Community Health Nurse

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- one that integrates Inuit societal values, promotes use of the Inuktut language, achieves a representative public service, and collaborates with partners to achieve the promise of Nunavut. Successful applicants will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement. The Department of Health is responsible for health services and social programming in Nunavut. Staff at the Department of Health work to improve the health and well-being of Nunavummiut by addressing the differing needs of each community through culturally appropriate programs and services. Reporting to the Supervisor, Health Programs, the Community Health Nurse (CHN) assists clients in promotion, protection and restoration of health, to educate about, prevent and reduce the incidence of disease, disability and death. The incumbent provides a comprehensive community health service in conjunction with the health care team and works within the context of Primary Health care to improve the capacity of clients to adapt to, respond to or control, life’s challenges, and changes. Other Responsibilities For The Community Heath Nurse Include
- Making decisions regarding client management including crisis management and facilitating referral in consultation with supervisor and/or other professionals;
- Arranging for safe client transport in consultation with the supervisor and/or other health care professionals as required and acting as a medical escort when required;
- Applying the nursing process to assess clients (individual, families, or community) to identify needs, develop programs/services, implement health promotion/disease prevention strategies including utilization of appropriate resources and methods of delivering information;
- Demonstrating awareness of Inuit culture and traditions and incorporating this knowledge into practice; and
- Participating in the orientation, support and guidance of new nurses and other healthcare professionals, health care students and support staff. The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are obtained through a Bachelor of Nursing with one year of experience in an acute care clinical setting and/or other equivalencies or related experiences in increasingly diverse settings such as community health centres, schools, street clinics, youth centres, and nursing outposts, and with diverse partners, to meet the health needs of specific populations. The Community Health Nurse must have basic CPR with annual re-certification. Candidates must be eligible to register prior to start date with the College and Association of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CNNN) with annual re-certification. Possession of one or more of the following at time of hire would be preferable, with the remainder (as directed) completed within first 12 months in the role and then as required in order to maintain certification: Advanced Cardiac Life Support(ACLS), Trauma Nursing Care Course (TNCC), Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), fetal monitoring, Emergency Nursing Pediatric Care (ENPC) or Pedatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), ALARM/ESW/FHS, Non-Violent Crisis Intervention, ASIST or Mental Health First Aid. Assets include the following: EKG interpretation, Critical Incident Stress Management, Pelvic Examination Training, Cross Cultural Training, Specialized Nursing Certificates. Candidates who have graduated from the Nunavut Arctic College nursing program or other Canadian accredited nursing programs and have passed their NCLEX and been accepted into the Graduate Nursing Residency Program will be considered. NAC graduates will have