Apply for nursing jobs in First Nations communities
Be part of a collaborative team of Indigenous Services Canada health care professionals. Deliver care to clients of all ages in remote or isolated First Nations communities.
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Positions available
Join our front-line nursing team in one of the 3 types of nursing positions:
Community health nurse
- Community health nurses provide various primary care services with a public health care approach to address overall health in First Nations communities.
Nurse-in-charge
- Nurses-in-charge are responsible for:
- supervising the activities and performance of the station nurses and support staff
- providing functional direction and support to community health representatives
- liaising with local band administrators and community agencies
Nurse practitioner
- Nurse practitioners:
- manage acute and chronic medical conditions
- are qualified to diagnose health conditions
- order treatments
- prescribe medications
- make referrals for a wide range of acute and chronic health conditions within their scope of practice
The benefits
- flexible schedules available (full-time, part-time, relief work)
- competitive salary and pension plan
- leave benefits
- group medical, disability and dental insurance
- accommodations provided
- deliver health care in remote or isolated First Nations communities in 4 regions:
- Quebec
- Ontario
- Manitoba
- Alberta
Who can apply?
Candidates must be either a registered nurse or eligible to be a registered nurse. They must be certified by the time of appointment within the province in which the position is located. They must also have gained, within the last 5 years, at least 2 years' experience in:
- All positions
- community health (public health, or home and community care)
- primary care
- acute or intensive care
- urgent or emergency care
- Nurse-in charge-and nurse practitioner
- experience working in First Nations communities
- experience developing policies, procedures and directives
- Nurse practitioner
- experience in integrating the nurse practitioner role into an existing health delivery system
- experience as program or project leader in delivery of health services
Consult the provincial nursing regulatory body for more information:
- Alberta: College and Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta
- Manitoba: College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba
- Ontario: College of Nurses of Ontario
- Quebec: Ordre des infirmières et infirmiers du Québec (not available in English)
How to apply?
For instructions on how to apply, email us at sac.nursing-infirmiers.isc@canada.ca