Infectious Disease Nurse – YCDC Full Time

This posting

This posting will be used to fill 1 term full-time position working 75 hours bi-weekly, ending June 30, 2027. It will establish a 12-month eligibility list which may be used to fill similar term positions. Temporary Assignments may be considered with prior approval from applicant’s manager.

This job is based in the thriving and diverse city of Whitehorse in the beautiful Yukon .

Who We Are

Yukon Communicable Disease Control is committed to providing excellence in the management of infectious diseases in Yukon. As an Infectious Disease Nurse, you will provide primary health care services through an expanded nursing role.

Your role

This position provides physical and risk assessments relating to infectious disease, including testing and counseling, interpretation of test results, diagnosis, treatment, case management, immunization, outbreak, pandemic response and referrals. You will be responsible for managing disease investigations, contact tracing and follow up activities for Yukon’s Reportable Disease List including but not limited to sexually transmitted infections, Tuberculosis, respiratory illnesses such as Influenza and COVID-19, reportable blood borne diseases, vaccine preventable disease, enteric and zoonotic diseases and outbreak management as required. In addition, you will provide guidance and support to other health care providers in Yukon in the management of reportable communicable diseases.

As a team member, you help to foster an environment in which communities, families and individuals can achieve and maintain optimal health through the provision of accurate and timely health information, health education/promotion, disease prevention and treatment services.

• For more information on this job, please contact Jennifer Bedard, Nurse In Charge, at 867-667-8379 or Jennifer.Bedard@yukon.ca
• For more information about the recruitment process, please contact Jaime Strachan, HR Consultant at 867-332-5768 or Jaime.Strachan@yukon.ca

Your Benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, we offer many additional financial and non-financial benefits.

• Government of Yukon’s many benefits
• $7,500 signing bonus for newly hired nurses – learn more here
• Yearly reimbursement for licensing fees
• Annual retention and community allowances
• As an added benefit, RNs who work and live in the Yukon may be eligible for increased student loan forgiveness. Check out the details here

Your career, your home, your lifestyle

We are the Yukon public service. Every day, we come together to serve the people who live here and make a difference in so many ways. Here, you will find the diverse opportunities you desire to develop your career while enjoying a warm sense of community and vibrant artistic, cultural, and recreational amenities, all set in a spectacular natural environment.

As part of our team, your achievements and enjoyment in both your work and personal life will be valued as you explore the many opportunities the Yukon, and the Government of Yukon, has to offer.

Check Out

• Yukon Life
• Working at Yukon government
• Whitehorse Lifestyle
• Yukon, Larger than Life

Requirements

Important application and job requirements

Essential qualifications

Please submit your resume clearly demonstrating how you meet the qualifications below. Selections for further consideration will be based solely on the information you provide in your resume.

• Current registration, or eligibility to apply, with a Canadian registered nursing regulatory authority
• Recent experience in a nursing role in a public health or community setting
• Recent experience in either: an expanded nursing role that includes diagnosis and treatment in either primary care with management of infectious diseases, public health or related field, STI services, Tuberculosis related care, or Management of reportable communicable diseases; or recent, significant experience and/or training as a nurse in a relevant public health role

It may be helpful for you to review “Prepare your resume and cover letter”.

Please note we will not accept resumes sent through email. A profile must be created, and resumes must be submitted in English, through E-recruitment . The official language used in the workplace is English.

Skills

Desired knowledge, skills and suitability

If selected for an interview, candidates should have, and may be assessed on, the following:

• Strong knowledge and experience in multiple communicable diseases and nursing principles and practices
• Ability to plan, organize and manage a case load
• Excellent interpersonal skills, communication, and flexibility
• Excellent ability to build and maintain effective relationships and partnerships through collaboration
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Ability to work autonomously and also within a multi-disciplinary team environment
• Sound ethical decision-making skills
• Commitment to excellent client service

It may be helpful for you to review “The job interview process”.

Conditions of employment

You must meet the following conditions before being hired, or within the time frame noted.

• TB screening
• RCMP Security Clearance with Vulnerable Sector screening
• Valid class 5 driver’s license or equivalent
• Current Yukon YRNA registration in good standing
• Current CPR-HCP issued within the last 2 years.
• WHMIS 2015 (within one month of hire)
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods certification (within 2 months of hire)
• Yukon Immunization certification (within 2 months of hire)

Job Requirements

This job requires you to perform, and/or be exposed to, the following:

• Willingness to travel occasionally within the Yukon
• This position works in an office, clinic and field environment with ready access to professional colleagues for expert and peer consultation
• Exposure to infectious individuals, exposure to and handling of bodily substances (e.g. blood, saliva) which may carry pathogens (e.g. HIV, hepatitis, SARS).
• Exposure to clients with wide range of emotions (including denial, depression, anger)

This position lives and works in Whitehorse, Yukon; it is not fly in / fly out

Learn more

• For help on creating your E-Recruitment profile, email E-Recruitment.clientsupport@yukon.ca or phone 867-667-9453.
• See why the Government of Yukon has been identified as one of Canada’s top employers since 2014.

Eligibility List

12 months