Nurse (N2) - Primary Care Nurse - N2 Infirmière(infirmier) de santé primaire - Repost

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority; Winnipeg; On-site; CAD 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Join the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority as a Primary Care Nurse, where you will provide essential healthcare services at the St. Boniface Hospital campus. This role emphasizes provision of primary care with opportunities for bilingual candidates, focusing on healthy living and illness prevention. You will be part of a community health team aiming to enhance accessibility to healthcare services, offering evening and weekend shifts to meet community needs.

Benefits

Accommodations available for applicants with disabilities.

Qualifications

• Minimum of two years of directly related experience in primary healthcare.
• Experience with mental health counselling would be beneficial.
• Responsible for maintaining registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba.

Responsibilities

• Provides access to first level basic healthcare.
• Develops and implements health plans with clients.
• Coordinates services and links clients with resources.

Skills

Bilingual (French/English)

Clinical skill in nursing intervention

Effective oral and written communication

Commitment to interdisciplinary teamwork

Knowledge of primary care and community health

Education

Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program

Certification in Diabetes or Asthma Education (preferred)

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Requisition ID: 377454

Position Number: 20066351

Posting End Date: June 23, 2025

City: Winnipeg

Employer: Winnipeg Regional Health Authority

Site: WRHA Community Health Services -St. Boniface Hospital

Department / Unit: EHPCC – Extended Hours Primary Care Clinic

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU

Anticipated Start Date: ASAP

FTE: 0.50

Work Arrangement: In Person

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region where we are expanding the Primary Care program with Primary Care Clinics open evenings and weekends. Our clinics are designed to enhance the accessibility of same-day primary care services to all Manitobans as part of our work to provide more options for non-urgent health care, outside of regular office hours.

We are currently hiring for the St. Boniface Hospital campus location.

Anticipated shifts will generally follow a Monday to Friday evenings rotation however may include days and weekends to meet operational needs.

Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's French Language Services Policy, the WRHA is committed to offer services in French and English in areas serving francophone communities in Winnipeg. This position is designed as bilingual, and open to bilingual (French/English) candidates.

Faites progresser votre carrière dans la Région sanitaire de Winnipeg où nous agrandissons le programme de soins primaires grâce à l’ouverture de cliniques de soins primaires en soirée et les fins de semaine. Nos cliniques visent à faciliter l’accès à des soins primaires le jour même pour tous les Manitobains, dans le cadre de nos efforts consacrés à offrir plus d’options pour les cas non urgents, en dehors des heures habituelles d’ouverture.

Nous recrutons actuellement pour le campus de l’Hôpital Saint-Boniface.

On s’attend à ce que les quarts de travail soient généralement le soir, en rotation du lundi au vendredi. Il se peut toutefois que la ou le titulaire du poste doive aussi travailler le jour ou les fins de semaine pour répondre aux besoins de l’établissement.

Conformément à la politique sur les services en français du gouvernement du Manitoba et à la politique sur les services en français de l’Office régional de la santé de Winnipeg, l’ORSW s’engage à procurer des services en français et en anglais dans les secteurs qui offrent leurs services aux communautés francophones de Winnipeg. Ce poste est désigné bilingue et l’offre s’adresse aux candidates et candidats bilingues (français, anglais).

Position Overview

Consistent with the principles of primary healthcare, provides access to first level basic healthcare within the scope of nursing practice for individuals, families, groups and communities. As a member of an interdisciplinary community area team, the Primary Care Nurse provides comprehensive healthcare with an emphasis on healthy living, illness prevention (primary and secondary), health education, chronic disease management, clinical intervention, and palliation. Develops and implements a health plan with clients and evaluates success in meeting this plan. Provides ongoing service coordination and links clients with resources.

Experience

• Minimum of two years of directly related experience in a primary healthcare, community health nursing, northern nursing, and/or ambulatory care nursing with an emphasis on primary care services (primary and secondary prevention, intervention, maintenance/support, and palliation).
• A combination of other nursing experiences would be considered.
• Experience with mental health counselling would be beneficial.

Consistent with the French Language Services Policy of the Government of Manitoba and the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority's French Language Services Policy, the WRHA is committed to offer services in French and English in designated program/service areas serving francophone communities in Winnipeg. THIS POSITION HAS BEEN DESIGNATED BILINGUAL.

This position has been designated as bilingual. If no candidates satisfy the bilingualism requirement, candidates meeting all other requirements and qualifications may be considered for the position.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program required.
• Certification in Diabetes or Asthma Education (or attained within 2 to 3 years of employment) preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
• Possession of a valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s license.

Qualifications and Skills

• Must be able to speak, read and write French at the predetermined linguistic level.
• Proficient with computers, software programs, and applications such as Window, word processing, spreadsheets and databases.
• Working knowledge of computers and keyboarding.
• Demonstrated clinical skill in physical examination and nursing intervention.
• Demonstrated commitment to interdisciplinary teamwork.
• Proven commitment to and knowledge of primary care and community health.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Preference will be given to those applicants competent in an Indigenous language and/or knowledge in Indigenous customs, traditions and values.

Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of performing duties related to position, including assisting clients with physical and mental challenges during clinic visits, lifting a variety of clinic equipment and teaching materials, and arranging meeting rooms for group teaching activities.
• May be required to provide primary care nursing services in a variety of clinic settings, including a primary care clinic site, temporary clinics in community settings, the client's home, and/or within a private physician practice.
• Owns or has access to transportation suitable for the performance of Primary Care Nurse (PCN) duties.

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.

Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.

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.

Wewelcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodationsare available upon request during the assessment and selection process.