Nurse - Inventory

Nurse - Inventory

Correctional Service Canada

• Health Services

Closing date

September 27, 2027 - 23:59, Pacific Time

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Reference number

PEN26J-127595-000012

Selection process number

2026-PEN-EA-PAC-202816

Location

Abbotsford (British Columbia),

Agassiz (British Columbia),

Mission (British Columbia),

Victoria (British Columbia)

Employment tenure

The candidate qualfied pool resulting from this inventory may be used to staff positions on a permanent/indeterminate (anticipatory), temporary/term (anticipatory), or casual basis. Casual work is offered for a fixed duration not exceeding 90 working days in a calendar year.

Salary

$95,896 to $109,001

• Plus a terminable allowance of $4,500 per year, an education allowance up to $3,850 per year and a Correctional Service Specific Duty Allowance of $2,140 per year. These allowances are subject to change, modification or revocation, with notice.

Level

NU-HOS-03

Who can apply

Persons residing in Canada, and Canadian citizens and Permanent residents abroad.

Organization information

For further information on the organization, please visit

Correctional Service Canada .

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About the position

Conditions of employment

Operational Requirements

You need (essential for the job)

Language requirements (essential for the job)

You may need (asset qualifications)

Our commitment

Equity, diversity and inclusion

Preference

How to apply

Additional links

Hiring organization contact

About the position

Duties

Registered Nurses or Registered Psychiatric Nurses work in health clinics located within our federal institutions. Nurses provide care specializing in services that reflect the needs of a diverse patient population. As regulated (licenced) providers, nurses practice in accordance with professional standards and departmental/ institutional policy.

Care may include services targeted at

• Opioid agonist treatment
• Emergency care
• Infectious disease prevention and treatment
• Mental health care and treatment
• Interventions to preserve life and prevent serious bodily harm
• Discharge planning

As a Nurse, you will provide patients with

• Essential health care
• Reasonable access to non-essential health care
• Contribute to patient rehabilitation and successful reintegration into the community
• Work closely with the interdisciplinary team of professionals to improve the lives of patients

Work environment

The Correctional Service of Canada (CSC) hires skilled nurses from all backgrounds and areas of expertise. With the current health challenges facing our offender population, there is a need to recruit more nurses into our organization.

Nurses at CSC play an important role in providing quality care to approximately 15,000 offenders incarcerated in Canada's federal institutions, they work in accredited facilities. In their daily work, nurses in CSC care for offenders by contributing to the prevention, care, treatment, and support of acute and chronic physical and mental health conditions. The care provided by nurses assists in maintaining the safety of Canadians by helping to improve offender health and reintegration into the community.

CSC nurses provide a wide range of clinical services that can be found in a community setting, while focusing on services that reflect the needs of the offender population.

We encourage diversity and we welcome you to apply.

Intent of the process

The selection process is intended to create an inventory of qualified candidates to support staffing needs. CSC will review applications received on a regular basis and contact applicants based on the needs of the institutions. It is therefore important that you indicate all the locations where you want to work.

The placement of CSC employees with an affected status* as a result of a current or future workforce adjustment exercise may be considered ahead of other candidates for a deployment or an appointment. * Affected status as defined in the Workforce Adjustment Directive or appendix to the relevant collective agreement.

Important messages

When you apply to this selection process, you are not applying for a specific job, but to an inventory for future vacancies. As positions become available, applicants who meet the qualifications may be contacted for further assessment.

If you apply to this process and participate in our various (NU-HOS-03) selection processes advertised in different regions, please note that you may be assessed once, and your assessment results may be applied to all of those selection processes. The waiting period for reassessment is 180 calendar days from your last assessment.

Persons are entitled to participate in the appointment process in the official language of their choice.

The Public Service Resourcing System (PSRS) and VidCruiter are both used throughout this selection process. If you are being considered as per the current institution needs, and you meet the essential qualifications (occupational certification and experience) and possibly some asset qualifications (education, experience, and occupational certification), you will receive an invitation to proceed first with reference checks, followed by the recorded video interview. You will be required to provide the name and contact information for two references; one reference must be a current/previous supervisor/manager.

For this selection process, we will communicate with you by email. You must provide a valid email address to which you wish to receive communication regarding this selection process. It is your responsibility to inform of any change of address, telephone number and / or email address. You must ensure to check/view your email accounts including spam, promotion or other folders regularly as there may be a deadline for responses.

Candidates who respond past the deadline risk being removed from the selection process. Time-sensitive emails related to this selection process will be sent by email. We encourage you to add “no-reply@hiringplatform.ca” and all the email addresses listed in the section: Hiring Organization Contact to your safe sender list.

Candidates who are permanent residents will be required to provide proof of their permanent resident card.

Conditions of employment Reliability Status security clearance

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Possess a Registered Nurse license or Registered Psychiatric Nurse license in good standing from the provincial regulatory body in the province or territory of practice.

Valid CPR/AED level Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Valid CPR/AED for Health Care Providers (HCP) is also acceptable. Certification must be obtained in person.

Valid medical clearance through Health Canada.

Some positions may require working shifts, variable hours, weekends, and statutory holidays.

Operational Requirements OPERATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Ability and willingness to work shift work, overtime and variable hours.

Ability and willingness to travel occasionally.

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

OCCUPATIONAL CERTIFICATION

Registration as a Registered Nurse OR a Registered Psychiatric Nurse in a province or territory of Canada.*

• In order to receive an employment offer, you must be registered in the province or territory where the position is located.

EXPERIENCE

Experience working in a health care environment, including Clinical fieldwork placements**, such as a medical, surgical, emergency or a psychiatric setting.

** Clinical fieldwork placement is defined as a guided clinical practice in selected nursing settings to facilitate the application of theoretical concepts and skill development.

Applied / assessed at a later date

COMPETENCIES

Demonstrating integrity and respect.

Thinking things through.

Working effectively with others.

Showing initiative and being action-oriented.

ABILITIES

Ability to communicate effectively orally.

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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