Public Health Nurse - Family Health

Job Description  Join our diverse team and be part of our vision. Think big. Channel your creativity. Make a difference.
At Peel Region, we can create lasting impact, together.  Public Health Nurse
- Multi-Channel Contact Centre (MCC), Reproductive Health  Health Services, Public Health
- Family Health  Status   Regular Full-Time (MCC)
Contract Full-Time (Reproductive Health; Duration: 13 months)
Salary Range  $ 46.00 to $54.59 per hour as per the collective agreement
Work mode  Hybrid
* see below for more details about this work mode.
Hours of work  35 hours per week, Monday to Friday (May require evenings, weekends and statutory holidays availability based on operational needs)
Location  7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON
Who We Are  In Family Health, our work focuses on healthy growth and development in the early years. We design and deliver programs and services that support children and families to build a strong foundation for lifelong health and wellbeing. We aim to reduce disparities and improve the health status of the population. Our Family Health charter guides not only our work in the Family Health division but also the behaviours that we believe are important.

Our charter serves as our “north star” as we make decisions to adjust our programs and services to meet changing client needs, describes to others what we do and ensures we are all working together, in the same direction, to reach our vision.
What You Will Do In This Role   Applies knowledge regarding concepts of population health status, inequities in health, determinants of health, and strategies for health protection and promotion to guide practice
Applies public health and nursing sciences to practice and synthesize knowledge from a broad range of theories, models and frameworks
Provides health information, teaching and counselling to individuals, groups, families, and communities
Uses a holistic approach to assess the health status of clients, recognizes that a health issue or concern exists, and considers the impact of the determinants of health
Recognizes patterns and trends in epidemiological data and service delivery
Identifies relevant and appropriate sources of information including community assets, resources and values in collaboration with individuals, families, groups and communities
Identifies and analyzes how clients' culture, attitudes, beliefs and feelings about health influences health behaviours and interventions
Establishes mutually determined goals with clients, including outcome indicators and evaluative measures
Supports clients to identify risks to health and make informed choices about protective, preventative and health promoting measures
Facilitates client engagement in identifying and defining health issues using community development and community assessment skills
Participates in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of community wide and site-specific public health strategies using an Evidence Informed Decision-Making process and the identified health needs of the client
Advocates for and contributes to the development of healthy public policy
Collaborates with partners to identify and address public health issues and service gaps to achieve improved health outcomes
Develops, fosters and facilitates intersect oral partnerships and networks using team building, negotiation, conflict management and group facilitation
Acts as a change agent to impact the determinants of health and improve health outcomes
Engages clients to identify assets, strengths and available resources, to take action to address health inequities, needs, deficits and gaps
Promotes equitable access to health and related services and collaborates with communities on social justice related issues
Demonstrates a…