CONSIDER YOUR NEXT CAREER WITH THE MINISTRY OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, ONTARIO PUBLIC SERVICE!

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We are a seeking caring and compassionate Registered Nurse to join our health care team at the North Bay Jail. As a Registered Nurse, you will use your knowledge and skills to provide patient-centered nursing care to offenders.

This posting includes the following positions:

• four permanent, full-time positions
• one temporary, full-time bilingual (English and French) position - duration up to 6 months with possible extension
• one fixed-term casual/irregularly scheduled position - duration up to 6 months with possible extension

Note: the hourly salary range for these positions is $39.07 - $56.00 per hour.

MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS

• You must be registered as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario and be in good standing
• For the temporary bilingual position, you must possess oral and written French language skills at the advanced level. Your proficiency level will be confirmed before hire

NURSING KNOWLEDGE, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• You can provide full scope of services to patients with complex health care needs, and/or unpredictable outcome, including the ability to: elicit, interpret and evaluate information from patients and other sources to complete comprehensive health assessments, and develop treatment and care plans; evaluate patients’ responses to planned interventions, and modify interventions in collaboration with the inter-professional team to achieve established goals; address emergency situations and implement appropriate therapeutic interventions
• You have knowledge of professional standards and guidelines, best practice guidelines, and nursing theories, practices and relevant legislation (such as Regulated Health Professions Act, Health Care Consent Act) to develop and provide nursing care, and ensure appropriate treatment is administered

CRITICAL THINKING, ANALYTICAL AND ORGANIZATIONAL SKILLS

• You can provide emergency care, acute care, crisis intervention, health teaching, and counselling to patients with routine or complex health care needs, and/or unpredictable outcomes

COMMUNICATION AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS

• You can work effectively with staff and patients, advocate on behalf of patients on health care treatments, explain possible side effects of medications and medical treatments, provide health education, and promote and support treatment goals
• You can work as part of an inter-professional team, and use team approach to deliver care to a diverse patient population

DON’T MEET EVERY QUALIFICATION?

If you are excited about this position and meet most, but not all, of the listed qualifications, please still consider applying. We recognize that no one person might have every qualification in this job ad, and you just might be the right candidate!

HOW TO APPLY:

• You must apply online.
• Your cover letter and resume combined should not exceed five (5) pages. For tips and tools on how to write a concise cover letter and resume, review the Writing a Cover Letter and Resume: Tips, Tools and Resources.
• Customize your cover letter and resume to the qualifications listed on the job ad. Using concrete examples, you must show how you demonstrated the requirements for this job. We rely on the information you provide to us.
• Read the job description to make sure you understand this job.
• OPS employees are required to quote their WIN EMPLOYEE ID number when applying.
• If you require a disability related accommodation in order to participate in the recruitment process, please Contact Us to provide your contact information. Recruitment services team will contact you within 48 hours.

LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:

All external Ontario Public Service (OPS) job ads are posted in English and French. Check the “position(s) language” section at the top of each job ad for the language requirements. For all roles, candidates are assessed in English, the business language of the OPS. If the position is bilingual (English/French), you’ll also need to pass a French-language proficiency test.

• Conduct health assessments for the purposes of triage and on-going care
• Plan for and provide health care treatment
• Monitor adherence to treatment plans and response to health care interventions
• Liaise with community care providers to obtain health histories and to facilitate transitional care at discharge for both remand and intermittent inmates
• Participate in case management
• Advocate for and encourage patient participation in the plan of care
• Act as a resource for patients, staff and external stakeholders by sharing your knowledge and expertise
• Work collaboratively as a member of the inter-professional team to develop, implement and evaluate patient-specific plans of care
• Contribute to health program development within the institution
• Establish and maintain positive working relationships with other staff members and external stakeholders
• Provide emergency care, acute care, crisis intervention, health teaching, and counselling, when required, both for patients considered medically stable and unstable
• Practise in accordance with the College of Nurses of Ontario Practice Standards and Ministry expectations
• Practise in accordance with the security requirements of the institutio