

Applications will be pulled from this inventory on the following dates:

December 15, 2023
January 5, 2024
January 26, 2024
February 16, 2024
March 8, 2024
April 1, 2024

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

'Written Communication' will be assessed at the time of application. Please read the instructions carefully when completing your application.

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Duties

First Nations and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB), Indigenous Services Canada, is recruiting Registered Nurses to provide quality, evidence-informed nursing services.

Community Health Nurses deliver comprehensive health programs which include promoting, supporting and preserving the health of First Nations populations. Programs are designed in partnership with community members to promote environments that support good health. The maintenance of cultural competence and the provision of culturally safe care is paramount.

Health services are provided to all age groups, including but not limited to:

Public Health
• Community outreach and health promotion
• Chronic disease, communicable disease and outbreak management
• Sexual Health and STBBI programming
• Vaccination and well-child clinics
• Maternal child health programming

Home Care
• Case management
• Care planning and coordination
• Nursing services such as wound and post-operative care, foot care
• Medication management
• Personnel supervision

Work environment

Community Health Nurses, employed by Indigenous Services Canada, work in 19 First Nation communities in rural areas of central and southern Saskatchewan, located across Treaty 4 & 6. Community Health Nurses enjoy both autonomous and team-based work. They work in community health centres or clinics and may also provide services in homes, schools, community buildings and at outdoor events.

By joining our team, you will build strong working relationships with First Nation communities, partners, and health professionals.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates will be established and may be used to staff identical or similar positions at this group and level with various tenures and in various locations within Saskatchewan.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A response to a text question addressing the following:

• In approximately 500 words, please describe why you would like to work with First Nations communities.
  
  This question will be used to assess the following qualification:
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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

EXPERIENCE
Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) providing Community Health or Primary Care nursing services in one or more of the following areas:
•Community Health (Public Health, Home and Community Care)
•Primary Care
•Urgent or Emergency Care
•Acute or Intensive Care

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

NOTE: Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the asset criteria listed below by answering the screening questions at the time of application.

ASSET QUALIFICATIONS
•Graduation with a degree in nursing from a recognized post-secondary institution
•Experience with immunizations such as mass clinics (seasonal influenza, COVID-19), school or well-child clinics
•Experience in the treatment and management of Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infections (STBBI)
•Experience with maternal-child development, post-partum or newborn assessments
•Experience in pediatric nursing
•Experience in infection control and prevention or Communicable Disease Control (CDC)
•Experience in harm reduction processes and procedures
•Experience with mental health programs or in providing mental health services
•Proficiency in speaking a First Nations’ language
•Experience working in outpost or isolated/remote settings
•Experience working with Indigenous people or organizations

Degree equivalency

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

ABILITIES
Ability to communicate orally
Ability to communicate 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): Indigenous peoples, Women, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Willingness to relocate to Saskatchewan
Occasional requirement for overnight travel
Willingness and ability to work overtime in the event of a public health emergency or outbreak
May be required to be temporarily reassigned to other communities as operationally required

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

Possession of a valid driver’s licence
Current BLS certification (to be renewed annually)
Continuous professional registration, in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS)

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

•Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice

•Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency

•Candidates will be asked to provide proof of Canadian citizenship or permanent residency

•All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, may be used to evaluate the candidates

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.