Public Health Nurse

The successful candidate will support Sexual Health and Outreach Services team and various Public Health programs that protect and promote health. As a local and regional team member contributing to the successful implementation of NWHU’s strategic plan. The Public Health Nurse works within a team(s) to provide services and collaborate with community members and within community partners for planning, implementing, and evaluating Public Health programs.

This role would provide the following benefits:

• Health and Dental benefits
• Life insurance, LTD coverage
• Employee and Family Assistance Program
• OMERS Defined Benefit Pension Plan
• Starting 4 weeks vacation per year
• 13 paid Statutory Holidays per year
• Personal and family sick leave coverage
• CCPN eligible position

• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario, in good standing, or eligible to register within the Province
• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, BScN
• Current cardio-pulmonary resuscitation certification
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and to work as part of an interdisciplinary team
• Knowledge of, and/or experience with, principles of adult and child education, social determinants of health, and population health promotion an asset
• International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant would be an asset
• Travel required with position

• This position is an existing vacancy
• All new Northwestern Health Unit employees are required to be fully vaccinated with a Health Canada approved COVID-19 vaccine as a condition of hire, unless medically exempt or otherwise exempt under the Ontario Human Rights Code
• Access to transportation. Mileage allowance provided
• A successful candidate must provide a clear Criminal Reference Check prior to the start of work. If the position involves working with vulnerable persons, the successful candidate must provide a clear Vulnerable Sector Check prior to the start of work
• NWHU does not use artificial intelligence tools to screen, assess, or select applicants for this position

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