A recruitment and retention supplement will be offered to front line Nurse, Nurse Practitioner and Midwifery positions within the Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority.   The successful incumbent will receive a $5000 supplement upon hire and an additional $5000 supplement after completion of 12 months of continuous employment contingent on remaining employed in an eligible position for a further 12 months.   This is a taxable benefit and will be subject to applicable deductions.

End date Changed to March 31, 2023.

The Northwest Territories Health and Social Services Authority (NTHSSA) offers challenging and exciting careers in health and social services delivery and administration in Canada’s North. The Territorial Authority has service locations in communities across the territory and a staff of more than 1,600 serving over 43,000 residents of the NWT and 5,900 residents of the Kitikmeot Region of Nunavut.  Challenging work, welcoming communities, and expanded opportunities are some of the benefits offered to employees of the NTHSSA.

Currently we have following positions available:

Community Health Nurse- 1 position in Yellowknife- 1 year term 

Relief Community Health Nurse- in Yellowknife- various positions

Community Health Nurse- 1 position in Fort Smith- 1 year term

The Community Health Nurse, Correctional Health Services (CHN) reports to the Territorial Manager, Correctional Health Services, and is physically located within the correctional facilities in the NWT. In accordance with established standards of nursing practice the CHN, Correctional Health Services, will promote the health and wellness of patients within the correctional facility, act as a patient advocate, and provide non-emergency medical care; respond to medical crisis that may require decision-making outside of the usual policies, procedures and standards of nursing care; and deliver nursing core services designed to promote community health and wellness, decrease suffering and prevent injury across the lifespan.

The CHN model allows for an expanded scope of practice, providing the CHN’s with the ability to work autonomously (as well as within the team environment), and allows the patient to receive the right care, by the right person, at the right time. The CHN, Correctional Health Services has the capacity to perform/request preventative screening, the ability to follow clinical practice guidelines to provide assessment and select treatment (within scope), offer facility based programming/services as per the NWT Community Health Core Service Standards and Protocols from the DHSS (vaccinations/assessments, chronic disease management programs, STI screening/treatment), offer health promotion, and generate referrals to appropriate services/resources as required.

Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:

A Nursing Degree, and two (2) years of recent nursing experience in an ER setting or within a Community Health Centre or Public Health Unit.
Knowledge and experience equivalencies will be determined on a case by case basis.
 

Inquiries Only:

Health Recruitment
Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
Tel (867) 767-9154 Extension 14106
Fax (867) 873-0445
hlthss_recruitment@gov.nt.ca

Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.