Travel Nurse - Public Health Nurse

Are you a Public Health Nurse (PHN) looking for an exciting Travel Nursing experience?

Bayshore HealthCare’s Northern Nursing program has provided high-quality community health relief staffing services to Indigenous and Northern communities since 1997. Our Nurses experience exciting assignments in isolated, semi-isolated, and remote areas of northern Canada. Work closely with diverse Indigenous communities (First Nations, Inuit, and Métis) providing care to community members in Canada’s remote Northern communities of British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Yukon, Northwest Territories, and Nunavut.

This is an amazing learning opportunity with unlimited potential for professional and personal growth. What a unique way to experience an exciting diverse role as a nurse in all scopes of practice while enjoying an adventure at the same time!

The work you will do:

• Provide planned interactions within the community for clients/patients and groups to support them in specific health programs, such as: maternal child health programming, reproductive health, prenatal classes, communicable disease prevention, chronic disease management.
• Utilize the skills of observation, assessment, nursing diagnosis, counseling, and health teaching according to care plan.
• Ensure that, on an ongoing basis, the emotional, spiritual, physical comfort, and safety of clients are met to the greatest possible extent within the scope of practice.
• PHN assignments in Nunavut vary from 4 to 6 weeks minimum.

Why Bayshore?

• Enjoy fully paid & planned travel while doing what you love.
• Highly competitive pay packages & incentives.
• Comprehensive orientation and training.
• Continual learning and professional development.
• Work options to fit your life.
• 24/7 support from a caring and dedicated team who welcomes you from your first day.

Job Qualification

Who You Are:

• You are a graduate from an accredited School of Nursing and have a nursing license through the provincial governing body in good standing.
• You have or are willing to obtain a nursing license through the College and Association of Nurses of the NWT and Nunavut (CANNN).
• You have (3000 hours) two (2) years of full-time experience as a Public Health Nurse OR (3000 hours) two (2) years of full-time experience working in remote, isolated, or semi-isolated communities as a Public Health Nurse.
• Mandatory skillsets and additional training requirements and reimbursements will be discussed during the interview.

Thank you to all applicants. Candidates selected for an interview will be contacted directly.

Bayshore is committed to a high quality and safe environment for both our staff and clients/patients. Dependent upon Provincial government regulations and the position being applied for, new hires may be required to provide proof of vaccination against illnesses such as COVID-19, Hepatitis, Seasonal Flu, etc. Please speak with the recruiter for Provincial and/or position-specific requirements. Medical exemptions or any other kinds of requested exemptions based upon Human Rights Code will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

“At Bayshore Healthcare, our commitment to Equity, Diversity & Inclusion is our strength. This is how we bring our vision of being the difference in the lives of those we care for, work with, and in our communities. We have a great sense of pride in creating a culture of belonging, where individual differences are embraced and celebrated, through programs, resources, and policies that support each individual's purpose, potential, and wellbeing.”

Bayshore operates in accordance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act and applicable Provincial Human Rights Codes.