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Public Health Nurse - Designated

United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 26 Jun 2024

💰 $108,220/yr

About the role

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Req ID: 182944
Company: Nova Scotia Health
Location: Northern Zone, Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre
Department: PH EY Healthy Beginning NZ
Type of Employment: Permanent Hourly FT (100% FTE) x 1 position(s)
Status: NSGEU Nursing Position
Posting Closing Date: 6-Jul-24

Nova Scotia Health is the largest provider of health services in Nova Scotia, with some specialized services also offered to clients throughout Atlantic Canada. We’re on a mission to achieve excellence in health, healing and learning through working together, which is reflected in the hospitals, health centres and community-based programs we operate across the province. Our passionate team of professionals provides a variety of high-quality inpatient and outpatient services including academic, tertiary, and quaternary care, as well as continuing care, primary health care, public health, and mental health and addictions. Join a diverse team of innovators, collaborators and creative thinkers today.

Nova Scotia Health employs professionals in all corners of our beautiful province. We believe there's a place here for everyone to call home, from vibrant cities with exuberant nightlife to quaint towns with picturesque trails. The work-life balance that comes with a Nova Scotia Health role means you'll have the time to explore, discover, and participate in that coveted Atlantic lifestyle. Visit us today and check out www.novascotia.com to see why more people from across the globe are moving here.

About the Opportunity

PLEASE NOTE: This is a designated position. The successful candidate must be from the following designated groups in order to be considered and must self-identify as African Nova Scotian, Indigenous People, People of Colour or 2SLGBTQIA+, or Persons with Disabilities. When applying, please ensure your Candidate Profile and Personal Information are up to date which includes any self-identifications.

Reporting to the Public Health Early Years Manager, the Public Health Nurse (PHN) is an essential member of an inter-disciplinary, collaborative Public Health team responsible for the delivery of programs and services according to NS Public Health Standards and Protocols. The PHN demonstrates a holistic understanding of individuals and communities that enables them to inform content, development, implementation, and assessment of the impacts of policies and/or programs. The PHN works in collaboration with the Early Years Consultant and others as appropriate to address local population heath needs by planning, implementing and evaluating public health policies, programs and services through actions based on the principles of population health, health promotion and disease prevention.

The PHN works with the Public Health Early Years team to implement the Healthy Beginnings Program including screening, assessing, and supporting families in the prenatal and post-partum period. The PHN facilitates a collaborative multidisciplinary approach and works with the Early Years team to ensure quality case management. The PHN works with community partners and stakeholders to address health inequities with the broader intent of improving the population’s health. The PHN provides immunization program support to the Health Protection Team.

The PHN applies health equity, social justice and determinants of health to all key responsibilities. The PHN engages in independent, interdependent, and dependent actions and activities as related to the Public Health Core Competencies.

The PHN ensures that the principles and practices that guide the NSH such as the vision, mission, values, strategic directions, ethics, safety, quality, partnerships and inter-professional collaboration are integrated within the work that they do and through the messages they deliver.