Nurse Practitioner

Reference number: PEN25J-024160-000481 Selection process number: 2025-PEN-EA-NAT-198336

Correctional Service Canada – Health Services
Renous, New Brunswick
NU-HOS-04 – Please note that this classification is in the process of changing to NU-PRA-01.
$120,156 to $136,540 (salary pursuant to the NU-PRA-01 classification.)
For further information on the organization, please visit Correctional Service Canada.

Closing date: 31 December 2025 – 23:59 Pacific Time

Who can apply: Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

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We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment. If you need accommodation during any phase, please use the contact information below to request specialized accommodations. All accommodation information will be kept confidential.

When you apply, you are not applying for a specific job but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

Duties

Nurse Practitioners play a critical role in CSC’s Health Services team. They collaborate with other interdisciplinary team members to deliver client‑centred holistic care. Typical responsibilities include:

- Performing comprehensive health assessments to diagnose and treat health conditions.

- Ordering and interpreting screening and diagnostic tests.

- Performing medical procedures.

- Prescribing medication.

- Referring patients to alternative services within the interdisciplinary team.

- Treating and managing acute and chronic illness within a holistic model of care.

- Providing support and education to patients on their diagnosis, treatment options, prognosis, and self‑management of health conditions.

- Serving as a mentor and coach to nursing colleagues.

- Providing on‑call duties where required.

Work environment

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering court‑imposed sentences of a term of two years or more. CSC manages various security‑level institutions and supervises offenders under conditional release in the community. CSC’s mandate is to contribute to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law‑abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure, and humane control.

Positions to be filled: 1

Information you must provide

Essential qualifications

Education

Master’s degree in nursing from a recognized university with an acceptable specialization as a Nurse Practitioner.

Occupational Certification

Possess a Registered Nurse Practitioner license in good standing from the provincial regulatory body in a Canadian province or territory. Candidates must be registered in the province or territory where the position is being staffed.

Experience

- Minimum of five years’ experience as a Registered Nurse.

- Experience working in a collaborative practice within a multi‑disciplinary team.

Other qualifications (if possessed)

Applicants should also clearly explain how they meet any of the following:

- Significant and recent experience as a Nurse Practitioner in a clinical setting (at least two years’ experience with complex activities within a wide variety of situations, and within the last five years).

- Experience in program management such as needs assessment, planning, organizing, coordinating, and evaluation.

- Experience in planning and implementing health‑related programs.

- Experience in planning, developing, and coordinating comprehensive discharge plans for individuals with complex medical problems.

- Experience working with Indigenous communities.

- Experience working in Emergency or Intensive Care units.

- Experience working in a community‑based setting such as Public Health or Community Mental Health.

- Experience working in maternal or women’s health.

- Experience working in a correctional environment.

- Experience in adult education and health promotion.

- Experience with assessing and managing mental health conditions.

- Experience related to safe, effective, and ethical prescribing and managing clients treated with controlled substances.

Knowledge (essential for the job)

- Knowledge of the Principles of Primary Health Care.

- Knowledge of the Nursing Standards of Practice.

- Knowledge in assessing, diagnosing, treating, and managing a broad range of acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions as a Nurse Practitioner.

Leadership Competencies

- Create vision and strategy.

- Mobilize people.

- Uphold integrity and respect.

- Collaborate with partners and stakeholders.

- Promote innovation and guide change.

- Achieve results.

- Adaptability and flexibility.

Abilities

- Ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally.

- Ability to plan, organize, and meet tight deadlines.

Operational Requirements (may be needed for the job)

- Willingness to work outside normal or business hours with little or no notice.

- Ability and willingness to travel within and outside the Atlantic Region.

- May be required to carry equipment or supplies weighing up to 20 kilograms when traveling outside of the office location.

Conditions of employment

- Reliability Status security clearance.

- Ongoing registration with a provincial Nursing regulatory agency in the Canadian province or territory of practice with no conditions or restrictions.

- Medical clearance through Health Canada or alternatives designated by Health Canada.

- Valid CPR/AED level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Valid CPR/AED for Health Care Providers (HCP) is also acceptable.

- Some positions may require working shifts, variable hours, weekends, and statutory holidays.

Other information

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the Canadians we serve. We promote employment equity and encourage you to indicate if you belong to one of the designated groups when you apply.

Reference checks may be sought. An interview may be administered. An assignment, secondment, or acting appointment requires approval of your supervisor. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. If chosen, the employee will not be on travel status, and as a result, no travel time will be paid or expenses reimbursed.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first and then to Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of a job located in Nunavut, where Nunavut Inuit will be appointed first.

We thank all those who apply. Only those selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Contact information

Lisa Robichaud – Manager, Planning, Pharmacy and Quality Improvement – Atlantic Region

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