Nurse 5 Communicable Disease Control Coordinator Healthy Sexuality and Harm Reduction

OE987; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A regional health organization is seeking a qualified individual to lead immunization and communicable disease management efforts in Winnipeg. The ideal candidate has at least 5 years of relevant experience in public health and holds a Bachelor of Nursing. This role requires effective collaboration with community partners and management skills in health promotion, with an emphasis on equity and population health.

Benefits

Annual full-time incentive of up to $2,000

Professional development opportunities

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant experience in public health or primary care.
• Experience in communicable disease control within public health programs.
• Demonstrated ability to apply knowledge of regulations governing health care.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in immunization and disease management.
• Develop and evaluate health policies and guidelines.
• Collaborate with community partners for health promotion.

Skills

EMR Systems

Hospital Experience

Acute Care

ICU Experience

Experience Administering Injections

Nursing

Critical Care Experience

Education

Bachelor of Nursing

Masters degree in a directly related field

Public Health Agency of Canada’s Skills Enhancement for Public Health Program

Job description

Position Details

• Location: Winnipeg
• Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority
• Posting End Date: October 6, 2025
• FTE: 1.00
• Work Arrangement: In‑person
• Shift: Days; Evenings; Weekends

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We’re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.

The successful applicant may be eligible for an annual full‑time incentive of up to $2,000 each year until 2025, as per MOU #31 of the current MNU collective agreement.

Position Overview

In the context of Winnipeg Integrated Services, the CDCC provides regional and PPH program leadership in immunization, travel health and prevention and management of communicable diseases and outbreaks within the Winnipeg Health Region. CDCC services are provincial in scope, where WRHA has a provincial mandate to provide services and participates in provincial, cross‑jurisdictional, national and international efforts when the issues are larger in scope.

The CDCC Will

• Apply key knowledge and critical thinking skills related to the public health sciences.
• Apply skills to assess and analyze information.
• Plan, implement and evaluate guidelines, policies, programs and/or practice.
• Build partnerships, collaborate and advocate.
• Manage services for diverse individuals, groups and communities.
• Communicate effectively with others.
• Provide leadership, including:
  • Driving system and organizational results.
  • Building capacity and improving performance.
  • Problem‑solving and decision‑making.
  • Administrative and resource management.
  • Building professional responsibility and accountability.
• CDCCs may be required to work in locations other than their unit or worksite within the Population Public Health Program site.

Experience

• Minimum of five years relevant experience and demonstrated competency in public health primary care or primary health care population‑level health promotion or community development is required, including applying principles of health promotion, primary prevention, population health, primary health care, harm reduction and community development in public health, northern health or infection prevention and control settings.
• Demonstrated experience in promoting equity at a population level and community development with high health‑risk populations.
• Demonstrated experience that includes a significant portion of communicable disease control within a public health program that includes immunization and communicable disease management.

Education (Degree / Diploma / Certificate)

• Bachelor of Nursing required.
• Masters degree in a directly related field (e.g., Nursing, Public Health, Community Health Sciences, Epidemiology, Education) preferred.
• Successful completion of Public Health Agency of Canada’s Skills Enhancement for Public Health Program content modules preferred.
• Successful completion of a Public Health Agency of Canada Immunization Module preferred.
• Other relevant professional development may be considered, including but not limited to Canadian Community Health Nurses certification and Infection Prevention and Control Certification.
• Registered Nurse Prescriber status in a related area preferred.
• Successful completion of Harm Reduction Certification or HIV/AIDS Nursing Certification preferred.

Certification / Licensure / Registration

• Current College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Registration (CRNM) in good standing required.
• Active participation in professional associations (e.g., Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba) preferred.
• Possession of a valid Manitoba Class 5 drivers license required.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Demonstrated ability to:
  • Apply evidence‑informed practice.
  • Apply knowledge of regulations, legislative acts governing health care and scope of practice that guide the professional practice of various disciplines.
  • Think critically, analyze, conceptualize and apply relevant knowledge to practice.
  • Facilitate staff working to their professional expectations of practice.
  • Solve problems and organize work and projects.
  • Develop guidelines, procedures and participate in the policy process.
  • Apply effective interpersonal skills to develop working relationships and leadership in interdisciplinary and intra‑sectoral contexts.
  • Provide service to people experiencing diversity of income, education, culture, age, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, physical and mental health including addiction and intellectual and physical ability.
  • Facilitate education and teach individuals and groups applying education principles.
  • Lead, build teams, negotiate and resolve conflicts to build effective relationships with staff, community, professional and agency partners.
  • Manage uncertainty and lead and manage change.
  • Apply high levels of initiative and creativity in client service and system engagement.
  • Apply excellent interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills including grant and report writing.
  • Work with a range of computer software applications (e.g., Word processing, spreadsheet, presentation, email, Panorama, eChart, electronic medical record).
  • Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) / Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act.

Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of carrying out clinical skills such as administering vaccines, intra‑dermal injection, phlebotomy.
• Physically capable of providing service in a wide variety of community settings under varying weather and environmental conditions.
• Must be able to lift and carry equipment weighing up to 6.8 kg.
• Access to a reliable motor vehicle suitable for all environmental conditions.
• Subject to immunizations as per WRHA Policy.

This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.

Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.

We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.

Key Skills

• EMR Systems
• Hospital Experience
• Acute Care
• ICU Experience
• Dermal Fillers
• Experience Administering Injections
• Home Care
• Nursing
• Botox Experience
• Critical Care Experience
• Medication Administration
• Tube Feeding