Job Description

Public Health Nurse, Communicable Disease Investigations & Outbreaks

Health Services, Public Health

Status:

* One Regular Full Time

* One Contract Full Time, 13 months

Salary Range: $44.45 – $52.75 per hour

Work Mode: Hybrid, 2 days on-site per week *see below for more details about this work mode

Location: 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga

Hours of work: 35 hours per week

Calling all Public Health Nurses and Baccalaureate prepared Registered Nurses …

The Region of Peel is looking to hire qualified PHNs.  Do you want to work in Public Health?  If yes, we are looking to match your interests and skills with our vacancies!

The Communicable Disease Investigations and Outbreaks team requires self-directed individuals to work within a collaborative environment to deliver services in accordance with the Ontario Public Health Standards (OPHS) for Communicable Disease Control.

What you will do in this role:

Case, contact & outbreak management for reports of communicable diseases of Public Health Significance (DOPHS)
Investigate and conduct outbreak management for gastrointestinal and respiratory outbreaks in Acute Care/Long Term Care Homes/Retirement Homes/congregate living settings and provide direction for infection prevention and outbreak control measures
Disseminate knowledge of infection control practices and outbreak control measures
Counsel and educate on health promotion, disease prevention and public health interventions including immunization and harm reduction
Develop and maintain linkages with other health professionals, agencies and other external partners (e.g. physicians, local hospitals and community health agencies, Long Term Care, Public Health Ontario, Immigration Refugee Citizenship Canada)
Demonstrate culturally sensitive approaches and strategies with diverse populations
Lead, facilitate and participate in meetings and groups at the team, work group and community level
Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills via the telephone and email with internal and external stakeholders, including clients, health care providers and community facilities
Participate in training for new and emerging diseases
Assist the supervisor in program development, including but not limited to developing procedures, work instructions and support materials related to case, contact and outbreak management
Support Communicable Diseases Urgent Responses as needed
Complete CD On-Call Program training
Apply knowledge regarding concepts of population health status, inequities in health, determinants of health, and strategies for health protection and promotion to guide practice
Utilize research and evidence and apply critical appraisal skills to inform policies, programs and practice
Provide health information, teaching and counselling to clients
Use a holistic approach to assess the health status and functional competence of clients with consideration of the impact of the determinants of health
Identify and analyze how clients’ culture, attitudes, beliefs and feelings about health influence interventions
Establish mutually determined goals with client, including outcome indicators and evaluative measures
Facilitate client engagement in identifying and defining health issues using community development and community assessment skills
Participate in the planning, developing, implementation and evaluation of community wide and site-specific public health strategies using Evidence Informed Decision Making (EIDM)
Advocate for and contribute to the development of healthy public policy
Collaborate with partners to identify and address public health issues and service gaps in order to achieve improved health outcomes
Develop, foster and facilitate inter-sectoral partnerships and networks using team building, negotiation, conflict management and group facilitation
Demonstrate culturally sensitive approaches and strategies with diverse populations
Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Promote awareness of the Region of Peel and Public Health services
Participate in research, quality assurance initiatives, and mentor-ship opportunities as appropriate
Adhere to public health and nursing ethical standards and principles
Fulfill legal and professional obligations and responsibilities in accordance with relevant legislation and departmental policies, procedures and medical directives/acts as an ambassador for the Region of Peel, Public Health Services and Public Health Nursing
Perform other duties as assigned which support the organizational goals
Respond to public health emergencies, significant events and incidents as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act and Emergency Standards
What the role requires:

A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or equivalent recognized by a Canadian University
Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse by the College of Nurses of Ontario
Minimum one year of case and contact management of non-COVID disease of public health significance (DOPHS) or minimum 2 years of outbreak management experience in congregate living settings (Long Term Care Homes, Retirement Homes, Acute Care Settings and other Congregate Living Settings)
Skills/Abilities:

Effective written and oral communication skills
Ability to work effectively both independently and as part of a team
Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships
Analytical and problem-solving skills
Advocacy, negotiation and conflict management skills
Assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation skills
Relevant computer skills (MS Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel) and the ability to work with databases
Effective public relations, presentation, public speaking, group facilitation and diplomacy skills
Effective organizational and time management skills
Ability to apply appropriate theory and learning principles to practice
Knowledge of Peel’s diverse community and associated health impacts
Nice to have:

Experience in public health nursing
Experience with policy and procedure development and update
Experience with CD On-Call and/or urgent response
Experience with infection prevention and control
Experience with iPHIS platform
Work Mode & Job Location: In this role, you’ll enjoy the flexibility of a hybrid work arrangement. This means you’ll have the ability to work off-site and on-site as needed, depending on operational needs at the 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga worksite. The frequency of on-site work is a minimum of 2 days per week and may vary from week to week, depending on operational demands, which can evolve over time.

It’s important to note that your off-site work location must be within the province of Ontario. This ensures that we’re compliant with all regulations and policies.
The Region of Peel offers job based flexible hours of work that allows employees to manage personal and professional responsibilities while at the same time ensures business operational needs and customer service expectations are achieved.

Interview: Our recruitment process will be completed with video conference technology.

If this opportunity matches your qualifications and experience, please apply on-line.

As part of the Region’s ongoing commitment to health and safety, there are enhanced COVID-19 specific safety protocols and/or personal protective equipment requirements (e.g. masks, eye protection, etc.) in place to help protect health and safety. The additional requirements are determined based on the nature of the work being carried out.

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