Community Health Nurse-Infirmier ère - Santé communautaire

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Town of Ste. Anne; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority seeks a Community Health Nurse for a permanent position in Ste. Anne, Manitoba. The role involves delivering comprehensive nursing care within a collaborative team focused on promoting healthy living and managing chronic diseases. Candidates must have a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and proficiency in both English and French is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years in a primary care or community health nursing setting.
• Current registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification required.

Responsibilities

• Deliver nursing care to individuals/groups of clients.
• Participate in a multidisciplinary primary care team.
• Provide illness prevention, health education, and chronic disease management.

Skills

Bilingual proficiency

Knowledge of Professional Standards of Practice

Community health nursing standards

Collaboration and negotiation skills

Effective communication skills

Decision making and problem-solving skills

Organizational skills

Education

Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing

Job description

Work Location: Centre Medical Siene - Ste Anne

City: Ste. Anne

Hiring Status: Permanent

FTE: 1.0

Employment arrangement: In Person

Daily hours worked: 7.75

Annual base hours: 2015

Anticipated Start Date 05/05/2025

Find your rewarding career in a vibrant and diverse community within Southern Health-Santé Sud. Our organization is privileged to provide care for people at every point in their lives.

Partnering with our communities, we provide safe, accessible and sustainable people-centered health care. We are proud to work in collaboration with all our partners within and throughout our diverse region: seven First Nations Communities, Francophone, Métis, Mennonite and Hutterite communities as well as a growing number of immigrants from all over the world.

Be part of the Southern Health-Santé Sud team, who is rooted in what matters most. Joina region that offers a lifestyle like no other – a safe, peaceful, beautiful, fulfilling life for you and your family.

Position Overview

The Community Health Nurse (CHN) is accountable for the delivery of nursing care to individuals or groups of clients.

The CHN is an integral member of a collaborative, multidisciplinary primary care team. Guided by the principles of primary care, the CHN provides comprehensive care to individuals, families and communities with an emphasis on healthy living, illness prevention, health education, chronic disease management, clinical intervention, and palliation.

The CHN may practice in a variety of community-based health care settings, including but not limited to, primary care centers, mobile/temporary clinics in community settings, and/or within a primary care or medical clinic.

The incumbent exercises the appropriate level of initiative and independent judgment in determining work priorities, work methods to be employed and action to be taken on unusual matters. The position functions in a manner that is consistent with the mission, vision and values; and the policies of Southern Health-Santé Sud.

Experience

• Minimum of two (2) years full time equivalent experience in a primary care clinic, community health nursing, and/or ambulatory care nursing setting in the last five (5) years.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Current active registration with the College of Registered Nurse of Manitoba and the scope of practice as defined by the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
• Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification.

Qualifications and Skills

• Proficiency of both official languages is essential (English/French).
• Knowledge of Professional Standards of Practice, and Code of Ethics.
• Demonstrated ability to maintain both professional nursing standards and community health nursing standards.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and apply key cardiac rehabilitation components and chronic disease management principles.
• Demonstrated ability to apply adult learning principles to both individual and group education models of care.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate and apply both behavior change and harm reduction concepts.
• Demonstrated ability to engage in inter-professional practice and collaborate with members of the multi-disciplinary health care team.
• Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain positive working relationships.
• Demonstrated effective collaboration, negotiation and conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated decision making and problem-solving skills in complex situations.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills and flexibility to meet the demands of the position.
• Able to effectively perform the tasks and responsibilities of the position.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and Electronic Medical Record applications.
• Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to respect and promote a culturally diverse population is required.
• Demonstrated ability to respect confidentiality including paper, electronic formats and other mediums.
• Good work and attendance record.

Physical Requirements

• Demonstrated ability to meet the physical and mental demands of the job.
• No hazardous or significantly unpleasant conditions.
• May work occasionally evenings and weekends as necessary.
• May be required to travel to other regional facilities if required by the duties of the position.

Applicants may request reasonable accommodation related to the materials or activities used throughout the selection process.

Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and Southern Health-Santé Sud’s FLS Policy, we are committed to offering services in English and French in designated program/service areas serving French-speaking communities within Southern Health-Santé Sud. If no candidates satisfy the bilingual qualification, candidates meeting all other qualifications may be considered for this position.

Southern Health-Santé Sud, in partnership with the Indigenous community, is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people within all levels of our workforce. Indigenous applicants are encouraged to apply and to voluntarily self-identify as being of Indigenous descent in their cover letter/application.

Completes and maintains Satisfactory Criminal Record Check, Vulnerable Sector Search, Adult Abuse Registry Check and Child Abuse Registry Check. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred.

All Health Care Workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with Southern Health-Santé Sud policy.

Please include three work-related references with your job application from persons who are not related to you but have direct knowledge of your current and past work performance.

Please be advised that job competitions for union represented positions may be grieved by internal represented applicants. Should a selection grievance be filed, information from the competition file may be provided to the grievor's representative. Personal information irrelevant to the grievance and other information protected under legislation will be redacted.

About the company

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is the governing body for healthcare regulation for the City of Winnipeg, the northern community of Churchill, and the Rural Municipalities of East and West St.

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