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 NurseInCharge 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 evidenceinformed 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 selfmanagement 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 intersectoral 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 NurseInCharge or others as required
10. Perform other duties requested by the NurseInCharge

KNOWLEDGE SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Registered Nurse (RN) certification in good standing with the College of Nurses of Ontario.
• A minimum of 2 years of fulltime 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 OjiCree 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.