Registered Nurse Inpatient Care

Title: Registered Nurse, Inpatient Care
Department: Health 
Community: Iqaluit  
Requisition Number: 929
Type of Employment: Indeterminate Job Share- 6 week rotation

Salary range: $121,789 to $138,220 per year, 42 hours/week 

Northern Allowance: $16,328 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. Applicants must be currently eligible to work in Canada

An eligibility list may be created to fill future vacancies.

For Registered Nurse, Inpatient Care 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 Registered Nurse (RN), Inpatient Care, is a member of a multi-disciplinary team.  This position is responsible for assessing patient health status and responding to actual and potential health problems including emergent and critical situations on an ongoing basis during the provision of inpatient nursing care.

Main responsibilities for the Registered Nurse, Inpatient Care include: 

•   Using evidenced based practice, RNs, provide competent, patient centered, culturally sensitive care while maintaining professional accountability.

•   RNs coordinate care by collaborating with other healthcare team members to ensure patients regain optimal functioning of well-being and quality of life within an appropriate time frame.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a Bachelor or Diploma in Nursing. Candidates must be eligible to register with CNNN. Obstetrical experience would be considered an asset. The incumbent must attend/successfully complete the Neonatal Resuscitation Program, Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) within twelve months of hire. These mandatory certifications are to be renewed as per course guidelines for renewal. 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. Fluency 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.

• 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.