Community: 

Iqaluit

Reference number: 

10-01-235-183JO

Type of employment: 

Indeterminate

Union Status: 

This position is included in the Nunavut Employees Union

Salary: 

$93,583 to $106,208 per year, 37.5 hours/week

Northern Allowance: 

$16,008 per year

Subsidized staff housing available

This employment opportunity is open to all applicants.

For full-time, permanent nurses, recruitment bonuses include: $5,000 on start date, $5,000 at 18 months of service and $10,000 at 30 months of service. Additional premiums include a $9,000 Annual Frontline Allowance and a $375 Monthly Retention Bonus of $4,500 per year.

The Government of Nunavut was selected as one of Canada’s Best Diversity Employers, Top Employers for Young People and recent graduates in 2022. With one of the fastest growing and youngest populations in Canada, Nunavut is a dynamic, vibrant territory, committed to becoming an even better place for future generations. As a government, we are strengthening our unique model of governance - one that integrates Inuit societal values, promotes use of the Inuktut language, achieves a representative public service, and collaborates with partners to achieve the promise of Nunavut. Successful applicants will enjoy a competitive salary, medical and dental benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, relocation privileges and opportunities for training and career advancement.

Reporting to the Nurse Manager, Surgical Services the Registered Nurse – OR/RR/Day Surgery/CSR (RN) is a member of the surgical team that focuses on identifying and meeting the individual needs of the surgical patients throughout the perioperative experience. The RN provides excellent care to the surgical population using critical thinking skills guided by the Perioperative Standards through the Operating Room Nurses Association of Canada (ORNAC) Standards, Guidelines and Position Statements. Working in collaboration with the health care team, the RN uses basic and expanded nursing knowledge to address the physiological, psychological, socio-cultural, and spiritual responses of the patient of the surgical event, with the objective of maintaining or regaining optimal patient health.

The RN is responsible and accountable for providing individualized patient care (ORNAC standard).  The position provides a safe work environment, responds to urgent and/or emergent situations in a timely and appropriate fashion and manages the resources of the surgical suite.

The knowledge, skills and abilities required for this job are usually obtained through a degree or diploma in nursing along with two (2) years of recent acute care experience. Completion of a perioperative specific training program and one (1) year recent experience within an Operating Room setting is essential. Candidates must be eligible to register with RNANT/NU. This is a Highly Sensitive Position and a satisfactory Criminal Record Check, along with a clear Vulnerable Sector Check is required.

Please note that COVID-19 vaccination is a mandatory condition of employment. Submit proof of COVID-19 vaccination with your application. Travelers are responsible to determine what applies to you based on your Territorial / Provincial requirements.

The Official Languages of Nunavut are Inuktut, English and French. Applicants may submit their resume in any of the official languages of Nunavut. The ability to communicate in more than one of Nunavut’s official languages would be considered an asset. Knowledge of Inuit communities, culture, land, Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit, Inuktut and experience working in a northern cross-cultural environment are also considered assets.

An eligibility list may be created to fill current and future vacancies across the Department of Health in all communities.

If you are interested in applying for this job, please email your cover letter and resume to nunavutnurses@gov.nu.ca. Please include the REFERENCE # in the subject line of your email.

• The Government of Nunavut is committed to creating a representative workforce; therefore, priority will be given to Nunavut Inuit who self-identify as being enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement in accordance with the Priority Hiring Policy.
• Government of Nunavut employees serving a probationary period must obtain and provide written authorization from the deputy head of their employing department. The authorization from the deputy head must accompany your application for your application to be considered. 
• Possession of a criminal record may not disqualify candidates from being considered. An assessment of the criminal record will be measured against the scope and duties of the position. This is only a requirement for positions that require a satisfactory criminal record or vulnerable sector check. 
• Applicants may submit their resume in any of the Official Languages of Nunavut.
• Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
• The onus is on candidates in receipt of foreign post-secondary education credentials to have their foreign credentials assessed through a recognized Canadian education institution.  Failure to do so may result in the rejection of their application. 

Contact: 

Department of Health (Iqaluit)

Government of Nunavut
P.O. Box 1000, Station 1000
Iqaluit, Nunavut  X0A 0H0
Phone: 867-975-8600 ext.5004
Toll free: 1-800-663-5738
Fax: 867-975-8609
Email: NunavutNurses@gov.nu.ca
www.gov.nu.ca/human-resources

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https://www.gov.nu.ca/jobs/registered-nurse-orrrday-surgerycsr-10-01-235-183jo