Community Wellbeing Nurse, Reference Number: #2024-156

Community Wellbeing Nurse
Internal/External Posting
Full-time Position
Location: Sioux Lookout, Thunder Bay, ON or Remote, Community
Salary Range: $41.644 – $69.120 per hour
Reference Number: #2024-156
If applying by email, indicate reference number in subject line
Job Summary:
The Approaches to Community Wellbeing is a regional resource to 31 First Nations communities. The Approaches to Community Wellbeing provides expertise, support, services, and programming in community wellbeing (public health) to the region. The program also supports communities in the development, implementation, and monitoring of their own Approaches to Community Wellbeing.
The Community Wellbeing Registered Nurse will be situated in a remote community to provide community wellbeing nursing services at the community-level. The position will also support the overall Approaches to Community Wellbeing as time allows.
The Community Wellbeing Registered Nurse will be accountable to the community-based Health Director and will also be accountable to a Community Wellbeing Nursing Manager at Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority.
Qualifications:
• Persons of First Nations ancestry will be given preference (OHRC, Part II, Special Employment)
• Current Registration in good standing as a Registered Nurse (RN)
• Current Certificate of Competence from the College of Nurses in Ontario
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing from an approved University with identifiable community health nursing content
• A minimum of 1 year previous work experience in community wellbeing (public health)
• Current CPR Certificate
• Vaccination Program Certification
• Ability to perform the requirements of the role on a regular basis
• Valid Ontario G drivers licence
Roles and Responsibilities:
1. Assist communities in emergency preparedness planning.
2. Work with community to conduct needs assessments and community planning around COVID-19 and other community wellbeing issues.
3. Work with community leadership, health personnel, pandemic teams and other community partners to have coordinated responses to COVID-19 and other community wellbeing issues.
4. Work in a team environment to provide health education on COVID-19, COVID-19 vaccine, infection prevention and control, and other health topics according to community needs
a. Radio shows
b. Workshops
c. School presentations
5. Provide COVID-19 vaccination to the community
6. Coordinate contact tracing and outbreak management procedures for COVID-19 and other reportable diseases. Act as the local contact person in case of outbreaks or other community wellbeing (public health) emergencies.
7. Assist in health surveillance in the Sioux Lookout area by collecting and reporting data into SLFNHA’s health surveillance system.
8. Support a team environment, including strong working relationships with community health nurses, health director, community health representatives, mental health and addictions workers, Raising our Children staff, other health personnel, school staff, etc., which promotes healthy lifestyles.
9. Have an advisory role for community wellbeing within the community, upon request by the community.
10. Act as a link between the community-based workers and nurses, physicians, and visiting professionals related to community wellbeing.
11. Act as a resource and mentor in community and provide training and ongoing mentorship to community-based workers.
12. Promote connections between the community and external resources. For example, bring information to the community about visiting professionals, training programs, programs or projects, and resources that could support community wellbeing.
13. As time allows, support community-based and nursing staff in other public health related initiatives, including:
a. Work with Raising our Children staff to conduct prenatal education classes
b. Work with the Raising our Children staff and other nursing staff to conduct prenatal and postnatal home visits to support new parents. Provide education on nutrition, breastfeeding, attachment, injury prevention, infant care, etc.
c. Conduct early childhood development screening
d. Work with clinical nursing staff to promote and support preventive health clinics such as :immunizations, well-baby clinics, well child, well women, well men, prenatal clinics, postnatal clinics, and chronic diseases clinics
14. Work with physicians, nurses, community leadership, and community members to support advocacy, especially around the social determinants of health
a. Housing and infrastructure
b. Water and Sanitation
c. Education
d. Employment.
15. Handle sensitive/confidential material strictly in confidence in accordance with office policy and PHIPA
16. Provide assistance when required and any other duties assigned
Apply online at https://www.slfnha.com/job/community-wellbeing-nurse-ref-2024-156/.
Human Resource Department
Sioux Lookout First Nations Health Authority
P.O. Box 1300, 61 Queen Street
Sioux Lookout, ON P8T 1B8
Phone: (807) 737-1802
Fax: (807) 737-2969
Email: Human.Resources@slfnha.com
SLFNHA currently “Strongly Recommends” COVID-19 immunizations and requests your immunization status to be sent to our staff health department if successful in the recruitment process.
Closing Date: Until Filled
No resumes received after this time will be accepted.
The Health Authority wishes to thank all applicants in advance. However, only those granted an interview will be contacted.
For additional information regarding the Health Authority, please visit our website at www.slfnha.com
SLFNHA is a proud supporter of Mikinakoos Children’s Fund. To find out more, visit www.mikinakoos.com