Community Health Nurse

POSITION DETAILS

• Department: Nursing Services


• Duration: Indeterminate


• Level of Effort: Full Time and Part Time roles available


• Hours of Work: 37.5 hours per week + over time

SUMMARY

Reporting to the Nurse-In-Charge, the Community Health Nurse  is responsible for the provision of a comprehensive range of core nursing functions and services in First Nation communities. This includes a broad range of responsibilities including community/public health, primary care and home care, through promotion and maintenance of the health of individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations. Successful candidates value the principles of primary health care and focus on promoting health, preventing disease and injury, protecting population health as well as providing curative, urgent and emergent care, rehabilitation, and supportive or palliative care when required.

RESPONSIBILITIES

1. Collaboratively plan, implement, and evaluate programs and interventions to address health issues, taking into account relevant evidence, legislation and regulations and policies


2. Collects, assesses, analyzes, and applies information from various data sources to make evidence-informed decisions for nursing services, program planning, development, and priority setting


3. Uses evidence and research to influence health policies, programs and practice and synthesize nursing and health knowledge from a broad range of sources


4. Advocates for public policy and services that promote, and protect the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, groups, and communities


5. Involve individuals, families, groups, and communities as active partners to take action to address health inequities and foster a self-management care approach for chronic conditions


6. Builds capacity, improves performance, and enhances the quality of the working environment by sharing knowledge, expertise and experience with colleagues, students, First Nations and other members of the health team


7. Participates in collaborative, interdisciplinary and inter-sectoral partnerships to enhance the health of individuals, families, groups, and populations


8. Uses culturally relevant and appropriate approaches when building relationships and providing nursing services. These approaches take into account the historical context that affects First Nations health including government policies, residential schools, treaties, intergenerational trauma, and the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.


9. Prepares reports for the Nurse-In-Charge or others as required


10. Perform other duties requested by the Nurse-In-Charge

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Registered Nurse (RN) certification in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.


• A minimum of 2 years of full-time clinical practice work experience or equivalent combinations of part time or Registered Practical Nursing (RPN) experience. Each two years of RPN experience will be counted as one year of RN experience.


• Clinical practice experience in remote or isolated communities and with First Nations populations are considered an asset.


• Knowledge of the historical context that affects First Nations health including government policies, residential schools, treaties, intergenerational trauma, and the findings of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission.


• Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English.


• Ability to speak Cree, Oji-Cree, or Ojibway is an asset.


• Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools and a willingness to learn and use other software including electronic charting tools.


• Excellent report writing skills.


• Willingness and ability to travel.

Only those chosen for interviews will be contacted.