Employment Opportunities
Come for the experience ... Stay for the people
 Not
every job lets you influence the future. But then this is no ordinary
job. Nursing in First Nations communities is unique. You will be challenged
personally and professionally. With your current nursing experience,
you'll use your knowledge and enhance your skills through the delivery
of a broad range of community health programs and primary health care
services. Working in the culture of a First Nations environment will
enrich your life and broaden your horizons.
Public health, home care and primary care opportunities are available
to you now across Canada in health centres and the more remote nursing
stations.
Explore your limits ... Join our team
Nurses working in First Nations communities make a difference. We'll
help you broaden and expand your current nursing knowledge and experience
in a uniquely different practice setting. Come join this team of professionals
who came for the experience and stayed for the people.
Health Centres
As a community health nurse working in a health centre, you'll work
with other community members to identify health priorities and plan programs
to address these needs. Sharing your knowledge and nursing experience,
you'll facilitate the planning of activities and strategies to achieve
healthy outcomes. Based on public health principles, you'll participate
in the provision of a full range of comprehensive health programs which
include health promotion, illness prevention and health protection across
the lifespan.
 Nursing
Stations
Should you choose to work in a nursing station, you'll use a primary
health care model approach to common health problems across the lifespan.
Working in an expanded scope of practice, you'll provide treatment and
emergency services and deliver comprehensive health programs. Working
in collaboration with community members and other health professionals,
you'll influence and promote positive lifestyle practices and illness
prevention activities.
Discover your potential ... Strengthen your skills
Health Canada's Office of Nursing Services nurtures a sense of common
purpose among its nursing team and partners in the transferred communities.
In many respects, that sense of common purpose is already keen because
they share an exceptional degree of commitment to their clients and their
profession. Oftentimes working in small teams and sometimes alone, they
are the only point of contact with the health system for many Aboriginal
people in need of care and attention. This can be a tremendous responsibility,
but the rewards can be just as impressive: learning first-hand about
a vibrant and ancient culture; getting to know your clients in a way
that's almost unheard of in regular practice; feeling part of something
far larger than yourself; experiencing life in a part of Canada that
many dream about but few know.
The exceptional commitment of nursing professionals of the First Nations
and Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB) matches the sometimes daunting health
challenges facing them and their clients. Few other nursing opportunities
offer the same breadth of experience; the same sense of adventure; the
same levels of personal and professional satisfaction.
Nursing with FNIHB isn't for everyone; only the best.
To learn more...
- About nursing in First Nations and Inuit communities
For more information about employment opportunities for nurses within
First Nations and Inuit communities, please contact
your regional office.
- About other nursing opportunities in FNIHB
There are a variety of employment opportunities for nurses in the FNIHB
regional offices and at the Office of Nursing Services in Ottawa. For
more information, contact the individual regional
offices, or contact the Office
of Nursing Services directly.
- About the Canadian nurses portal
Health Canada is proud to be associated with 
NurseOne,
one of the most comprehensive web portals of its kind in the world.
Nurses in First Nations and Inuit communities will be able to take
advantage of a wide array of information and tools to support continuing
education, professional development and career planning available on
this web portal.
See our September 2006 News Release - Health
Canada announces $8.1 million for NurseOne Portal: Cutting
edge tool another step to improving health care.
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