Reference number
DIS26J-164596-000235
Selection process number
26-DIS-AB-EA-673600
Location
Calgary (Alberta), Edmonton (Alberta)
Salary
$99,042 to $115,426
Level
NU-CHN-04
Who can
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.
Organization information
For further information on the organization, please visit Indigenous Services Canada.
About the position
Conditions of employment
You need (essential for the job)
Language requirements (essential for the job)
You may need (asset qualifications)
Our commitment
Equity, diversity and inclusion
Preference
How to
Hiring organization contact
Duties
In this role, you will work closely with community health teams to provide clinical guidance, support program development, and respond to emerging health needs, including but not limited to wildfire and flood response. Your day may include mentoring nurses, assisting with case or outbreak management, delivering education sessions, collaborating with leadership and partners, and supporting quality improvement initiatives. You will also support and participate in door-to-door health service outreach, helping to increase access to care and connect directly with community members. Work is dynamic and community-driven, with a strong focus on relationship-building, adaptability, and advancing safe, culturally appropriate care in rural and remote settings.
This position involves regular travel (approximately 50–75% of the time), which may include day travel within local communities or extended stays in rural and remote communities, depending on service needs.
Intent of the process
This is a re-post of selection process number 26-DIS-AB-EA-668640. If you have previously applied, please do not to this selection process as your application is already being considered. Thank you.
A pool of partially or fully qualified candidates may be established to staff similar or identical positions at Indigenous Services Canada (ISC) in Alberta only with various linguistic profiles and/or requirements as well as tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) and/or security clearance (reliability or secret), which may vary according to the position being staffed.
Successful placement in a pool does not guarantee an offer of employment.
Please note that this process will ONLY be used to staff positions in Alberta.
Applicants are encouraged to ONLY if they are able to relocate to Alberta.
Important messages
Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples, IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Only the screening questionnaire will be used during pre-screening process. We may use resumes as a secondary source to validate the answers to the pre-screening questions. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information will be eliminated from further consideration.
You must complete the application independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI). You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow-up interview. Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.
- Acknowledgment of receipt of applications will not be sent.
- Please note that asset qualifications, top-down and/or random selection may be used at any stage of the assessment process to identify which applications will be given further consideration.
- All information obtained throughout the selection process, from the time of application to close of process, will be used to evaluate the candidates.
- Reference checks may be sought.
- An interview will be administered.
- Candidates are entitled to participate in the selection process in the official language of their choice.
- Persons with disabilities preventing them from ing on-line are asked to contact 1-800-645-5605.
- Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
- Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.
Conditions of Employment
- Reliability Status Security Clearance
- Possess and maintain a valid, unrestricted driver’s license that allows the holder to drive a motor vehicle in Alberta
- Willingness to be assigned to a variety of communities as operationally required, including remote locations and isolated posts
- Willingness and ability to travel in small aircraft, off road vehicles, across ice bridges and by boat in varied weather conditions to communities in remote and isolated areas
- Willingness and ability to work in a rigorous, diverse and often demanding work environment
- Willingness and ability to perform on call duties, work after hours, and on weekends as required
- Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position
- Continuous professional registration, without conditions or restrictions, with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- Willingness and ability to relocate to Alberta
Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following
Education: Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.
Learn more about degree equivalency.
Occupational Certification: Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada.
Experience: Recent* and Significant** experience as a Registered Nurse (RN) providing nursing services in one or more of the following areas:
1. Community Health (Public Health or Home and Community Care)
2. Med Surge
3. Primary Care
4. Addiction and Mental Health
5. Urgent or Emergency Care
6. Acute or Intensive Care
- Recent is defined as within the last five years
**Significant is defined as at least two years’ experience with the candidate performing complex activities related to this task
Communication (Written)
The competency "Communication (Written)" is included in the online application process. Please read the instructions carefully when completing your application.
Applied / assessed at a later date
Competencies:
Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
Thinking Things Through
Mobilize People
Achieve Results
Team Leadership
Communication (Oral)
Applied / assessed at a later date
English essential
Learn more about language requirements.
May be applied / assessed at a later date
Education: Graduation with a master’s degree from a recognized post-secondary institution with an acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.
Learn more about degree equivalency.
- Significant** experience with immunizations such as mass clinics, school or well-child clinics
- Significant** experience in the treatment and management of Sexually Transmitted Blood Borne Infections (STBBI)
- Significant** experience in harm reduction and addictions processes and procedures
- Significant** experience with mental health programs or in providing mental health services
- Significant** experience with health emergency management
- Significant** experience as a labour and delivery nurse, NICU, and/or as a post-partum nurse.
- Significant** experience managing diverse patient populations with chronic disease, post-discharge planning, wound care, and case management.
**Significant is defined as at least two years' experience with the candidate performing complex activities related to this task in a wide variety of situations.
- Experience providing outreach health services in non-traditional healthcare settings
- Experience in providing health care services to Indigenous people and/or Indigenous communities
- Proficiency in speaking a First Nations’ language
- Experience working with Indigenous people or organizations
- Experience working in rural, remote or isolated locations
- Experience in developing policies, procedures or directives
- Experience in mentoring adult learners.
- Experience in curriculum development and teaching in nursing.
Organizational Needs
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population it serves. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, preference may be given to candidates who, at the time of application, indicate that they are belonging to the following Employment Equity group (self-declaration): Indigenous peoples.
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.
Learn more about assessment accommodation.
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 .
Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.
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.
Learn more about preference to veterans.
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