Territorial Communicable Disease Coordinator, Public Health

Territorial Communicable Disease Coordinator, Public Health

Department: Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut. Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Job Information

Come and join a supportive, experienced and dynamic team as our Territorial Communicable Disease Coordinator. Working on the north shore of Great Slave Lake, you will be responsible for working towards decreasing the impact of communicable diseases on the regional population. You will provide and coordinate communicable disease consultative services for regional public health service programs and community health centres to ensure continuity of care within the program's assigned population as clients access public health units, primary care, community health, acute care, and long term care facilities, emergency departments, outreach settings, and/or correctional facilities within the territory, and help coordinate with the OCPHO the transition of care for services to NWT residents outside of the territory.

Qualifications

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

1. A Baccalaureate in Nursing plus five (5) years recent experience in a clinical health care setting with four (4) years of the experience being in Public Health or Community Health.
2. OR
3. A Master's Degree in Nursing with 3 years of experience in a clinical health care setting, with 2 years of the experience being in Public Health or Community Health. Must be eligible for registration with CANNN.
4. OR
5. A Nursing Diploma with 7 years of experience in a clinical health care setting, with 6 years of the experience being in Public Health or Community Health. Must be eligible for registration with CANNN.

GNWT Inquiries

Inquiries Only:

Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
hlthss_recruitment@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.