DISPENSARY NURSE at CBHSSJB

SUMMARY OF THE POSITION
Person at an outpost or dispensary in a locality covered by the provisions on regional disparities, who, in addition to his regular duties as a nurse, does patient assessments that allow a doctor to make a diagnosis at a distance and determine the appropriate interventions. Also, is required to carry out actions and interventions that are generally reserved to doctors in other work environments.

SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
Home Care services aim at providing health and social services for prevention, care, rehabilitation and support of individuals of all ages suffering from conditions that are facilitated through home services. This includes services for conditions such as, but not limited to palliative care. Services are given where it is best suited in accordance with the clients’ needs. The Home Care nurse works in a multidisciplinary approach.

REQUIREMENTS
Education:
• Member in good standing of the O.I.I.Q .

Experience:
• Two (2) years of diversified experience as a nurse or One (1) year of experience as a nurse in an emergency room.

Language:
• Fluent in English;
• Fluency in Cree or French is an asset.

Other:
• Includes on-call periods for Current Services;
• This position includes enlarged role functions;
• An interview based on clinical cases may be required.

NOTES
Nurses who have followed the extended role training and have not successfully completed this training are excluded from this posting. However, the nurse who demonstrates a minimum one-year of new acute care experience since the training may request a reconsideration of this exclusion.