Correctional Service Canada- Health Services

Selection process number
2026-PEN-EA-PAC-

Location
Abbotsford(British Columbia),Agassiz(British Columbia),Mission(British Columbia),Victoria(British Columbia)

Employment tenure
The candidate qualfied pool resulting from this inventory may be used to staff positions on a permanent/indeterminate (anticipatory), temporary/term (anticipatory), or casual basis. Casual work is offered for a fixed duration not exceeding 90 working days in a calendar year.

Salary
$95,896 to $109,001-Plus a terminable allowance of $4,500 per year, an education allowance up to $3,850 per year and a Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance of $2,140 per year. These allowances are subject to change, modification or revocation, with notice.

Level
NU-HOS-03

Who can apply
Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Duties
Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses work in health clinics located within our federal institutions. Nurses provide care specializing in services that reflect the needs of a diverse patient population. As regulated (licenced) providers, nurses practice in accordance with professional standards and departmental/ institutional policy.

Care may include services targeted at:

- Opioid agonist treatment
- Emergency care
- Infectious disease prevention and treatment
- Mental health care and treatment
- Interventions to preserve life and prevent serious bodily harm
- Discharge planning

As a Nurse, you will provide patients with:

- Essential health care
- Reasonable access to non-essential health care
- Contribute to patient rehabilitation and successful reintegration into the community




- Work closely with the interdisciplinary team of professionals to improve the lives of patients

Work environment
The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) hires skilled nurses from all backgrounds and areas of expertise. With the current health challenges facing our offender population, there is a need to recruit more nurses into our organization.Nurses at CSC play an key role in providing quality care to approximately 15,000 offenders incarcerated in Canada's federal institutions, they work in accredited facilities. In their daily work, nurses in CSC care for offenders by contributing to the prevention, care, treatment, and support of acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions. The care provided by nurses assists in maintaining the safety of Canadians by helping to improve offender health and reintegration into the community. CSC nurses provide a wide range of clinical services that can be found in a community setting, while focusing on services that reflect the needs of the offender population. We encourage diversity and we welcome you to apply.

Intent of the process
The selection process is intended to create an inventory of qualified candidates to support staffing needs. CSC will review applications received on a regular basis and contact applicants based on the needs of the institutions.



It is therefore important that you indicate all the locations where you want to work. The placement of CSC employees with an affected status* as a result of a current or future workforce adjustment exercise may be considered ahead of other candidates for a deployment or an appointment. * Affected status as defined in the Workforce Adjustment Directive or appendix to the relevant collective agreement.

Important messages
When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.
If you apply to this process and participate in our various (NU-HOS-03) selection processes advertised in different regions, please note that you may be assessed once, and your assessment results may be applied to all of those selection processes. The waiting period for reassessment is 180 calendar days from your last assessment. Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice. The Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) and VidCruiter are both used throughout this selection process. If you are being considered as per the current institution needs, and you meet the essential qualifications (occupational certification and experience) and possibly some asset qualifications (education, experience, and occupational certification), you will receive an invitation to proceed first with reference checks, followed by the recorded video interview. You will be required to provide the name and contact information for two references; one reference must be

📌 Nurse - Inventory (Victoria)
🏢 Employment and Social Development Canada
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