Nurse Practitioner

Title: Nurse Practitioner

Department: Health

Community: Cambridge Bay

Requisition Number: 736

Type of Employment: Indeterminate

Salary range: $129,550 to $147,024 per year,37.5hours/week

Northern Allowance: $21,309 per year

Housing: Subsidized Staff Housing is Available

Union Status: Nunavut Employees Union

Closing date: Open until filled

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants.

For Nurse Practioner position that is full time and permanent, recruitment bonuses include: $5,000 on start date, $5,000 at 18 months of service and $10,000 at 30 months of service. Additional premiums include a $9,000 Annual Frontline Allowance and a $375 Monthly Retention Bonus of $4,500 per year. For Job shares, salary, bonuses/allowances are pro-rated in accordance with hours worked.

The Government of Nunavut was selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Top Employers for Young People and recent graduates. With one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in Canada, Nunavut is a dynamic, vibrant territory, committed to becoming an even better place for future generations. As a government, we are strengthening our unique model of governance - one that integrates Inuit societal values, promotes use of the Inuktut language, achieves a representative public service, and collaborates with partners to achieve the promise of Nunavut. Successful applicants will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement.

The Department of Health is responsible for health services and social programming in Nunavut. Staff at the Department of Health work to improve the health and well-being of Nunavummiut by addressing the differing needs of each community through culturally appropriate programs and services.

The Nurse Practitioner (NP) provides and autonomously manages health assessment, diagnosis, intervention and follow-up care to the residents of their community in accordance with Nurse Practitioner Acts, regulations, policies, standards, mission and the objectives of the Department of Health and the Government of Nunavut. Through the provision of health interventions (health promotion, occupational health and safety, public health, community development and curative treatment) this position has a direct impact on the health status of clients, families and the community; and contributes to the efficiency and effectiveness of the health centre operations.

Key responsibilities of the successful candidate will also include:

• Provides professional nursing care and community health services to clients;

• Develops, facilitates, implements and modifies client and family education/teaching based on the needs of the client;

• Conducts health surveillance and preventative activities that may improve the health of the population;

• Provides expert and specialized knowledge of primary health care related to nursing in Nunavut.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a Graduate Level Advanced Nursing Practice degree or a Certificate in Advanced Nursing Practice or Nurse Practitioner- Primary Health Care Diploma. Consideration will be given to candidates who have successfully completed a Nurse Practitioner competency challenge process through a Nursing Regulatory-Licensing body. Must be eligible to register as an NP with the College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN). To years NP experience preferred but will consider new NPs graduates who have 5 years recent RN experience in acute care setting. Possession of one or more of the following would be preferable but not required upon initial hiring: Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Neonatal resuscitation (NRP), ALARM, STABLE, Fetal Monitoring, pelvic examination, labour and delivery experience with advanced obstetrical training.

Possession of one or more of the following at time of hire would be preferable, with the remainder (as directed) completed within first 12 months in the role and then as required in order to maintain certification: Advanced Cardiac Life Support(ACLS), Trauma Nursing Care Course (TNCC), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), fetal monitoring, Emergency Nursing Pediatric Care (ENPC) or Pedatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), ALARM/ESW/FHS, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, ASIST or Mental Health First Aid. Assets include the following: EKG interpretation, Critical Incident Stress Management, Pelvic Examination Training, Cross Cultural Training, Specialized Nursing Certificates.

Candidates who have graduated from the Nunavut Arctic College nursing program or other Canadian accredited nursing programs and have passed their NCLEX and been accepted into the Graduate Nursing Residency Program will be considered. NAC graduates will have priority.

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. The ability to communicate in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position. We encourage you to apply if you have equivalent years of education and/or experience equal to the education and experience requirements listed above.

A Tier One allowance of $10/per hour premium is available to the following full-time, permanent, and job share employees: Supervisor Health Programs, Community Health Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Public Health Nurse, Psychiatric Nurse, Mental Health Consultant and Midwife. Positions eligible for this premium are located in the communities of Grise Fiord, Naujaat, Cambridge Bay, Kugaaruk, Taloyoak, Arctic Bay, Clyde River, Sanirajak, Iqaluit, Kimmirut, Qikiqtarjuaq, Resolute Bay.

A Tier Two allowance of $15/per hour premium is available to the following full-time, permanent, and job share employees: Supervisor Health Programs, Community Health Nurse, Nurse Practitioner, Public Health Nurse, Psychiatric Nurse, Mental Health Consultant and Midwife. Positions eligible for this premium are located in the communities of Arviat, Baker Lake, Chesterfield Inlet, Gjoa Haven, Coral Harbour, Igloolik, Kinngait, Kugluktuk, Pangnirtung, Pond Inlet, Rankin Inlet, Sanikiluaq, Whale Cove.

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered.
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.

Les principales responsabilités du ou de la candidat(e) retenu(e) seront notamment les suivantes :

• Fournir des soins infirmiers professionnels et des services de santé communautaire aux clients;

• Élaborer, faciliter, mettre en œuvre et modifier le contenu éducatif/de l’enseignement du client et de sa famille en fonction des besoins du client;

• Effectuer une surveillance de la santé et mener des activités préventives susceptibles d’améliorer la santé de la population;

• Fournir des connaissances expertes et spécialisées sur les soins de santé primaires liés aux soins infirmiers au Nunavut.

Les connaissances, les compétences et les aptitudes nécessaires à cet emploi s’acquièrent habituellement à l’issue d’un diplôme de niveau supérieur en pratique infirmière avancée, d’un certificat en pratique infirmière avancée ou d’un diplôme en soins de santé primaires pour infirmiers praticiens et infirmières praticiennes. Seront pris en considération les candidat(e)s qui ont suivi avec succès une procédure d’évaluation des compétences d’infirmier praticien ou d’infirmière praticienne par le biais d’un organisme de réglementation des soins infirmiers. Il faut pouvoir s’inscrire en tant qu’infirmier praticien ou infirmière praticienne auprès de le Collège et lAssociation des infirmières des Territoires du Nord-Ouest et du Nunavut (CANNN). Deux ans d’expérience en tant qu’infirmier praticien ou infirmière praticienne sont préférables, mais les candidatures des nouveaux infirmiers praticiens et nouvelles infirmières praticiennes diplômé(e)s qui ont cinq ans d’expérience récente en tant qu’IA dans un environnement de soins actif seront prises en considération. Avoir suivi une ou plusieurs des formations suivantes est souhaitable, mais non nécessaire au moment de l’embauche : Cours de base en traumatologie, soins avancés en réanimation cardiorespiratoire (SARC), réanimation néonatale (PRN), ALERTE, STABLE,

surveillance fœtale, examen pelvien, expérience du travail et de l’accouchement avec formation obstétricale avancée.

​Il s’agit d’un poste de nature très délicate et une vérification du casier judiciaire jugée acceptable ainsi qu’une attestation de la capacité à travailler auprès d’une clientèle vulnérable sont requises.​

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Les langues officielles du Nunavut sont l’inuktut, l’anglais et le français. Les dossiers de candidature peuvent être envoyés dans l’une ou l’autre des langues officielles du Nunavut. La maitrise de plus d’une langue officielle du Nunavut constitue un atout. La connaissance des collectivités inuites, de la culture, du rapport à la terre, des valeurs Qaujimajatuqangit inuites, de l’Inuktut et une expérience de travail dans un environnement interculturel nordique sont également considérées comme des atouts.

Une combinaison acceptable d’études et d’expérience pourrait être prise en compte pour ce poste. Nous vous encourageons à postuler si vous possédez un bagage d’études ou d’expérience équivalent à la qualification décrite ci-dessus.

Une liste d’admissibilité pourrait être créée afin de pourvoir de futurs postes vacants.

• Le gouvernement du Nunavut souscrit au principe de la représentativité de l’effectif. Par conséquent, la priorité sera accordée aux personnes qui se définissent comme inuites aux termes de l’Accord du Nunavut, conformément aux dispositions de la Politique de priorité d’embauche.

• Les fonctionnaires du gouvernement du Nunavut qui sont en période d’essai doivent fournir une autorisation écrite de l’administration générale obtenue auprès du ministère qui les emploie. Pour être pris en compte, le dossier de candidature doit être accompagné de ladite autorisation.

• L’existence d’un casier judiciaire n’exclut pas nécessairement une candidature. Le cas échéant, la candidature sera évaluée en fonction de l’envergure et des obligations du poste. Par ailleurs, cette condition s’applique uniquement aux postes exigeant une vérification satisfaisante du casier judiciaire ou de l’habilitation à travailler auprès de personnes vulnérables.

• Les dossiers de candidature peuvent être dans l’une ou l’autre des langues officielles du Nunavut.

• Seules les personnes invitées à une entrevue seront contactées.

• Les personnes possédant une attestation d’études postsecondaires achevées à l’étranger doivent produire à leurs dépens une évaluation de cette dernière par un établissement d’enseignement canadien reconnu, à défaut de quoi leur candidature pourrait être rejetée.

Department of Health

The Department of Health (HEA) is responsible for health services and social programming in Nunavut. Staff at HEA work to improve the health and well-being of Nunavummiut by addressing the differing needs of each community through culturally appropriate programs and services.

The Government of Nunavut was selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Top Employers for Young People and recent graduates. With one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in Canada, Nunavut is a dynamic, vibrant territory, committed to becoming an even better place for future generations. As a government, we are strengthening our unique model of governance - one that integrates Inuit societal values, promotes use of the Inuktut language, achieves a representative public service, and collaborates with partners to achieve the promise of Nunavut. Successful applicants will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement.