Spep Program

**This is an open posting for internal & external applicants.
**Supervised Practice Experience Partnership (SPEP) Program
**St. Joseph's Care Group (SJCG) is an approved employer for the Supervised Practice Experience Partnership (SPEP) program.**
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**The Supervised Practice Experience Partnership (the program) is a partnership program between the College of Nurses of Ontario (CNO), Ontario Health and CNO approved organizations. The program offers applicants the option to complete a supervised practice experience in Ontario to demonstrate current nursing knowledge, skill and judgement and language proficiency skills. By participating in the program, applicants will have an opportunity to meet the following requirements to enter practice as a nurse**:
**Evidence of Practice, or**
**Evidence of Practice and Language Proficiency**
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**Click **here** to learn more about the program.**

**Qualifications**:

- **Experience with related client population preferred**:

- **Ability to communicate and collaborate with the team**:

- **Demonstrated regular attendance at work**

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**Current opportuniits for indivudals looking to complete the SPEP Program at the RPN level are available.**

**WHY WORK FOR US?***

**SJCG cares about "Our People", and we know that a welcoming, caring, and supportive environment creates a positive work place that ensures employees are able to provide the best possible care to our clients.**
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**As a member of our team, you will be offered**:
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- **Competitive and progressive salary**
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- **Comprehensive benefit packages **_(or % in lieu for part time/contracts)_**
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- **Paid vacation**_ (or % in lieu for part time/contracts)_**
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- **Defined-benefit pension plan**
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- **Relocation assistance **_(some restrictions apply)_**
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- **Ongoing professional development and advanced education**
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- **Opportunities to participate in research and teaching initiatives**
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- **Tuition loan program**
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- **Employee and family assistance program**
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- **Employee wellness and recognition programs**
- **Employee discount program**
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- **Employee referral incentive**
**ABOUT ST. JOSEPH'S CARE GROUP
**- **Combining tradition & innovation in responding to the unmet needs of the people of Northwestern Ontario since 1884.**
- **Offers a broad range of programs and services in Rehabilitative Care, Addictions & Mental Health, and Seniors' Health across 8 sites in the City of Thunder Bay.**
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- **Over 2,200 staff and growing.**
- **Accredited with Exemplary Standing, the highest level awarded by Accreditation Canada.**
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- **Designated by the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario (RNAO) as the Best Practice Spotlight Organization.**
- **Uses technology to help overcome challenges to healthcare including the sheer size of Northwestern Ontario to bring care closer to the people we serve.**
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- **Northwestern Ontario regional lead for Rehabilitative Care, Behavioural Supports and Palliative Care.**
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- **Coupling research with mobilization, our Centre for Applied Health Research (CAHR) supports internal and external staff and clinicians through expertise, project consultation and knowledge translation.**
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- **Continues to advance a self-management approach to care, and we are involving our clients more closely in their own care decisions to achieve the health outcomes that are important to them.**

**ABOUT THUNDER BAY, ON**

**If you enjoy the benefits of work life balance that a smaller centre can offer, with the benefit of working in a large and progressive organization, come join us in the North**
**Nestled on the pristine shores of Lake Superior and surrounded by the beauty of nature, Thunder Bay, with a population of 115,000, offers a perfect balance of urban and rural life. With world class sailing, boating, camping, hiking, and cycling in the summer months, and downhill and cross country skiing in the winter, Thunder Bay has something to offer healthy living enthusiasts throughout the year. Affordable housing and a vibrant, culturally diverse community with access to fine dining and the arts, make this community a wonderful place to live, work, and raise a family. Thunder Bay has excellent schools, including publicly funded French language, French immersion, and International Baccalaureate programs, as well as Confederation College and Lakehead University. Thunder Bay is home to the west campus of the Northern Ontario School of Medicine and the newest Law program in Ontario. Thunder Bay also offers innovative opportunities through the Thunder Bay Regional Research Institute.**
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**CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT**
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- **This position shall be conditional upon a satisfactory Police Vulnerable Sector Check (PVSC) where indicated, to ensure the absence of relevant criminal convictions.**
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**or proof of valid medical exemption, prior to the offered effective date. If proof of vaccination or valid medical exemption is not provided, the offe