Military Nursing Officer: Field Care & Leadership

Canadian Armed Forces | Forces armées canadiennes; Toronto; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Canadian Armed Forces Nursing Officers provide primary and tertiary patient care to CAF members, in Canada or on operations abroad. They work in a collaborative health care team and may deliver preventive and environmental health services, with opportunities across clinical, policy, administration, and training domains.

Entry may require a university nursing degree and a provincial licence, with training progressing through Basic Officer Qualification and Clinical Phase Training.

Qualifications

• Must hold a university nursing degree and an active licence to practise as a registered Nurse in a Canadian province or territory.
• Willingness to work in field exercises and deployments.
• Ability to operate within a collaborative health care team across multiple domains.

Responsibilities

• Provide primary and tertiary patient care to CAF members.
• Work within a collaborative practice model with other health care team members.
• May assist in exercises, medical evacuation flights, and domestic or international emergencies.
• Engage in health education, policy development and training activities.

Skills

Nursing license

Teamwork

Clinical nursing

Education

Nursing degree

Job description

Canadian Armed Forces Nursing Officers provide primary and tertiary patient care to CAF members, in Canada or on operations abroad. They work in a collaborative health care team and may deliver preventive and environmental health services, with opportunities across clinical, policy, administration, and training domains.

Entry may require a university nursing degree and a provincial licence, with training progressing through Basic Officer Qualification and Clinical Phase Training.