Registered Nurses - Community Health & Float

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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.

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--> Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the criteria listed below by answering the screening questions at the time of application

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

March 1, 2024
March 22, 2024
April 12, 2024
May 3, 2024
June 14, 2024
July 5, 2024
July 26, 2024
August 16, 2024

Duties

Community Health Nurses deliver comprehensive nursing services to First Nations communities. They provide in-depth nursing knowledge, skills, and clinical expertise through consultation and clinical practice, while also facilitating knowledge transfer through health promotion.

The three streams that fall under “Community Health” are Public Health, Home & Community Care and the Float Team.

Public Health responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•Disease and injury prevention
•Communicable disease control
•Well child clinics
•Pre-natal and post-natal programs
•School health
•Health promotion

Home & Community Care responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
•Case management
•Chronic disease management
•Wound care
•Post-operative care (in client homes).

Float Team nurses enjoy autonomous, varied work travelling to many of the Alberta First Nation Communities. Float Team Nurses will be required to travel to any of the following communities on a regular basis:

•Alexis
•Duncan
•Goodfish Lake
•Heart Lake
•Paul Band
•Saddle Lake
•Sunchild
•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. The maintenance of cultural competence and the provision of culturally safe care are paramount in these areas of practice.

Community Health Nurses enjoy both autonomous and team-based work in the various communities across Alberta located in Treaty 6 and 7.

Please note: Float Team Nurses will travel to the First Nation Communities identified under “Duties”

Selected candidates must reside in, or be willing to relocate to Alberta at the time of appointment. Relocation benefits are available.

Intent of the process

The immediate need is to fill 2 Home Care positions (Alexis and Saddle Lake), 5 Public Health positions (Saddle Lake and Sunchild) and staff a Float Team based out of Enoch.

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 conditions of employment, tenures and in various locations within Alberta.

Positions to be filled: Number to be determined

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

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 nursing services in one or more of the following areas:
1. Public Health or Community Health
2. Primary Care
3. Urgent or Emergency Care
4. Diversified Acute or Intensive Care

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

Experience:
•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
•Experience with maternal-child development, post-partum or newborn assessments
•Experience in pediatric nursing
•Experience in infection control and prevention or Communicable Disease Control
•Experience in Chronic Disease Management
•Experience with mental health programs or in providing mental health services
•Experience in palliative care nursing
•Experience working in outpost or remote settings
•Experience working with Indigenous people or organizations

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
Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
Working Effectively With Others
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 written ability

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 goals for Indigenous peoples, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application indicate that they are an Indigenous person (self-declaration).

Operational Requirements:
Travel by gravel road to communities in rural locations
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
Willingness to be assigned to a variety of communities as operationally required
Possession of a valid driver’s license
Current BLS certificate, renewed annually
Continuous professional registration, without conditions or restrictions, with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta

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.

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