Registered Nurse - 6 weeks

• Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual reports
• Handling personal, telephone or written inquiries of clients, health care professionals and administration and families
• Liaising, developing and maintaining cooperative and effective relationships with physicians, other agencies, administration, Inuit organizations, and the community.
• Development of Care Plans for individualized care for children and adults with development/physical disabilities
• Planning, controlling, and coordinating the provision of community social programs/services.
• Performing or arranging for regular maintenance checks of medical-nursing equipment, arranging for repairs of equipment
• Provides clinical and administrative supervision and training for LPNs and administrative supervision of clerical staff by:
• Assigning work schedules, evaluating program and service delivery
• Overseeing the activities of LPNs, community social service workers, support staff, and others reporting to this position
• Using nursing skills and the nursing process to advise, instruct, guide, and supervise nursing staff as well as provide appropriate training
• Ensuring that records, files, and documents are complete, up-to-date, secure and maintained according to professional and legal guidelines.
• Providing and/or ensuring occupational health and safety education and activities/services including a disaster plan for the Home
• Conducting staff meetings to disseminate information, interpret policies, problem solve and team build.
• Implementing and monitoring adherence to approved policies, procedures, and programs as well as recommending changes and/or improvements as required program (e.g., audits).
• Provides professional nursing service to clients by utilizing departmental policies and procedures by: Applying the nursing process (assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation) to intervene in the disease process and restore, protect, and promote health.
• Performing nursing functions according to policies and procedures established by the Department of Health per the standards, policies, and guidelines and under the requirements of the registration body.
• Making decisions regarding client management and facilitating referrals in consultation with other healthcare professionals
• Maintaining an up-to-date knowledge of worksite and community disaster plans and procedures as well as participating in disaster exercises
• Maintaining confidentiality of all work-related information
• Maintains a thorough and sound working knowledge of current nursing practices, skills, and knowledge by: Attending in-service sessions, conducting self-directed studies, and pursuing professional development activities, including participation on committees as appropriate

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing or nursing diploma;
• 5 years of nursing experience with a minimum of 1 year of northern nursing and a minimum of 2 years of supervisory experience;
• CANNN (RNANTNU) eligibility;
• First AID and BCLS certification with annual renewal;
• Possession of one or more of the following is considered an asset: Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Paediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP), Advances in Labor and Risk Management (ALARM), Emergency Nursing Paediatric Course (ENPC), Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC);
• Practitioners under their license issued by the CANNN (RNANTNU)
• Ability to communicate in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages is an asset.
• This is a Highly Sensitive Position. Vulnerable Sector and Criminal Record checks are required.

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