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Posted on December 6, 2023
Open to inquiries
Dates:
From 2023-12-06 to 2024-04-06
Labour Market Supplement
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 $6000 supplement upon hire and an additional $6000 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.
Limited Competition
This job opening is limited to residents living within 25 kilometres of Inuvik.
Department Information
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.
Job Information
Located at a Satellite office of the Inuvik Hospital and reporting to the Regional Manager of Primary Care, the Regional TB Elimination Clinical Nurse is a Licensed Practical Nurse(LPN) who will provide culturally sensitive care to the clients. Providing education, testing and treatment related to latent Tuberculosis (TB) to individuals, families, community groups within the health centers, client homes and other community facilities of Inuvik, and surrounding Beaufort Delt communities. The Regional TB Elimination Clinical Nurse will work closely with the Regional TB Nurse Specialist, Inuvik Regional Hospital (IRH) staff, Nurse in Charge (NICs) of each community, key staff at IRC, Chief Medical Health officer (CMHO), Communicable Disease Specialist-TB to carry out the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (ISR) TB Elimination Action Plan.
The incumbent will work out of Inuvik Hospital and implement the IRC TB Elimination Action Plan and it is expected that the incumbent will work collaboratively to ensure all work is completed in a timely manner. The incumbent operates within NTHSSA By-laws, Policies and Procedures, Union of Northern Workers (UNW) Collective Agreement and Territorial Government Legislation. This position is a partnership between the Government of the Northwest Territories (GNWT) and the IRC to eliminate TB in the ISR funded by the Federal Government to address the high incidence of TB in the Inuit population.
Typically, the above qualifications would be attained by:
GNWT Inquiries
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.
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