Nurse In Charge

About the position

Duties
Indigenous Services Canada is recruiting Registered Nurses to provide quality, evidence-informed nursing services.

The Nurse in Charge supervises and delivers comprehensive community health nursing services. They provide in-depth nursing knowledge, skills, and clinical expertise through consultation, clinical practice, leadership, and facilitate knowledge transfer through health promotion and disease prevention.As an integral part of the team, you will carry out a full scope of practice and provide a broad range of services in the area of Public Health while building strong working relationships with First Nation communities, partners, and health professionals.

Work environment
Nurses in Charge, employed by Indigenous Services Canada, work in 19 First Nation communities in rural areas of central and southern Saskatchewan, located across Treaty 4 & 6. They work in community health centres or clinics and may also provide services in homes, schools, community buildings and at outdoor events.

The Nurse in Charge will supervise Community Health Nurses working in rural areas of central and southern Saskatchewan. By joining our team, you will build strong working relationships with First Nation communities, partners, and health professionals.

Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to fill one (1) position on a temporary basis for approximately one year in the South Service Centre located in Fort Qu'Appelle, Saskatchewan.

A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in Saskatchewan only 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.📢 Future appointments from this pool will be used to staff positions in the North Service Centre located in Spiritwood, SK and South Service Centre located in Fort Qu'Appelle, SK. Candidates must be willing to relocate to a commutable distance to the position location(s).

Important messages
📢 You must complete the application independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI). You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow-up interview. Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.

• 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.
• 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.

Conditions of employment

🔐 CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the conditions of employment throughout their employment.
• Reliability Status Security Clearance
• Current valid registration as a Registered Nurse and a member in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS).
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that permits independent operation of a motor vehicle in Saskatchewan.
• Possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Successful completion of a comprehensive orientation program including the effective demonstration of the nursing competencies required for working autonomously, during the probation period or other duration determined by the region.

Operational Requirements

🔐 OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Successful candidate(s) must meet and maintain the operational requirements throughout their employment.
• Willingness and ability to relocate to Saskatchewan or within a commutable distance to the position location.
• Willingness and ability to travel by car to communities. Time travelling by car may be up to four (4) hours a day. Due to operational requirements, time driving to and from communities may be increased.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime on occasion, when requested by management (i.e., during a public health emergency or outbreak).
• 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 complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position, including cultural learning and nursing in-services required for this role. *All candidates must have valid BLS prior to appointment.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

📋OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Registration as a Registered Nurse in good standing in a province or territory of Canada.

💼 EXPERIENCE
Recent* and Significant** experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in one or more of the following areas:
• Community Health***
• Primary Care Clinic****
• Acute Care or Intensive Care
• Urgent Care or Emergency Care

*Recent is defined as within the last five (5) years.**Significant is defined as at least two (2) years of combined full-time equivalent experience with the candidate performing complex activities related to this task.***Community Health includes but is not limited to Public Health, Long Term Care, Home and Community Care, Health Promotion / Disease Prevention, Communicable Disease Control, Population Health Assessment, Emergency Preparedness, Surveillance and Response.****Primary Care Clinic = Clinic setting where a variety of professionals are accountable for addressing a large majority of personal health care needs.

• Experience as a Registered Nurse in leadership roles (such as leading a multidisciplinary team, managing a program, leading a nursing unit and/or medical clinic).

💡 COMPETENCIES
The competency Communication (written) is included in the application process. Please review all instructions carefully.

Applied / assessed at a later date

💡 COMPETENCIES
• Demonstrating Integrity and Respect including the capacity to provide culturally safe care
• Thinking Things Through
• Working Effectively with Others
• Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
• Leadership
• Communication (oral)

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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You may need (asset qualifications)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

🎓 EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

Learn more about degree equivalency.

💼 EXPERIENCE
• Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) working with an Indigenous community or organization or working with Indigenous populations in a health-care delivery role.
• Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in the treatment and management of Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infections (STBBI).
• Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in maternal-child health / early childhood development, post-partum or newborn assessments.
• Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in pediatric nursing.
• Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in infection control and prevention or Communicable Disease Control (CDC)
• Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) in harm reduction processes and procedures.
• Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) providing direct nursing service in a Canadian clinical setting
• Proficiency in speaking a First Nations’ language.
• Experience working in rural, remote or isolated locations.

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 the following Employment Equity group: Indigenous Persons.

*All references to Indigenous peoples or communities refer to First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Our commitment

We're 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 contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

Learn more about assessment accommodation.

Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.

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 the following Employment Equity group: Indigenous Persons.
*All references to Indigenous peoples or communities refer to First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

How to apply

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Information you must provide

• Your résumé

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Hiring organization contact

Name: Mary Ann Denton, Director - Primary Care and Clinical Services
Email address: [email protected]

Name: Shantel Jagasar, Human Resources Advisor
Email address: [email protected]
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