Casual -Registered Nurse OR, Registered Nurse Inpatient Care, Registered Nurse Emergency

Government of Nunavut; Iqaluit; On-site; CAD 100,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

A governmental health organization in Iqaluit, Canada, is seeking registered nurses for various roles, including OR and Emergency Nursing. Applicants must have relevant nursing qualifications and experience. Competitive compensation and benefits, including travel allowances and housing support, are offered. Successful candidates will require COVID-19 vaccination and a clear criminal record check.

Benefits

Competitive salaries and Northern Allowance

Flights provided for travel

Subsidized Transient Housing

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of recent acute care experience.
• One year recent experience within an Operating Room setting.
• CANNN registration eligibility.

Responsibilities

• Assess and respond to patient health status.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team for optimal patient health.
• Participate in the perioperative experience.

Skills

Nursing knowledge

Critical thinking

Communication skills

Education

Degree or Diploma in Nursing

Job description

Overview

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants.

Positions

Registered Nurse (RN) OR/ /RR/Day Surgery/CSR is a member of the surgical team that focuses on identifying and meeting the individual needs of the surgical patients throughout the perioperative experience. Working in collaboration with the health care team, the RN OR/ RR/Day Surgery/ CSR uses basic and expanded nursing knowledge to address the physiological, psychological, socio-cultural and spiritual responses of the patient of the surgical event, with the objective of maintaining or regaining optimal patient health.

Registered Nurse (RN) Inpatient Care is responsible for assessing patient health status and responding to actual and potential health problems including emergent and critical situations on an ongoing basis during the provision of inpatient nursing care.

Registered Nurse (RN), Emergency Department is responsible for assessing patient health status and responding to actual and potential health problems including emergent and critical situations on an ongoing basis.

Qualifications and experience

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a Degree or Diploma in Nursing and minimum two years of recent acute care experience with one year recent experience within an Operating Room setting. CANNN registration eligibility. Nurses with Post Anesthetic Care Unit (PACU) experience and/or Surgical Day Unit (SDU) experience would be considered an asset.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a Degree or Diploma in Nursing. CANNN registration eligibility. Critical care and/or obstetrical experience would be considered an asset.

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a Degree or Diploma in Nursing with one (1) year of experience in Emergency Nursing, Critical Care Nursing or related experience CANNN registration eligibility.

What We Have To Offer

• Contracts from 4 weeks up to 4 months
• Flights provided for travel in/out of community
• Subsidized Transient Housing Available
• Up to three travel days provided at the start/end of contract
• Competitive salaries and Northern Allowance
• Continuous Service Allowance = $2.31 per hour
• Special Annual Allowance = $4.61 per hour (depending on size of nursing station)

This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

Please note that COVID-19 vaccination is a mandatory condition of employment. Submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination with your application. Travelers are responsible to determine what applies to you based on your Territorial / Provincial requirements.

Official Languages and Eligibility

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. The ability to communicate 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.

How to apply

If you are interested in applying for this job, please email your cover letter and resume to [email protected]. Please include the REFERENCE # in the subject line of your email.

EEO and additional notes

• 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.