Nurse Practice Advisor - Home & Community Care

Duties
Indigenous Services Canada is recruiting Registered Nurses to provide quality, evidence-informed services, respectful of culture and intended to enhance the health of First Nations peoples in Saskatchewan. Health Care programs are designed in partnership with community members and leaders to promote environments that support good health. The maintenance of cultural competence and the provision of culturally safe care is paramount.The Nurse Practice Advisor - Home and Community Care provides leadership and professional support, education and awareness to nurses practicing in home care nursing. In collaboration with identified Program Managers, they support First Nations leadership and communities with advice, assistance and guidance in all matters relating to Home Care services within Saskatchewan.

Intent of the process
The intent of this process is to staff the following positions:
• One Nurse Practice Advisor on a full-time, indeterminate basis.
• One Nurse Practice Advisor on a full-time, term basis for approximately one-year.A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in Saskatchewan only with various linguistic profiles and/or requirements as well as tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) and/or security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.📢 SELECTED CANDIDATES MUST BE WILLING TO RELOCATE TO SASKATCHEWAN.

Important messages
We are committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please use the Contact information below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.📢 Candidates must clearly demonstrate how they meet the essential (and asset, if applicable) education and experience factors listed by answering the screening questions. Candidates should write concrete examples demonstrating how they meet the experience and education required.📢 You must complete the application independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI). You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow-up interview. Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.
• Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.
• Please note that asset qualifications, top-down and/or random selection may be used at any stage of the assessment process to identify which applications will be given further consideration.
• All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.
• Reference checks may be sought.
• An interview will be administered.
• Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.
• Persons with disabilities preventing them from applying on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.
• Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
• Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.📢 When answering screening questions, candidates should:
• Choose examples that illustrate a high degree of complexity and difficulty and have sufficient impact to allow you to illustrate the extent and depth of your experience.
• Include the date or period when the situation occurred, the context, your role and the outcome.
• Separate your role from that of others, if you have talked about an experience within a team📢 The screening board cannot make any assumptions about your experience and will not contact candidates for additional or potentially missing information. Failure to provide information in the required format may result in your application being rejected from further consideration in the process.

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CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
• Reliability Status Security Clearance.
• Current valid registration as a Registered Nurse and a member in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Saskatchewan (CRNS).
• Possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted driver’s license that allows the holder to drive a motor vehicle in Saskatchewan.
• Willingness and ability to work overtime on short notice.
• Willingness and ability to remain on travel status for extended periods of time.
• Willingness and ability to work in a rigorous, diverse and often demanding work environment.
• Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position.

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EDUCATION
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada.

EXPERIENCE
Experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) providing Home Care or Primary Care Nursing in one or more of the following areas:• Wound management
• Chronic disease management
• Palliative care Experience managing or leading a healthcare program, healthcare services, or healthcare team.

COMPETENCIES
Communication (Written)

COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
Thinking Things Through
Working Effectively with Others
Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
Communication (Oral)

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Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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ASSET EDUCATION
Graduation with a master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

ASSET EXPERIENCE
• Experience with community development principles and strategies.
• Experience in developing policies, procedures or directives.
• Experience with teaching, giving presentations, and/or mentoring adult learners.
• Experience in providing health care services to Indigenous people and/or Indigenous communities.
• Experience in interpreting and implementing best practice guidelines.
• Experience using spreadsheet software such as Microsoft Excel or Electronic Service Delivery Reporting Template.
• Experience working in rural, remote and/or isolated locations

ORGANIZATIONAL NEED
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to one of the following Employment Equity groups: Women, Indigenous Persons, Visible Minorities and Persons with Disabilities.

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Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

Learn more about preference to veterans.

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