This posting will be used to fill 2 full-time Permanent positions working 75 hours bi-weekly. A 12-month eligibility list will be established to fill similar positions.
Term and Auxiliary-On-Call (AOC) career opportunities will also be considered.
Annual salary of $107,554 - $124,747 + Pension + Benefits + $7,500 Signing Bonus + Annual reimbursement for RN registration fees
Looking for something different than another hospital position?
At the Whitehorse Correctional Centre, experienced Registered Nurses work in a unique healthcare environment where critical thinking, clinical autonomy, and advanced nursing skills are essential. If you're looking for meaningful work, professional challenge, and a lifestyle that includes no night shifts and a four-on, four-off schedule, this could be the opportunity you've been waiting for.
This is not a typical nursing position.
WCC nurses provide primary health care, chronic disease management, addiction medicine support, mental health assessments, and emergency response within a correctional setting. Working under medical directives and as part of a small, collaborative team, our nurses exercise a high degree of clinical judgment, autonomy, and decision-making every day.
If you are an experienced nurse looking for a role that challenges you professionally while offering exceptional work-life balance, we want to hear from you.
Why Consider WCC?
Practice in an expanded nursing role
- Work with significant professional autonomy
- Conduct advanced assessments and clinical decision-making
- Respond to urgent and emergency care situations
- Manage a broad range of acute and chronic health conditions
- Develop expertise in correctional and forensic healthcare
Work-Life Balance
- No night shifts
- 10.75-hour shifts
- Four days on, four days off schedule
- Competitive vacation and leave provisions
- Nursing signing bonus available
Professional Development
- Access ongoing clinical training and certifications
- Employer-supported professional development opportunities
- Training completed during work hours whenever operationally feasible
- Opportunities to expand specialized nursing skills
Join a Strong Team
- Small team environment consisting of a Health Services Manager and four Registered Nurses
- Collaborative and supportive workplace culture
- Opportunity to learn from experienced colleagues
- Opportunity to mentor and preceptor other nursing professionals
Experience Life in Yukon
Whether you're looking for adventure, professional growth, or a complete lifestyle change, the Yukon offers an experience unlike anywhere else in Canada.
Enjoy:
- Short commutes
- Northern lights, mountains, and wilderness at your doorstep
- The opportunity to make a real impact in a unique healthcare setting
- Learn about the Whitehorse Correctional Centre
Careers in the Government of Yukon
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About the Role
The position requires sound clinical judgment, excellent assessment skills, and the ability to respond confidently in fast-paced and unpredictable situations. We provide comprehensive nursing care within a multidisciplinary correctional healthcare team.
You will work with clients presenting a wide range of health needs, including:
- Acute and chronic medical conditions
- Mental health concerns
- Addictions and substance use disorders
- Emergency and urgent care needs
This role is best suited for nurses who are comfortable working independently, confident making clinical decisions, and motivated by meaningful and challenging work.
We're Looking For
Ideal candidates will have experience in one or more of the following areas:
- Emergency nursing
- Rural or remote nursing
- Community health nursing
- Urgent care
- Expanded-scope nursing practice
- Northern nursing
- Correctional healthcare
You thrive when:
- Every day is different
- You are trusted to use your professional judgment
- You can work independently while being part of a strong team
- You enjoy solving complex clinical problems
- You remain calm during emergencies and high-pressure situations
Essential Qualifications:
Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note, selection for further consideration will be based on the detailed information you provide in your resume; ensure you use a month/year to month/year format and include the duties you performed in each of your positions.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN).
- Current RN registration, in good standing, with a Canadian registered nursing regulatory authority.
- Recent RN experience in an emergency department or rural community health centre is required.
- Recent experience working in an expanded nursing role.
- Recent experience working with addiction medicine, including assessments, initiation of treatment and monitoring.
- Recent experience working with clients with complex mental health needs, including comprehensive assessments, management and individualized treatment plan development and monitoring.
- Experience working in a Correctional intuition would be an asset.
- Experience working with vulnerable populations would be an asset.
Candidates who have education, training, and/or considerable experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be equally considered.
Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability:
Candidates should have and may be assessed on:
Contextual knowledge:
- Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
- Current trends in health promotion/disease prevention practices and programs
- Applicable legislation, policies and procedures, including ATIPP, HIPMA, and privacy best practices
- Theories, principles and practices in primary health care
- Knowledge of client medical triage process
- Knowledge of best practices in emergency care management
Skills and abilities:
- Effective written and oral communication skills
- Effective teaching skills in a group setting or one-on-one
- Ability to instruct, lead and counsel
- Strong computer skills and knowledge of word-processing applications
- Excellent interpersonal skills
- Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
- Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to solve complex problems
- Ability to provide client-centered care that focuses on improving outcomes
- Strong basic and advanced clinical nursing skills
- Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing processes
- Ability to perform transferred medical functions beyond normal hospital roles and responsibilities
- Ability to maintain the highest standard of confidentiality
- Has initiative and is able to work independently
- Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
- Comfortable dealing with stressful/crisis/emergency situations
- Crisis intervention skills
- Always maintain personal and workplace safety
Additional Information:
Conditions of Employment:
Have and maintain:
- Valid Security Clearance, including vulnerable sector (required prior to the first day of work)
- Valid Medical Clearance (required prior to the first day of work)
- Recent TB screening
- Current registration with a Canadian registered nursing regulatory authority
- BLS Certification
- ACLS Certification (to be obtained within the first 6 months of employment)
- TNCC Certification
- CTAS Certification
- ASSIST or equivalent mental health training
- Valid Class 5 driver’s license (required on the first day of work)
Job Requirements:
- Critical deadlines, constant interruptions, and instructions from multiple sources (at times)
- Regular instances of elevated stress due to various emergencies and the need for timely, crucial decision-making
- Working shift work (Days and evenings), including weekends and statutory holidays
- Daily exposure to clients suffering from chronic illnesses and infectious diseases within the confines of the institution
- Potential for physical and/or verbal abuse from volatile/aggressive clients
- Lifting and transferring clients and equipment (can be up to 300 lbs.)
- Standing and walking for extended periods of time
- Transferring heavy emergency equipment during emergency situations, which may involve stairs
- Climbing stairs multiple times throughout the day
- Working with hazardous materials
- Potential exposure to infectious agents in handling and disposing of bodily fluids or treatment of clients with infections
- Maintaining uncomfortable positions if required for emergency care and assessments
- Critical deadlines, constant interruptions, and instructions from multiple sources (at times)
- Regular instances of elevated stress due to various emergencies and the need for timely, crucial decision-making
Make a Difference. At WCC, RNs play a vital role in delivering essential healthcare services to a vulnerable population while working in one of Canada's most unique practice environments.
If you're looking for a nursing career that offers autonomy, challenge, professional growth, and a lifestyle unlike anywhere else, consider joining the Whitehorse Correctional Centre Health Services Team.
Become part of something different. Registered nurse: Corrections | Careers in the Government of Yukon
Compensation & Benefits:
Competitive Compensation
- Annual salary: $107,554 - $124,747
- Eligible for applicable shift premiums and overtime in accordance with the collective agreement
- $7,500 Nursing Recruitment Retention Bonus
Comprehensive Benefits Package
The Government of Yukon offers a competitive total compensation package, including:
- Pay, benefits and pension
- Extended health and dental coverage
- Generous vacation entitlement
- Paid sick leave
- Relocation assistance for eligible candidates
- Maternity, parental, and family-related leave benefits
- Employee and Family Assistance Program (EFAP)
- Personal and professional development
Work-Life Balance
- No night shifts
- Four days on, four days off schedule
- 10.75-hour shifts
- Flexible work and leave options
- Regular opportunities for extended periods off between rotations
- Diverse and inclusive workplace
- Short-term personal and crisis counselling
For more information about this opportunity please contact Amanda Hatch, Manager, Health Services, at: [email protected]
For information about applying for a Department of Justice position, contact Jenny Mueller, HR Consultant, at: [email protected]
