Public Health Nurse - Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections

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Public Health Nurse – Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections

Health Services, Communicable Diseases

Status: (1) Contract Full Time (12 months)

Hours of work:

Monday to Friday, 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM(may require evenings, weekends, statutory holidays based on operational needs)

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.

Location: 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON L5W 1N4

CUPE Local 966 - Health Services

Calling all Public Health Nurses …

At Peel, we are committed to promoting and protecting the health and well-being of our community. We provide public health services focused on prevention, education, and outreach, ensuring that every individual has access to the resources and care they need to lead healthier lives.

Who we are:

The Sexually Transmitted and Blood Borne Infections (STBBI) Team requires a self-directed and enthusiastic individual to work within a collaborative team environment to deliver services in accordance with the Ontario Public Health Standards – Sexual Health and STBBI Prevention and Control Protocol, 2019.

Team Specific Responsibilities:

• Investigate reports and complete case and contact management of sexually transmitted and blood borne infections
• Work in a fast paced, multi-disciplinary, sexual health and STBBI-focuse clinic settings using critical thinking and exceptional team work to deliver excellent, inclusive customer service
• Provide counselling and education on health promotion, disease prevention and public health interventions including STBBI prevention, birth control and pregnancy options, sexuality, immunization and harm reduction
• Interventions practicing under the authority of medical directives such as performing venipuncture and specimen collection for the purpose of STI testing, provision and dispensing of medication for birth control, Plan B emergency contraception and STI treatment including the provision of injections
• Work collaboratively with team members, demonstrating flexibility, adaptability, problem solving, effective communication and continuous quality improvement, to meet the operational needs of the program and our clients
• Work collaboratively with other health professionals and agencies (e.g. physicians, local hospitals and community health agencies) to facilitate the provision of counselling and appropriate treatment for sexually transmitted infections
• Work competently and compassionately with individuals that may be vulnerable or marginalized including but not limited to youth, members of 2
  
  SLGBTQI+ communities, individuals that are street involved or homeless, racialized individuals, Indigenous peoples, people with lived experience with substances, people who are engaged in sex work or have been victims of human trafficking
• Documentation and data entry in electronic medical records (Telus-CHR) and SharePoint documentation system and reporting to the MOHLTC through iPHIS

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…