Under the authority of the Infectious Disease Coordinator and as a member of the Infectious Diseases Team of the Nunavik Public Health Branch of the Regional Board of Health and Social Services, the Nurse or Clinician Nurse for Tuberculosis (TB) will follow people with tuberculosis in TB clinics, conduct contact investigations and will participate in population-based TB screening activities in the various villages of Nunavik under loan of service with the Tullatavik Health Centre of Ungava and the Inullitivik Health Centre.
More specifically, you will be responsible for:
- Participate in community population screening strategies (school, workplace, door-to-door, etc.);
- Conducting the clinical nursing assessment;
- Perform and read tubercine skin tests (TTS);
- Take blood, urine, sputum samples, etc.;
- Record information in the various databases (provincial vaccination register, screening sheets, etc.);
- Conduct case-contact investigations;
- Work closely with the public health team, the clinical physician and all other health professionals involved;
- Ensures regular treatment and clinical follow-up with patients and closely monitors records and closely tracking files;
- Participate in community engagement activities;
- Perform any other tasks related to the coordinator’s request.
- Member of the OIIQ;
- DEC in Nursing or Bachelor’s degree in nursing;
- Available to work in a remote setting for periods of minimum 6 to 8 weeks;
- Experience in tuberculosis would be a major asset;
- Bilingual (oral and written) French-English; Inuktitut is a major asset;
- Facility to adapt to different contexts and flexibility;
- Remote experience would be an asset.
*Must be available in August-September for a period of minimum 6 weeks*
- One year temporary assignment with possibility of extension;
- Deployment according to availabilities of the candidate
- Salary according to the rules issued by the MSSS ($27.08/h to $47.98/h)
- When travelling, the Nordic premiums provided for in the working conditions are paid and accommodation is provided
For more information on our services and our region, we invite you to consult the Perspective Nunavik website: https://sante-services-sociaux.ca/en/
Interested candidates should send their resume, as soon as possible care of:
Human Resources
Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services
Kuujjuaq (Québec) J0M 1C0
recruitment.nrbhss@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
AND
dominique.lavallee@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
***Please do NOT send your CV if not available for a minimum of 6 weeks starting august-September 2023***
