Employment Opportunities
Are you a registered nurse?
Join the Public Service of Canada through the First Nations and
Inuit Health Branch (FNIHB).
Come for the experience... Stay for the people
 Not
every nursing job lets you influence the future. But then this
is no ordinary job. Nursing in First Nations communities is challenging,
rewarding and meaningful work.
You will engage in community development -- making a difference
in the lives of First Nation's peoples. What's more, knowing that
the health of First Nations people is enhanced by expert nursing
care, nurses in turn benefit from the privilege of being part of
their lives and considered a valuable member of their community.
You will be working in a collegial and independent practice environment,
within a team of health care professionals where you will have
access to strong, visible nurse leaders. Above all, you will enhance
your knowledge and skills, and experience high satisfaction with
professional autonomy and teamwork.
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. This is
an opportunity to work in a unique cultural context with First
Nations peoples. 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
 You
can also choose to work in a nursing station where 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
complex 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.
To learn more...
- About nursing in First Nations communities
For more information about employment opportunities for nurses
within First Nations communities, please contact
your regional office.
- About other nursing opportunities in FNIHB
FNIHB employs nurses not only at the local level but also in
Regional offices across the country and at the national level.
In other areas of the department, nurses work in a variety of
settings, using their expertise and knowledge in many specialty
areas. For more information, contact the individual regional
offices, or contact the Office
of Nursing Services directly.
Health Canada maintains a special nursing applicant database
for consideration when job opportunities arise in areas like
Communicable Disease Surveillance, Epidemiology, Home and Community
Care Coordination, Policy Analysis to name a few.
- 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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