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JOB TITLE:nOutreach Nurse

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WORK LOCATION:nWhapmagoostui

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UNION:nFIQ

nSTATUS:nTemporary Full-Timen

SHIFT: Days / Evenings

nFlexible schedule: includes day/evening and possible public health on-call periodsn

HOURLY SALARY:nMin. (1) $30.27 - Max (18) $53.64

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HOURS PER DAY/WEEK:n7.50/37.50

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SUMMARY OF THE POSITION

nPerson who assumes responsibility for a range of nursing care activities based on the bio-psycho-social needs of assigned users or groups of people. She/he assesses users’ state of health, determines and ensures the implementation of nursing care and treatment plans for users with complex health problems and/or various bio-psycho-social dimensions. She/he provides nursing and medical care and treatment to maintain health, restore health and prevent disease.n

She/he can prescribe laboratory analyzes, treatments, products, medication and dressings in the fields of wound care, public health and routine care according to the regulations in force.

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She/he designs, applies and evaluates care programs requiring advanced knowledge, aimed at complex health problems and/or involving various bio-psycho-social dimensions. She/he participates in the development or adaptation of clinical and quality-of-care assessment tools, coordinates teamwork and plays an advisory role with colleagues and the interdisciplinary team.

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- Contribute to the ongoing effort to maintain access to respiratory virus vaccination and screening;
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- Ensure that access to STBBI screening and treatment can be maintained;
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- Being an active member of an interdisciplinary team;
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- Support and strengthen families to promote the optimal health and development in all age groups;
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nSPECIFIC FONCTIONSn

Outreach and partnership:

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- Contribute to develop and maintain partnership with community-based entities.
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- Participate and organize workshops and activities about various health topics.
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- Collaborate with partners, provide and conduct at least 2 outreach outings weekly where services are provided to the community outside the CMC walls.
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- Focus on building trust relationships with youth and provide them with support, solutions, resources and promote participation to traditional and land-based programming.
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- Support and strengthen families to promote the optimal health and development in all age groups.
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nScreening and treatmentn:n

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- Provide access to various infectious diseases screening and testing (STBBI, respiratory viruses and MADO), do the counseling, interpret result, conduct contact tracing and investigation and offer appropriate treatment and recommendation
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- Contribute to the implementation and the use of specific screening devices such as ID now, GenXpert and ionic nebuliser.
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- Contribute to the deployment and implementation of populational screening strategies related to infectious diseases.
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- Support the CMC current services in:
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- Managing and monitoring cases of contagious tuberculosis
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- Managing and monitoring people in close contact with these cases
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- Support the follow-up of MADO and deliver the treatment to the social network of the index case, in collaboration with region 17.
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nVaccinationn:n

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- Coordinate and support local team into continuous access to respiratory viruses vaccination
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- Provide spontaneous support to immunisation programmes: vaccination of workers, influenza campaign, school vaccination and others.
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- Provide support for post exposure immunisation against rabies
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- Update files and SI-PMI.
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nOutbreak management and Emergency responsen:n

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- Collaborate with local team and community-based partners to lead outbreak management response or play any role requested by regional Public Health team to response to a public health treat, known or emerging.
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nOthern:n

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- May provide support for blood testing upon approval from the management team;
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- Excellent communication skills in an educational/teaching context;
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- Ability to work effectively within a multicultural and interdisciplinary team;
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- Respect for Cree culture and traditions;
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- Robust ability to maintain positive interpersonal relationships;
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- Position located in the community of Whapmagoostui, with the possibility of relocation within the Eeyou Istchee territory depending on organizational needs;
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- All public health department staff may be temporarily mobilized in the event of a public health emergency.
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nREQUIREMENTSn

Education

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- Member in good standing of the O.I.I.Q;
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- Must have Bachelor of Science in Nursing or an undergraduate deg

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📌 Outreach Nurse (Eeyou Istchee Baie-James)
🏢 Cree Board of Health and Social Services of James Bay
📍 Eeyou Istchee Baie-James