Public Health Nurse

Job summary

The Public Health Nurse provides a full continuum of public health services to community members to protect, restore, and promote health. The role focuses on reducing the incidence of disease and disability through health promotion, protection, and prevention activities.

Job details

Title: Public Health Nurse Department: Health Community: Kugluktuk Requisition Number: 931 Type of Employment: Indeterminate Salary range: $121,199 to $137,539 per year, 37.5 hours/week Northern Allowance: $22,483 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 Public Health Nurse 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. As an Indeterminate or Job Share Public Health Nurse you will earn a Tier Two $15/hour premium allowance as the position is located in Kugluktuk. The Public Health Nurse (PHN) provides a full continuum of public health services to individuals in the community in accordance with the public health program standards set by the Chief Medical Officer of Health (CMOH). The position exists to protect, restore and promote health and reduce the incidence of disease and disability through health promotion, health protection and disease/injury prevention activities. Responsibilities Main responsibilities for the Public Health Nurse include: • Responsible for the public health programs determined by the needs of the community with a focus on maternal child health, school health, communicable diseases and immunizations. • Works with others in community on range of public health issues as determined by community priorities to empower Nunavummiut to live healthy lives. Qualifications The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a Bachelor Degree of Nursing, or Diploma in Nursing with Certificate in Public Health, plus a minimum of two years public health nursing experience or related is required. Candidates must be eligible to register with CNNN. The following experience and certifications are considered assets: Experience working in remote and isolated communities; Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) Skills Online courses; Canadian Nurse Association (CAN) and Canadian Health Nurses of Canada (CHNC) certification. 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. 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.

What you’ll do

The Public Health Nurse provides a full continuum of public health services to community members to protect, restore, and promote health. The role focuses on reducing the incidence of disease and disability through health promotion, protection, and prevention activities.

Requirements

Candidates must hold a Bachelor Degree of Nursing or a Diploma in Nursing with a Certificate in Public Health, along with at least two years of relevant experience. Applicants must be eligible for registration with CNNN and successfully pass a criminal record and vulnerable sector check.

Benefits

• Northern Allowance • Subsidized Staff Housing • Recruitment Bonuses • Frontline Allowance • Retention Bonus

Listed skills

• Clinical care · Preferred
• Injury Prevention · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Public Health Nursing
• Health Promotion
• Disease Prevention
• Injury Prevention
• Clinical Nursing
• Community Health
• Patient Care
• Health Education
• Publicly Funded Health Care
• Postherpetic Neuralgia
• Program Standards

Job areas

• Healthcare
• Government & Public Sector
• Social Services
• Public Health Nurse
• Public / Community Health Nurse
• Nursing Professionals
• Registered Nurses