Public Health jobs in Canada

Beautiful St. Paul is located approximately 200 km northeast of Edmonton, in the Lakeland Region with a population of over 5,800. The area is rich with lakes, rivers, forests, and rolling hills, ideal for outdoor enthusiasts. The Generalist Public Health Nurse, based in or out of the St. Paul Public Health office, is Alberta Health Services' frontline representative delivering public health services in the North Zone. This key position works in partnership with a multidisciplinary team and community stakeholders.

The incumbent will:

• Use the nursing process to deliver quality care
• Provide safe, ethical, and patient/family-centered healthcare
• Independently perform health assessments, planning, education, counseling, preventative measures, screening, referrals, and evaluations
• Serve individuals, families, groups, and communities, considering diversity and social determinants of health
• Deliver universal public health services, including immunizations, influenza programs, and health promotion initiatives
• Manage communicable disease outbreaks and follow-up on notifiable diseases
• Support maternal and infant health through postpartum care, lactation and prenatal education, and high-risk assessments
• Provide sexual and reproductive health services, including STI testing and treatment, contraception support, and pregnancy testing and education in schools and communities
• Engage in health promotion and injury prevention activities

As a Registered Nurse (RN), you will provide a variety of nursing services to patients, families, communities, and populations, ensuring their safety and well-being. You will utilize nursing processes, critical thinking, problem solving, and decision making, while advocating for patients and their families. You will support an integrated, holistic approach to patient care, health promotion, and maintenance. You will ensure safe, quality, patient- and family-centered care aligned with AHS values.

Note: Provisional Permit Holders will be paid $39.58/hour - $54.16/hour. Upon registration as a Registered Nurse, pay will be adjusted to the applicable rate per AHS/UNA agreement.

• Transition Company: Primary Care Alberta
• Classification: Registered Nurse
• Union: United Nurses of Alberta
• Unit and Program: Public Health
• Location: St. Paul Community Health Services
• FTE: 0.63
• Posting End Date: 05-AUG-2025
• Start Date: 18-AUG-2025
• Hours per Shift: 7.75
• Shift Pattern: Days, Evenings, Weekends, On Call
• Salary Range: $43.26 - $59.21
• Vehicle Requirement: Driver's License and Vehicle Required

Required: Completion of an accredited nursing program, active or eligible registration with CRNA, current BCLS-HCP certification. If not practiced within 5 years, completion of specific courses is required.

Additional: Strong critical thinking, assessment, communication, organizational, and counseling skills; ability to work independently and as part of a team; physical ability to perform duties including lifting up to 50 lbs; comfortable driving in all weather conditions; recent experience in public health nursing supporting communicable disease control, immunization, and healthy beginnings.

Preferred: Baccalaureate degree in nursing or relevant community practice experience; maternal/newborn certifications such as breastfeeding and childbirth education.