Job Description

Requisition ID: 365943
Position Number: 20034270
Posting End Date: September 5, 2024
City: Winnipeg
Employer: Misericordia Health Centre
Department / Unit: Cornish 2
Job Stream: Clinical
Union: MNU
Anticipated Start Date - End Date: 09/27/2024 - 09/29/2025
Reason for Term: Maternity Leave
FTE: 1.00
Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends Only
Work Arrangement: In Person
Daily Hours Worked: 7.75
Annual Base Hours: 2015
Salary: $42.631, $44.094, $45.590, $47.099, $48.538, $50.067, $51.341, $52.366
Grow your career in the Winnipeg Health Region! Our team provides a spectrum of health care services through an integrated network of sites, services and organizations. We\'re united by a shared commitment to excellent and equitable health care.
The successful applicant may be eligible for an annual full-time incentive of up to $2,000 each year until 2025 as per MOU #31 of the current MNU collective agreement.
Position Overview
The Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Misericordia Health Centre (MHC) provides leadership and advances the delivery of comprehensive evidenced-based services to the population MHC serves.
Under the general direction of the Chief Nursing Officer, as part of the multidisciplinary team, the CNS addresses key clinical issues and program priorities, provides leadership in promoting excellence in the delivery of nursing services, and provides direction related to nursing practice, standards, program development and evaluation, quality and research.
Experience

• Minimum five years of recent clinical experience in a variety of nursing roles relevant to the position.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Master\'s of Nursing or Psychiatric Nursing with graduate course work in research methods required.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of registration with the College of Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba (CRPNM).
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with Employer policy.

Qualifications and Skills

• Works within MHC\'s core values, philosophy, vision, CQI goals, policies and procedures.
• Ability to function as an effective member of an interdisciplinary team, including collaboration, team work and good communication skills.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Proficient with computers, software programs, and applications such as Windows, word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Competency in managing technology in healthcare systems.
• Ability to work independently and take initiative.
• Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated leadership ability.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
• Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment.
• Demonstrated effective conceptual, organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking/problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Ability to plan, manage and implement change effectively.
• Ability to foster interpersonal relationships including effective negotiation and conflict resolution.
• Demonstrated effective group facilitation skills.
• Ability to teach at individual and group level.
• Knowledge of the research process and ability to apply research to clinical practice.
• Project management skills.
• College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba/Registered Psychiatric Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses/Registered Psychiatric Nurses.
• Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses, if not a Registered Psychiatric Nurse.
• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA)/ (Registered Psychiatric Nurses Act for RPNs in Mental Health).
• Regional/Facility/unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts.
• Principles of collaborative practice.
• Advanced nursing care knowledge related to clinical area.
• Roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team.
• Principles of delegation.

Physical Requirements

• Physical health to meet the requirements of the position.

This term position may end earlier as outlined in your collective agreement.
This position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.
Please note that an employee is not permitted to hold two or more positions across the WRHA legal entity that combine to equal more than 1.0 EFT. The WRHA legal entity includes Churchill Health Centre, Deer Lodge Centre, Golden West Centennial Lodge, Grace Hospital, Middlechurch Home of Winnipeg, Pan Am Clinic, River Park Gardens, Victoria General Hospital, WRHA corporate programs, and WRHA community health services.
Interviewed candidates may be called upon to participate in a skills assessment.
Any application received after the closing time will not be included in the competition.
We welcome applications from people with disabilities. Accommodations are available upon request during the assessment and selection process.