This employment prospect is restricted to all Nunavut Inuit.

An eligibility list may be created to fill current and future vacancies across the department in all communities.

Reporting to the Manager Finance, the Medical Travel Supervisor is accountable for the coordination, planning, and delivery of medical transportation services for all regional patients and escorts; in addition to implementing relevant policies, evaluating activities and staff to facilitate safe, efficient and economic transfer of residents from the region to medical centres and boarding homes within and outside the territory as required. This position ensures accurate data entry of medical travel information into the government’s information systems, facilitates all aspects of regional medical travel to emergency and scheduled medical appointments to various referral points inside and outside the region, continually evaluates medical travel processes, and ensures the timely entry of complete and accurate medical travel information to aide in timely processing of payments to associated airlines, hotels, and medical centres.

Key responsibilities of the Medical Travel Supervisor include coordinating the planning, organization, implementation, and evaluation of the activities of the regional Medical Travel Unit to arrange for the transportation and accommodation of patients and escorts, investigating and resolving problems concerning travel and medical appointments, performing audits to ensure that required Medical Travel records are maintained, preparing bill back requests for medical travel clients who breach medical travel agreements, ensuring Health Centres have confirmed travel itineraries for traveling clients and escorts and medical needs are considered in all arrangements. The incumbent will manage the client travel data system by ensuring all information is properly recorded and forms are correctly completed, overseeing and ensuring timely data entry of client information and appointments,



ensuring codes are correct and entered for every travel transaction, including generating statistical reports as required. Three positions report directly to the Medical Travel Supervisor: Medical Travel Specialist (2) and Patient Referral Clerk (1).

The knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a diploma in Business Administration or a related field. Two years’ related experience, including 1 year of supervisory experience. Experience using a travel booking software application is an asset. This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. Fluency in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

Acceptable combinations of education and experience may be considered for this position.

The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.

Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check.

Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.

Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution. Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application.

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📌 Medical Travel Supervisor (Nunavut)
🏢 Government of Nunavut
📍 Nunavut