Nurse in Charge, Regional Home Care Service

Job Information

The Nurse in Charge, Regional Home Care Services (NIC-RHCS) is responsible for planning, implementing, supervising and evaluating the community home care services as part of an integrated care team. The incumbent provides services and direct client care, promote compliances with best Home Care Practices through education, mentorship, demonstrated clinical expertise and through networking with GNWT Home and Continuing Care Consultants and the local health and social services teams. The NIC-RHCS ensures that individual client needs are appropriately assessed through the Home Care Application process and that adequate staff, equipment and supplies are available to meet the needs of the clients.

Key Responsibilities:

• Manages and coordinates the delivery of nursing and home support services through the Home Care Program.
• Monitors the quality of nursing care and personal support care within the Home Care Program and identifies training requirements of staff in order to effectively meet the health care needs of residents within the region.
• Advocates practice environments that have the organization and resource allocations necessary for safe, competent and ethical nursing care.
• Models excellence by establishing comprehensive community Home Care Programs (i.e. including but not limited to palliative care, chronic disease management, Meals on Wheels, Elders in Motion).
• Models excellence by providing direct nursing care to patients using a problem solving approach and in accordance with the standards, guidelines and scope of professional nursing practice to facilitate care of patients.
• Models excellence by facilitating, implementing and modifying client and family educational/teaching based on the needs of the patient.
  Key Qualifications:
  
• The completion of a Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing, 3 years of recent nursing experience with at least 1 year in continuing care and 1 year of supervisory experience
• Equivalency of Education & Experience will be considered:
  • Nursing Diploma, 5 years of recent nursing experience with at least 1 year experience in a continuing care with 1 year of supervisory experience. 
• Recent nursing experience is defined as a total of full time hours in the past 5 years
• Continuing Care is defined in the NWT as long term care and home care.
• Valid 5 Driver¿s License is mandatory.
• Must be eligible to register with the - The College of Nurses of the Northwest Territories and Nunavut (CANNN)

The GNWT offers a competitive salary, an annual northern living allowance, a generous defined benefit pension plan, and health/dental benefits in addition to relocation assistance.  For more information about living and working in the Northwest Territories please visit our Benefits | GNWT Careers - Government of Northwest Territories or Home - Spectacular NWT. 

GNWT Inquiries

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Department of Finance
Government of the Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE CENTRE 5TH FLOOR  
BOX 1320 YELLOWKNIFE NT X1A 2L9
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Note: If you do not receive electronic notification confirming receipt of your application, please follow up via telephone.