Infectious Disease Nurse

Job Summary and Requirements

This posting

This posting will be used to fill 1 term position ending March 31, , working 75 hours bi-weekly, with the possibility of extension . It will establish a 12-month eligibility list which may be used to fill similar permanent and similar positions in the Community Health Programs branch.

This job is based in the thriving and diverse city of Whitehorse in the beautiful Yukon.

Who we are

Yukon Communicable Disease Control is committed to providing excellence in the management of infectious diseases in Yukon. As an Infectious Disease Nurse, you will provide primary health care services through an expanded nursing role.

Your role

This position provides physical and risk assessments relating to infectious disease, including testing and counseling, interpretation of test results, diagnosis, treatment, case management, immunization, outbreak, pandemic response and referrals. You will be responsible for managing disease investigations, contact tracing and follow up activities for Yukon’s Reportable Disease List including but not limited to COVID-19, sexually transmitted infections, reportable blood borne diseases, vaccine preventable disease, enteric and zoonotic diseases and outbreak management as required.

In addition, you will provide guidance and support to other health care providers in Yukon in the management of reportable communicable diseases. As a team member, you help to foster an environment in which communities, families and individuals can achieve and maintain optimal health through the provision of accurate and timely health information, health education/promotion, disease prevention and treatment services.

Your benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer many additional financial and non-financial benefits.

We believe that nurses play a critical role in our health care system, and we offer a signing bonus of *$ for Registered Nurses. We also offer reimbursement of exam fees for new nursing graduates and yearly reimbursement for licencing fees.