About the positionDutiesRegistered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses work in health clinics located within our federal institutions. Nurses provide care specializing in services that reflect the needs of a diverse patient population. As regulated (licenced) providers, nurses practice in accordance with professional standards and departmental/ institutional policy.
Care may include services targeted at:
• Opioid agonist treatment
• Emergency care
• Infectious disease prevention and treatment
• Mental health care and treatment
• Interventions to preserve life and prevent serious bodily harm
• Discharge planning
As a Nurse, you will provide patients with:
• Essential health care
• Reasonable access to non-essential health care
• Contribute to patient rehabilitation and successful reintegration into the community
• Work closely with the interdisciplinary team of professionals to improve the lives of patients
Work environmentThe Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) hires skilled nurses from all backgrounds and areas of expertise. With the current health challenges facing our offender population, there is a need to recruit more nurses into our organization.
Nurses at CSC play an important role in providing quality care to approximately 15,000 offenders incarcerated in Canada's federal institutions, they work in accredited facilities. In their daily work, nurses in CSC care for offenders by contributing to the prevention, care, treatment, and support of acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions. The care provided by nurses assists in maintaining the safety of Canadians by helping to improve offender health and reintegration into the community. CSC nurses provide a wide range of clinical services that can be found in a community setting, while focusing on services that reflect the needs of the offender population.
We encourage diversity and we welcome you to apply.
Intent of the process The selection process is intended to create an inventory of qualified candidates to support staffing needs. CSC will review applications received on a regular basis and contact applicants based on the needs of the institutions. It is therefore important that you indicate all the locations where you want to work.
The placement of CSC employees with an affected status* as a result of a current or future workforce adjustment exercise may be considered ahead of other candidates for a deployment or an appointment. * Affected status as defined in the Workforce Adjustment Directive or appendix to the relevant collective agreement.
Important messages When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
If you apply to this process and participate in our various (NU-HOS-03) selection processes advertised in different regions, please note that you may be assessed once, and your assessment results may be applied to all of those selection processes. The waiting period for reassessment is 180 calendar days from your last assessment.
Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.
The Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) and VidCruiter are both used throughout this selection process. If you are being considered as per the current institution needs, and you meet the essential qualifications (occupational certification and experience) and possibly some asset qualifications (education, experience, and occupational certification), you will receive an invitation to proceed first with reference checks, followed by the recorded video interview. You will be required to provide the name and contact information for two references; one reference must be a current/previous supervisor/manager.
For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses. Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process. Time-sensitive emails related to this selection process will be sent by email. We encourage you to add "
[email protected]" and all the email addresses listed in the section: Hiring Organization Contact to your safe sender list.
Candidates who are permanent residents will be required to provide proof of their permanent resident card.
Conditions of employment Reliability Status security clearance
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Possess a Registered Nurse license or Registered Psychiatric Nurse license in good standing from the provincial regulatory body in the province or territory of practice.
Valid CPR/AED level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Valid CPR/AED for Health Care Providers (HCP) is also acceptable. Certification must be obtained in person.
Valid medical clearance through Health Canada.
Some positions may require working shifts, variable hours, weekends, and statutory holidays.
Operational Requirements OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
Ability and willingness to work shift work, overtime and variable hours.
Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.
You need (essential for the job) Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Registration as a Registered Nurse OR a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in a province or territory of Canada.*
* In order to receive an employment offer, you must be registered in the province or territory where the position is located.
EXPERIENCE
Experience working in a health care environment, including Clinical fieldwork placements**, such as a medical, surgical, emergency or a psychiatric setting.
** Clinical fieldwork placement is defined as a guided clinical practice in selected nursing settings to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts and skill development.
Applied / assessed at a later date COMPETENCIES
Demonstrating integrity and respect.
Thinking things through.
Working effectively with others.
Showing initiative and being action-oriented.
ABILITIES
Ability to communicate effectively orally.
Language requirements (essential for the job) Applied / assessed at a later date English essential
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You may need (asset qualifications) May be applied / assessed at a later date EDUCATION
Graduation from a recognized post-secondary institution with a bachelor's or master's degree with acceptable specialization in nursing or in another specialty relevant to the position.
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OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION
Relevant Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) certification(s) in nursing (e.g. Psychiatric/Mental Health Nursing, Community Health, Critical Care, Medical-Surgical Health, etc.).
Certification in Infection Prevention and Control accredited by the Certification Board of Infection Control & Epidemiology.
EXPERIENCE
Experience in nursing in one or more of the following areas:
- Immunizations;
- Infectious diseases screening;
- Health promotion programs;
- In a rural or remote area;
- In a correctional setting or forensic setting.
Experience providing nursing intervention or therapeutic intervention to patients suffering from a variety of mental illnesses or psycho-social difficulties.
Experience in Community Health Nursing, Public Health Nursing or Occupational Health.
ORGANIZATIONAL NEEDS
To support employment equity objectives, diversity and inclusion and/or to meet business objectives, selection may be limited to a member of an equity-seeking group.
Our commitment 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.
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Equity, diversity and inclusion 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 apply.
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PreferencePreference 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.
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Information you must provide We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted. Additional links Self-declaration: Want to learn more?
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Hiring organization contact Name: Pacific Health Services Recruitment Team
Email address: [email protected] Name: Human Resources contact
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