Corrections Nurse

This is to fill one full-time, permanent position working 75 hours bi-weekly.

This position will receive a signing bonus of $7,500.

Department of Justice

The Department of Justice is working to ensure Yukon remains a safe, secure, and healthy place to live and work. We build strong and healthy relationships with others to support good governance and to foster safe communities. The Department of Justice provides supportive and dynamic work environments comprised of teams of professionals who are committed to making a difference in the lives of Yukoners.

The principles that guide the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Corrections Branch include:

Reconciliation with Yukon First Nations: Together as Department of Justice (DOJ) representatives we commit to embracing the spirit of the Final Report of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada entitled Honouring the Truth, Reconciling the Future, by conducting ourselves in our day-to-day business in a manner that embodies the purpose of reconciliation with our First Nations members in the Yukon. We recognize the importance of employee education on First Nations history and the encouragement of innovative thinking by all DOJ personnel on our ability to effect meaningful change towards true reconciliation.

Working as a Team: As DOJ employees we value working together as a team within branches and within the department as a whole, while respecting our respective roles in the administration of justice, to work as one entity to meet our collective objective to serve the public. We are mindful of the impact of our actions on the people around us both in proximity and in the larger department and strive to ensure that we maintain the best interests of the department in our approach to our work.

Identify and Meet our Clients' Needs: DOJ personnel have a wide variety of responsibilities and an equally diverse clientele, internal and external to government, and we are committed to ensuring that they know we work for them and that we treat them with empathy, inclusion, integrity, respect and professionalism.

Initiative and Innovation: Management will encourage DOJ staff at all levels to think innovatively and to take initiative that will improve the work we do and services that we provide to allow for positive change and creativity in the workplace. Management will encourage DOJ personnel to reconsider our approach to the services we provide and adapt to the changing environment.

Communications: We are committed to improving the way we communicate internally with one another and externally to the public in order to better perform as a DOJ Team, share information and ideas with each other, dispel negative myths about the department and to ensure that the general public has an appreciation for the excellent work we do.

The Position:

The Registered Nurse position is a member of a collaborative practice framework of health care professionals providing optimum client-centred care within the setting of a correctional centre under the direction of the Manager of Health Services. This position is responsible for providing primary health care services and advanced emergency care through an expanded nursing role.

Using evidence-based practice, the Registered Nurse provides competent, quality nursing care while maintaining professional autonomy and accountability. This position provides care to clients with a wide variety of health challenges and complexities in a setting where there is limited access to Physicians and support services. The Registered Nurse provides nursing assessments and interventions based on the Health Services Unit Policies and Procedures and numerous Medical Directives within an expanded nursing role under the direction of the Manager of Health Services.

Nurses at WCC provide coverage for day and evening shifts 7 days a week. They are responsible for providing care to both clients within WCC and clients temporarily housed in the Arrest Processing Unit.

Essential Qualifications:

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the following qualifications. Please note that selection for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your application.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BScN)
• Currently holds a Nursing License in good standing or is eligible to obtain a Nursing License with Yukon Registered Nurses Association (YRNA)
• Recent experience working in an acute clinical setting (e.g. emergency department, community health centre)
• Experience working in an expanded nursing role
• Experience working with addiction medicine, including assessments, initiation of treatment and monitoring.
• Experience working with clients with mental health needs, including comprehensive assessments, management, and individualized treatment plan development and monitoring.
• Experience working in a Correctional institution would be an asset
• Experience working with vulnerable populations would be an asset

Candidates who have education, training, and/or considerable experience equivalent to the essential qualifications listed above may be equally considered.

Desired Knowledge, Skills and Suitability:
Candidates should have and may be assessed on:

Contextual knowledge:

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS)
• Current trends in health promotion/disease prevention practices and programs
• Applicable legislation, policies and procedures, including ATIPP, HIPMA, and privacy best practices.
• Theories, principles and practices in primary health care
• Knowledge of client medical triage process
• Knowledge of best practices in emergency care management
  

Skills and abilities:

• Effective written and oral communication skills
• Effective teaching skills in a group setting or one-on-one
• Ability to instruct, lead and counsel
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of word-processing applications
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to work in a cross-cultural environment
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
• Excellent critical thinking and decision-making skills, with the ability to solve complex problems
• Ability to provide client-centered care that focuses on improving outcomes
• Strong basic and advanced clinical nursing skills
• Ability to assess, plan, implement and evaluate nursing processes
• Ability to perform transferred medical functions beyond normal hospital roles and responsibilities
• Ability to maintain the highest standard of confidentiality
• Has initiative and is able to work independently
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary environment
• Comfortable dealing with stressful/crisis/emergency situations
• Crisis intervention skills/maintain personal and workplace safety at all times

Additional Information:

Conditions of Employment:

Have and maintain:

• Valid Security Clearance, including vulnerable sector (required prior to the first day of work)
• Valid Medical Clearance (required prior to the first day of work)
• Current registration, in good standing, with the Yukon Registered Nurses Association (YRNA)
• BLS Certification
• ACLS Certification
• TNCC Certification
• CTAS Certification
• ASSIST or equivalent mental health training
• Valid Class 5 driver's licence (required on the first day of work)

Job Requirements:

• Critical deadlines, constant interruptions, and instructions from multiple sources (at times)
• Regular instances of elevated stress due to various emergencies and the need for timely, crucial decision-making
• Working shift work (Days and evenings), including weekends and statutory holidays
• Daily exposure to clients suffering from chronic illnesses and infectious diseases within the confines of the institution
• Potential for physical and/or verbal abuse from volatile/aggressive clients
• Lifting and transferring clients and equipment (can be up to 300 lbs.)
• Standing and walking for extended periods of time
• Transferring heavy emergency equipment during emergency situations, which may involve stairs
• Climbing stairs multiple times throughout the day
• Working with hazardous materials
• Potential exposure to infectious agents in handling and disposing of bodily fluids or treatment of clients with infections
• Maintaining uncomfortable positions if required for emergency care and assessments
• Critical deadlines, constant interruptions, and instructions from multiple sources (at times)
• Regular instances of elevated stress due to various emergencies and the need for timely, crucial decision-making
  

For information about applying for a Department of Justice position, contact Jenny Mueller, HR Consultant, at: Jennifer.Mueller@yukon.ca

For more information about this opportunity please contact Amanda Hatch, Manager Health Services, at: Amanda.Hatch@yukon.ca

For more information about the Whitehorse Correctional Centre, please click here.