Nurse Practitioner

Employment and Social Development Canada; Kitchener; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) seeks a Nurse Practitioner for Correctional Service Canada in the Ontario Region. The role focuses on comprehensive care, assessments, diagnoses and treatment within a correctional setting, coordinating with a multidisciplinary team.

Requirements include a Master’s in Nursing, an NP license in good standing, and at least five years of RN/NP experience, including corrections or complex discharge planning. Expect travel and variable hours.

Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing with Nurse Practitioner specialization.
• Registered Nurse Practitioner license in good standing in a Canadian province/territory.

Responsibilities

• Performs comprehensive health assessments, diagnoses health/illness conditions, and treats, monitors, manages and evaluates acute and chronic illnesses.
• Orders and interprets screening and diagnostic tests, prescribes medications and makes referrals to other providers.
• Supports, educates, coaches and counsels clients regarding diagnosis, prognosis and self-management.
• Develops, utilizes and evaluates processes to ensure coordinated health services with the multidisciplinary team.
• Leads development of standards, practice guidelines, quality assurance and education initiatives.
• Designs services/interventions for health promotion and injury/illness prevention.
• Collaborates with physicians, nurses, psychologists, dieticians, and other staff for effective care.

Skills

Integrity and respect

Thinking things through

Working with others

Initiative

Communication skills

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing

Nurse Practitioner license

Job description

Closing date:January 5, 2027 - 23:59, Pacific Time

Selection process number

2026-PEN-EA-ONT-203664-1

Salary

$120,156 to $136,540-(Plus terminable allowance $4,500/yr, Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance $2,140/yr, education allowance up to $3,850/yr)

Level

NU-HOS-04

Who can apply

Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Duties

• Performs comprehensive health assessments, diagnoses health/illness conditions, and treats, monitors, manages and evaluates acute and chronic illnesses.
• Orders and interprets screening and diagnostic tests, performs medical procedures, prescribes medications and makes referrals to other specialist medical providers or programs.
• Supports, educates, coaches and counsels clients regarding diagnosis, prognosis and condition self management.
• Develops, utilizes and evaluates processes within the practice setting to ensure that clients receive coordinated health services; collaborates with members of the multidisciplinary health services team to provide and promote inter-professional client centered evidence-based care at the individual, organization and system level and advocates on the client's behalf.
• Assess, identifies and critically analyzes information from a variety of sources to determine trends and patterns that have health implications; guides, initiates and provides leadership in the development and implementation of standards, practice guidelines, quality assurance and education and research initiatives.
• Initiates or participates in the design of services/interventions for health promotion, health protection and the prevention of injury, illness, disease and complications.
• Work collaboratively with other health service providers such as physicians, nurses, psychologists, psychiatrists, dieticians, administrative assistants as well as staff outside of health services such as Correctional Officers for effective delivery of services.

Work environment

Correctional Service Canada (CSC) is the federal government agency responsible for administering court imposed sentences of a term of two years or more. CSC manages various security level institutions and supervises offenders under conditional release in the community. CSC's mandate is to contribute to public safety by actively encouraging and assisting offenders to become law-abiding citizens, while exercising reasonable, safe, secure and human control.

Intent of the process

The intent of this advertisement is to create a pool of qualified candidates for current and future Nurse Practitioner needs (both permanent and temporary) at the four locations noted on this job advertisement for the Ontario Region, Correctional Service of Canada. Immediate needs are in Kingston, ON, Gravenhurst, ON, and Campbellford, ON.

Positions to be filled

4

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment. Candidates will be required to provide thorough responses to all of the essential qualification questions. Indicating "refer to resume" is not a sufficient response. Failure to provide this information in the requested fields may result in your application being rejected. The assessment for this selection process will consist of an interview and reference check. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language(s) of their choice. (English or French) For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process. This position requires full time in-person presence at the work site. You must be able to provide proof of your education credentials.

• Medical Clearance through Health Canada or alternatives designated by Health Canada.
• Possess a Nurse Practitioner registration with a provincial Nursing regulatory agency in the Canadian province of practice with no conditions or restrictions.
• Valid CPR/AED level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Valid CPR/AED for Health Care Providers (HCP) is also acceptable.

Operational Requirements

• Willingness and ability to work outside normal business hours with little or no notice.
• Willingness and ability to travel as required.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

EDUCATION

• Master’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization as a Nurse Practitioner.
• Possess a Registered Nurse Practitioner license in good standing from the provincial regulatory body in a Canadian province or territory. In order to be appointed, candidates must be registered in the province or territory where the position is being staffed.

Applied / assessed at a later date

COMPETENCIES

• Demonstrating integrity and respect.
• Thinking things through.
• Working effectively with others.
• Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
• Communication skills

Language requirements (essential for the job)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

• A minimum of five years’ combined experience as a Registered Nurse or as a Registered Nurse Practitioner.
• Experience working in a correctional environment.
• Experience in planning comprehensive discharge plans for individuals with complex medical problems.
• Experience working with Indigenous communities.
• Experience working in Emergency or Intensive care units.
• Experience working in a community based setting such as Public Health or Community Mental Health.
• Experience working in maternal or women’s health.

ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS

• To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.

Our commitment

We're committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.