Clinic Nurse Care Coordinator

Employer Name: Waasegiizhig Nanaandawe'iyewigamig (WNHAC)

City: Kenora

Province: ON

Application Deadline: November 9th, 2024

Email: HRteam@wnhac.org

Hours of Work: Full-Time

Job Type: Full-Time

Wages: TBD- This position is part of the Ontario Nurses Association Bargaining Unit.

Duties of this LEAP Job Posting:

We provide primary health care through a range of options including prevention, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment. Our interprofessional teams include health professionals, educators and support workers representing both traditional Indigenous and contemporary models of care and using wholistic health and community development concepts.

The Clinic Nurse/Care Coordinator is part of a client-centered professional team structure and reports to an Interprofessional Team Manager. The clinic nurse works with a variety of registered and non-registered health care providers, both directly and under the facilitation of medical directives, to facilitate coordination of client care and support optimal functioning of the team to provide health care services.

NOTE: Traditional practices involving burning sacred medicines including tobacco, sweetgrass, sage and cedar and other cultural protocols occur regularly within our work setting.

Qualifications for this LEAP Job Posting:

• Current registration as a Registered Practical Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario;
• Willingness to become member of other professional bodies to enhance practice;
• Work to a full scope including performing delegated acts through medical directives;
• Working knowledge of provincial immunization schedule and experience with the administration of vaccines an asset;
• Training and experience with venipuncture procedures and wound care an asset;
• Experience and demonstrated ability to work in a collaborative, de-colonial, trauma-informed, and client-centered approach to support WNHAC values in meaningful ways;
• Deep understanding and experience of Indigenous culture, values, and perspectives as well as traditional and contemporary health care practices, and wholistic health and wellbeing; ability to speak and understand Anishinaabemowin a definite asset;
• Experience working in an Indigenous organization; understanding and/or willingness to learn of Indigenous culture and values;
• Proof of immunization in compliance with policy requirements is mandatory;
• Valid drivers’ license, own vehicle and willingness and ability to travel required;
• Criminal records check and current drivers’ abstract required;
• Commitment to ongoing training and professional development relevant to job requirements; and
• Positive attitude and capacity to act as a healthy lifestyle role model

How To Apply to this LEAP Job Posting:

Please send resume with covering letter and three references, to:

Clinic Nurse, Care Coordinator Position

Email: hrteam@wnhac.org

For more information visit our website: WNHAC.org

Fax: (807) 467-8341

Phone: (888) MYWNHAC

We thank all applicants for their interest in this position; however, please note only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

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