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NURSE
Organization:
Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services
Division:
Ontario Correctional Institute
Language of Position(s):
English
Job Code:
50052 - Nurse 2, General
Salary:
$1,290.00 - $1,560.03 Per Week*
*Indicates the salary listed as per the OPSEU Collective Agreement.
Consider this terrific opportunity for a registered nurse in a unique environment. Enjoy free parking and plenty of chances for professional development, as well as movement within the Ontario Public Service.
Are you a highly organized registered nurse with a strong commitment to the care and well-being of others? If your answer is yes, please consider this rewarding opportunity with the health care team in a correctional treatment centre environment.
What can I expect to do in this role?
As a Nurse, you will work on an assigned shift to provide diversified nursing services.
You will:
• participate, initiate and/or facilitate individual treatment plans;
• work within a therapeutic environment providing counselling on health care treatment matters;
• conduct health assessments;
• provide emergency intervention;
• dispense medication;
• liaise with other professionals and correctional staff;
• defuse situations and contribute to dispute resolution activities using behaviour management techniques.
How do I qualify?
Mandatory
• you must have a current registration as a Registered Nurse with the College of Nurses of Ontario;
• you must be able to work rotating shifts, weekends and holidays in a correctional environment.
Nursing Skills:
• you are knowledgeable of nursing theories and practices;
• you are able to interpret and apply relevant legislation;
• you have effective reasoning skills to evaluate and assess situations.
Communication Skills:
• you have strong oral and written communication skills;
• your interpersonal skills allow you to counsel, defuse and resolve issues;
• you are able to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team and work with a diverse client group;
• you can use a computer to prepare reports and input and retrieve offender information.
Additional Information:
Address:
- 1 English Permanent - Full Time, 109 Mclaughlin Rd S, BOX 1888, Brampton, Central Region, Canadian Police Information Centre (CPIC) Screening Requirement
Compensation Group:
Ontario Public Service Employees Union
Schedule:
4.7
Category:
Health and Social Services
Posted on:
Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Note:
- The successful candidate will be required to undergo a satisfactory criminal reference check prior to the commencement of employment.
- C-CL-45128/12
The minimum salary rates identified in this posting are subject to revision as a result of the recently agreed to OPSEU collective agreement covering the period of January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2014.
All external applicants (including former employees of the Ontario Public Service) applying to a competition in a ministry or Commission public body must disclose (either in the cover letter or resume) previous employment with the Ontario Public Service. Disclosure must include positions held, dates of employment and any active restrictions as applicable from being rehired by the Ontario Public Service. Active restrictions can include time and/or ministry-specific restrictions currently in force, and may preclude a former employee from being offered a position with the Ontario Public Service for a specific time period (e.g. one year), or from being offered a position with a specific ministry (either for a pre-determined time period or indefinitely). The circumstances around an employee's exit will be considered prior to an offer of employment.
Remember: The deadline to apply is Tuesday, March 19, 2013 11:59 pm EDT. Late applications will not be accepted.
We thank you for your interest. Only those selected for further screening or an interview will be contacted.
All Ontario Public Service external job advertisements are posted in English and French. To confirm the language requirements of a job, check the "language of position" information at the top of each job ad. For all positions, candidates will be assessed in English, the business language of the Ontario Public Service. For English/French designated bilingual positions, candidates will also be assessed through French-language proficiency testing.
Toutes les offres d'emploi externes de la fonction publique de l'Ontario sont affichées en anglais et en français. Pour connaître les exigences linguistiques, vérifiez les renseignements sur la « langue du poste » figurant dans le haut de chaque offre d'emploi. Pour tous les postes, l'évaluation des candidates et candidats se fera en anglais, la langue usuelle de la fonction publique de l'Ontario. En ce qui concerne les postes désignés bilingues, la maîtrise du français des candidates et candidats sera également évaluée.
