Outreach Nurse

Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay; Eeyou Istchee James Bay; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health organization located in Canada is seeking a nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing. The role involves providing comprehensive nursing care, implementing public health strategies, and collaborating with interdisciplinary teams. Candidates should possess at least two years of nursing experience, be fluent in English and French, and have strong communication skills. This is a temporary position focused on community health needs within the Eeyou Istchee territory, with added value for those familiar with First Nation clientele.

Qualifications

• Member in good standing of the O.I.I.Q.
• Must have two years of experience as a nurse.
• Experience in outreach and providing care outside of a clinical setting.

Responsibilities

• Assume responsibility for a range of nursing care activities.
• Provide access to infectious diseases screening and testing.
• Collaborate on outbreak management response.

Skills

Communication skills

Cultural sensitivity

Team collaboration

Interpersonal relationships

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

INSPQ training 'The STI screening intervention'

Job description

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

Person who assumes responsibility for a range of nursing care activities based on the bio‑psycho‑social needs of assigned users or groups of people. She/he assesses users’ state of health, determines and ensures the implementation of nursing care and treatment plans for users with complex health problems and/or various bio‑psycho‑social dimensions. She/he provides nursing and medical care and treatment to maintain health, restore health and prevent disease. She/he can prescribe laboratory analyses, treatments, products, medication and dressings in the fields of wound care, public health and routine care according to the regulations in force.

She/he designs, applies and evaluates care programs requiring advanced knowledge, aimed at complex health problems and/or involving various bio‑psycho‑social dimensions. She/he participates in the development or adaptation of clinical and quality‑of‑care assessment tools, coordinates teamwork and plays an advisory role with colleagues and the interdisciplinary team.

• Contribute to the ongoing effort to maintain access to respiratory virus vaccination and screening;
• Ensure that access to STBBI screening and treatment can be maintained;
• Being an active member of an interdisciplinary team;
• Support and strengthen families to promote the optimal health and development in all age groups;

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS

Outreach and partnership

• Contribute to develop and maintain partnership with community‑based entities.
• Participate and organize workshops and activities about various health topics.
• Collaborate with partners, provide and conduct at least 2 outreach outings weekly where services are provided to the community outside the CMC walls.
• Focus on building trust relationships with youth and provide them with support, solutions, resources and promote participation to traditional and land‑based programming.
• Support and strengthen families to promote the optimal health and development in all age groups.

Screening and treatment

• Provide access to various infectious diseases screening and testing (STBBI, respiratory viruses and MADO), do the counseling, interpret results, conduct contact tracing and investigation and offer appropriate treatment and recommendation.
• Contribute to the implementation and the use of specific screening devices such as ID now, GenXpert and ionic nebuliser.
• Contribute to the deployment and implementation of populational screening strategies related to infectious diseases.
• Support the CMC current services in:
• Managing and monitoring cases of contagious tuberculosis.
• Managing and monitoring people in close contact with these cases.
• Support the follow‑up of MADO and deliver the treatment to the social network of the index case, in collaboration with region 17.
• Coordinate and support local team into continuous access to respiratory viruses vaccination.
• Provide spontaneous support to immunisation programmes: vaccination of workers, influenza campaign, school vaccination and others.
• Provide support for post‑exposure immunisation against rabies.
• Update files and SI‑PMI.

Outbreak management and Emergency response

• Collaborate with local team and community‑based partners to lead outbreak management response or play any role requested by regional Public Health team to respond to a public health threat, known or emerging.

Other

• May provide support for blood testing upon approval from the management team.
• Excellent communication skills in an educational/teaching context.
• Ability to work effectively within a multicultural and interdisciplinary team.
• Respect for Cree culture and traditions.
• Strong ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships.
• Position located in the community of Whapmagoostui, with the possibility of relocation within the Eeyou Istchee territory depending on organizational needs.
• All public health department staff may be temporarily mobilised in the event of a public health emergency.

REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Member in good standing of the O.I.I.Q.
• Must have Bachelor of Science in Nursing or an undergraduate degree consisting of three (3) admissible certificates, of which two (2) are accredited certificates in Nursing.
• INSPQ training "The STI screening intervention – the nurse's contribution" is (training may be done after the start of the assignment) (an asset).
• Be familiar with the Tuberculosis Professional Practice Guide.
• Must have relevant clinical experience in public health.

Experience

• Two (2) years of experience as a nurse.
• Must have relevant clinical experience in public health.
• Experience with a First Nation clientele (an asset).
• Must have experience in outreach and providing care outside of a clinical setting.
• Experience in a remote area.

Language

• Fluent in English and in French.
• Fluency in Cree is an asset.

Seniority level

• Associate

Employment type

• Temporary

Job function

• Health Care Provider
• Public Health