Job Description

Requisition ID: 334289

Position Number: 20015182

Posting End Date: April 10, 2023

City: Winnipeg

Site: WRHA Community Health Services

Work Location: 755 Portage Ave

Department / Unit: Public Health Downtown

Job Stream: Clinical

Union: MNU-WCHREO

Anticipated Start Date: 05/01/2023

FTE: 0.60

Anticipated Shift: Days;Evenings;Weekends

Daily Hours Worked: 7.75

Annual Base Hours: 2015

Salary: $39.233, $40.604, $41.977, $43.407, $44.809, $46.260, $47.185, $48.129

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Position Overview

The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority is seeking an innovative individual with strong community health skills for the position of Community-Based Direct Service Nurse. The Unified Referral and Intake System (URIS) is a provincial program that assists community programs in providing safe and supportive environments for children with physical health care needs. The Community-Based Direct Service Nurse works collaboratively to provide community programs with health care plans for children with physical health care needs .The nurse also provides training and monitors community health personnel that are responsible for these children.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years recent pediatric nursing experience with experience in the delivery of services in community health preferred.
• A combination of education and experience may be considered.
• Satisfactory employment record required.

Education (Degree/Diploma/Certificate)

• Graduate of an approved Registered Nursing education program required.
• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing preferred.

Certification/Licensure/Registration

• Responsible for maintaining and providing proof of registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• 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 WRHA policy.
• Subject to Immunization and Tuberculin testing as per WRHA policy.
• Valid Manitoba Class 5 Drivers License and vehicle are required.

Qualifications and Skills

Knowledge of:

• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
• College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Standards of Practice for Registered Nurses.
• Canadian Nurses Association Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses.
• Community Health Nurse Standards of Practice & Home Health Competencies Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA) Regional/Facility unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Nursing care knowledge related to community nursing.
• Personal Health Information Act (PHIA), Protection of Persons in Care Act, Mental Health Act, Workplace Hazardous Material Information System.
• Understanding of the Unified Referral and Intake System preferred.
• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking/problem solving skills .
• Ability to prioritize care for an individual or group(s).
• Ability to delegate & assign care appropriately and monitor outcomes of both delegated and assigned care.
• Ability to respond to a variety of simultaneous demands.
• Ability to recognize and pursue self-development opportunities.
• Ability to perform independently and as a member of the healthcare team.
• Ability to adapt quickly to changing situations.
• Ability to maintain concentration with frequent interruptions.
• Ability to function in a demanding and stressful environment.
• (WHMIS), Principles of Routine Practices (Universal Precautions) and other legislated acts. Roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team.
• Principles of delegation/assignment.
• Principles of adult learning and teaching strategies.
• Proficient with computers, software programs, and applications such as Windows and Word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

Physical Requirements

• Good physical and mental health.
• Moderate to heavy physical effort required.
• Willingness to work variable hours over the school year with a guaranteed annual EFT equivalent.
• Physically able to provide service in a wide variety of community settings under varying weather and environmental conditions.
• Use of a reliable motor vehicle suitable for all environmental conditions.

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, 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.

Winnipeg Regional Health Authority