Public Health Nurse Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Two years of recent, relevant experience and demonstrated competency in public health, primary care / primary health care, population-level health promotion or community development is required or applicants who have completed their undergrad practicum with Public Health.
• Applying principles of health promotion, primary prevention, population health, primary health care, harm reduction, and community development in public health, primary care / primary health care, northern health (that includes primary care / primary health care or public health) or infection prevention and control settings.
• Family and child health.
• Promoting equity at a population level and community development with populations who experience lower health status (e.g., street-involved persons, lower income, vulnerable families).
• Communicable disease control.
• Baccalaureate Nursing Degree is required.
• Current College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba Registration (CRNM) required.
• Possession of a valid Manitoba Class 5 driver’s license required.
• Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) training requirements for this position shall be in accordance with the Employer policy.
• Scope of practice as documented in the Regulated Health Professions Act (RHPA).
• Demonstrated ability to assume a leadership role.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and within a professional team.
• Demonstrated knowledge, skill, and interest in working with diverse people with a variety of backgrounds, lifestyles, abilities, health status, choices and other attributes.
• Demonstrated competency in working with community residents, community partners and agencies.
• Demonstrated competence in the areas of conflict management, problem-solving, teaching and counseling and organization of activities and workload.
• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate groups and to apply the principles of adult education.
• Excellent English oral and written communication skills.
• Proficiency in computer software applications.
• Physically capable of carrying out clinical skills such as immunizations, intra-dermal injection, phlebotomy, newborn and maternal physical assessments.
• Physically able to push, pull, lift and or carry equipment weighing up to 50lbs.
• Physically capable of providing service in a wide variety of community settings under varying weather and environmental conditions.
• Access to a reliable motor vehicle suitable for all environmental conditions.
• Subject to immunizations and tuberculin testing as per WRHA Policy.
• A current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment.

Nice To Haves

• Successful completion of a Public Health Agency of Canada’s Skills Enhancement for Public Health Program content module certificate.
• Canadian Community Health Nurses certification - CCHN(C).
• Successful completion of a related course at a master level (e.g., epidemiology, community development, community nursing).
• Active participation in professional associations e.g. Association of Regulated Nurses of Manitoba (ARNM) preferred.
• International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) or successful completion of Douglas College Breastfeeding Counsellor Certificate Program for Community Area positions preferred.
• International Society for Travel Medicine (ISTM) Certification for Travel Health positions preferred.
• Ability to speak, read and write French at a predetermined language proficiency level.

Responsibilities

• Apply public health science and nursing theory to promote, protect and preserve the health of populations.
• Provide services directed to individuals, families, groups or communities across the life span.
• Apply appropriate strategies to prevent injuries, chronic and communicable diseases (e.g. immunization).
• Address environmental issues.
• Promote reproductive and sexual health.
• Promote the health of perinatal women, their partners, infants and families.
• Strive to improve the health of all people and reduce inequities among populations by addressing determinants of health and promote equitable health outcomes.
• Provide services in communities, across communities and across the region.
• Work collaboratively within the Population Public Health team and with colleagues in other programs, sectors and organizations.
• Participate in Winnipeg Integrated Services, supporting integration across WRHA and Family Services and Consumer Affairs (FSCA).
• Work in locations other than her/his unit/worksite/office within the Population Public Health Program site.

Benefits

• Pensionable Salary Enhancement - Nurses in eligible classifications may be eligible to earn an additional $5.95/hour when working full-time hours within a prescribed six-month reporting period. (Effective April 1, 2025 – March 31st 2027.)