Medical Adjudicator (Nurses)

Important messages

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.

Duties

Case-manages, reviews and analyses client benefit applications and related supporting medical and non-medical documentation to evaluate evidence and render consistent and sustainable decisions on initial, reconsideration and ongoing eligibility of applicants related to departmental programs. Assesses the client's capacity to work on a regular basis as part of the adjudication process; provides peer review assessments and support.

Assesses and reassesses client needs and capabilities related to their medical condition and life circumstances and assesses their potential for vocational rehabilitation based on factors such as age, education and training, financial circumstances, response to treatment, diagnosis and prognosis, and motivation; assesses clients' potential for future and/or anticipated return to work.

Assesses and develops clients' files, including review and, where necessary, obtaining additional medical and non-medical information.

Provides navigation services to clients, based on individual circumstances to other federal, provincial, and other financial benefit programs; and programs and services targeted to the specific needs of individual clients, families and dependents.

Participates in and/or leads project teams and working groups to improve program services as required.

Prepares briefings, reports and presentations to management; and, as required, participates in departmental and external committees and meetings.

Interacts with internal/external clients and stakeholders; provides information on medical and non-medical program eligibility.

Work environment

There is a regular requirement to sit at a desk and to operate a personal computer and related equipment to create documents. The work is usually performed in an office facility that meets accepted standards for health, safety and comfort.

There is exposure to stress from fluctuating priorities and from the requirement to provide timely, courteous, accurate, effective and efficient service to clients. There may also be stress related to the collection of information and the conveying of negative decisions to clients, many of whom are vulnerable and may be in distress. Difficult interactions with these clients may cause psychological discomfort. Functions may require travelling to meetings and to attend and/or deliver training sessions.

Intent of the process

A pool of qualified candidates may be established and used to fill immediate and future vacancies.

Positions to be filled: 10

Information you must provide

Your résumé.

A covering letter in 2,500 words (maximum) "Applicants must clearly demonstrate IN THEIR COVER LETTER how they meet the education and experience."

You must meet all essential qualifications in order to be appointed to the position. Other qualifications may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. Some essential and other qualifications will be assessed through your application. It is your responsibility to provide appropriate examples that illustrate how you meet each qualification. Failing to do so could result in your application being rejected.

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

*Occupational Certification

Current registration as a registered nurse (RN) in the province or territory of employment and a member in good standing in that province, as well as willingness and eligibility to become registered, at the time of appointment, in the province of the location where the position will be staffed.

Candidates must maintain this occupational certification throughout their employment.

* An indeterminate incumbent of a position formerly classified as PM, who became a NU-EMA on October 1, 2011, who does not meet the requirement for "eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada", as indicated above, is deemed to meet this minimum standard for NU-EMA positions only, based on their education, training and/or experience. They must be accepted as having met the minimum standard whenever this standard is called for when staffing NU-EMA positions only. This note also applies to a person appointed or deployed for an indeterminate period to a NU-EMA position after October 1, 2011 as the result of a staffing transaction started before October 1, 2011.

Experience in clinical settings; or long term care settings; or rehabilitation settings; or public health; or home care; or other experience relevant to the position.

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

Various language requirements
English Essential
Bilingual Imperative (CBC/CBC)

Information on language requirements

Second Language Writing Skills Self-Assessment
In order to help you decide if you should apply to a bilingual position, an optional self-assessment of your writing skills in your second official language is available for you to take before completing your application.

For more information, please consult:
Unsupervised Internet Test of Second Language Writing Skills

Knowledge

Service Canada and the programs and services it delivers

Knowledge

Aetiology and/or diagnostic techniques and/or health and disease processes and how they affect functional capacity; treatment modalities and their side effects; and/or medical prognosis.

Abilities and Skills

. Thinking skills
. Planning and organizing
. Ability to apply principles and procedures
. Ability to communicate effectively orally
. Ability to communicate effectively in writing
. Ability to use technology

Personal Suitability

. Working with others
. Decisiveness
. Results oriented
. Client focus
. Initiative
. Changing and learning

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

Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in nursing.

Degree equivalency

. Experience in specialized nursing in areas such as psychiatric, medical surgical, oncology, neurological, medical rehabilitation or palliative care.

. Adjudication experience with Canada Pension Plan Disability, WSIB, Veteran's Affairs, private insurers, or other medically-based disability programs.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance - Security clearance is the responsibility of the hiring organization and will not be a factor in pre-screening.

. Willingness/Ability to work overtime as required.
. Capable of working in an open office environment.
. Applicants must meet and maintain the above conditions of employment throughout their employment.

Other information

Written test(s) may be administered.

Interviews may be conducted.

Reference checks may be conducted.

A practical test may be administered.

A situational exercise may be administered.

Candidates will be required to submit their proof of education and occupational
certification documents at the time of assessment.

PLEASE NOTE: For this selection process, our intention is to communicate with applicants by email 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 whose applications are retained for further consideration may be required to travel to attend an interview or for the administration of a test. If you are asked to travel in relation to this appointment process, you should direct any questions you have about travel entitlements to the hiring organization and they will provide you with the necessary
information.

Applications will only be accepted on-line.

The following are some of the benefits associated with applying on-line:
Applicants can create a profile and a resume that can be used when applying for other processes without having to recreate a new application each time.

Applicants can modify their application/resume at any time BEFORE the closing date indicated on the job advertisement.
Applicants can verify the status of their applications, at any time.

Applicants can be notified electronically of tests or interviews and results.

For some jobs, applicants will find important information, namely the job questionnaire and a complete statement of merit criteria that are only available when applying on-line.
To submit an application on-line, please select the button "Apply Online" below.
Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact
1-800-645-5605 .

Your résumé must clearly demonstrate how you meet the requirements.
We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Open office environment details can be found at the following Public Works and Government
Services Canada link:
http://www.tpsgc-pwgsc.gc.ca/biens-property/amng-ftp/index-eng.html

N.B.: Applicants must meet each essential qualification to be appointed to the position. An applicant may be appointed to the position even though he/she does not meet any or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational needs. However, meeting these criteria is desirable and may be a deciding factor in choosing the person to be appointed. In the event that there are as many applicants who meet the essential qualifications as there are vacancies, the manager may decide not to assess some or all of the asset qualifications, operational requirements or organizational need.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled, diverse workforce reflective of Canadian society. As a result, it promotes employment equity and encourages candidates to indicate voluntarily on their application if they are a woman, an Aboriginal person, a person with a disability or a member of a visible minority group.

The Public Service of Canada is also committed to developing inclusive, barrier-free selection processes and work environments. If contacted in relation to a job opportunity or testing, you should advise the Public Service Commission or the departmental official in a timely fashion of the accommodation measures which must be taken to enable you to be assessed in a fair and equitable manner. Information received relating to accommodation measures will be addressed confidentially.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans and to Canadian citizens, in that order.

Information on the preference to veterans

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.