Nurse Education Advisor (Primary Care)

About the position

Duties
The Nurse Education Advisor provides advice, guidance and assistance to nurses working in various First Nation communities.

The Nurse Education Advisor will:
• Provide advisory/consultative services, professional support and guidance to First Nations nursing professionals
• Conduct monitoring activities (e.g. site visits), verify compliance with standards, assess/evaluate progress and prepare reports
• Participate in the identification of training needs for primary care health professionals; provide training activities
• Develop and deliver information sessions for best practice and knowledge
• Participate in orientating new hires to community based programs

Intent of the process
📢 The first pull of applications submitted to this inventory will take place on Tuesday, October 13, 2026.

The intent of this process is to staff one position on a temporary basis for approximately one year; supporting and travelling to Fox Lake, Garden River, Chateh, and Jean D’or from Edmonton, Alberta, where our regional office is located.A pool of qualified or partially assessed candidates may be established and used to staff identical or similar positions at this group and level with various conditions of employment, tenures (acting, assignment/secondment, deployment, term and/or indeterminate) in Alberta Region only.

Positions to be filled
1

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.
📢 Candidates must clearly demonstrate with concrete examples, IN THE PRE-SCREENING QUESTIONS, how they meet the education and experience factors listed in the essential qualifications. Only the screening questionnaire will be used during pre-screening process. We may use resumes as a secondary source to validate the answers to the pre-screening questions. Candidates who fail to provide sufficient information will be eliminated from further consideration.
📢 You must complete the application independently without external help, including unauthorized internet resources or Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools (for example, Copilot, ChatGPT or any other form of AI). You may be asked to explain or elaborate on your answers in a follow-up interview. Any violation may be investigated and result in serious consequences, including the rejection of your application.
• Communication for this process will be sent via email. It is the responsibility of the candidate to ensure accurate contact information is provided and updated as required. Candidates who apply to this selection process should include an email address that accepts email from unknown users (some email systems block these types of email).
• Time sensitive correspondence may be transmitted via e-mail and it will be the candidate's responsibility to ensure they check their e-mail regularly. Failure to respond to communications may result in elimination from this process.

Conditions of employment

Reliability Status security clearance

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• Current valid registration as a Registered Nurse and a member in good standing with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta. No history of license suspensions or restrictions with any professional regulatory organizations, and no current or outstanding remedial action/strategy required by any regulatory body.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license that permits independent operation of a motor vehicle in Alberta.
• Possess and maintain Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
• Successful completion of a comprehensive orientation program including the effective demonstration of the nursing competencies required for working autonomously in a remote and isolated post, during the probation period or other duration determined by the region.
• Medical Clearance
o PRE-PLACEMENT: Category 3 health evaluation*
o PERIODIC: Category 3 health evaluation according to the schedule outlined in Section I of the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard for “ISC Nurses Assigned to Isolated Posts in Northern First Nations Communities.”
*This position requires a successful pre-placement Category 3 health evaluation. Exceptionally, due to the urgent need to maintain staffing levels in nursing stations, a temporary pre-placement Category 1 Personal Health Declaration evaluation may be accepted. In this case, employees will be asked to complete a Category 3 Health Evaluation within twelve (12) months of hire to ensure their compliance with the Occupational Health Evaluation Standard.

Operational Requirements

• Willingness and ability to relocate to Edmonton, Alberta or within a commutable distance to the position location.
• Willingness and ability to travel in small aircraft, off road vehicles and by boat in varied weather conditions to communities in remote and isolated areas.
• Willingness and ability to be temporarily reassigned to other communities as operationally required.
• Willingness and ability to perform on call duties, work after hours, and on weekends as required.
• Willingness and ability to provide on call and overtime to maintain 24 hour service provision based on operational needs.
• Willingness and ability to provide response services in times of emergency; such as during infectious disease outbreaks, natural disasters, and evacuations
• Willingness and ability to complete mandatory education/training relevant to the position, including cultural learning and nursing in-services required for the role. *All candidates must have valid BLS prior to appointment

You need (essential for the job)

Your application must clearly explain how you meet the following

Education
Graduation with a degree from a recognized post-secondary institution* with acceptable specialization in nursing, nursing service administration, nursing education or some other specialty relevant to the position.

*Candidates with foreign credentials must provide proof of Canadian equivalency. Consult the Canadian Information Centre for International Credentials or Alliance of Credential Evaluation Services of Canada (ACESC).

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Occupational Certification
Eligibility for registration as a registered nurse in a province or territory of Canada.

Experience
• A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a Registered Nurse providing nursing services in one or more of the following areas:
o Primary Care
o Urgent Care
o Emergent Care
o Acute Care

• Experience advising on, evaluating, and facilitating the teaching/learning of clinical nursing practice for example preceptoring, mentoring, or orientation of new staff.

Applied / assessed at a later date

Competencies:
• Demonstrating Integrity and Respect
• Thinking Things Through
• Working Effectively with Others
• Showing Initiative and Being Action-Oriented
• Leadership
• Communication (oral)

• Communication (written)
📢 The competency "Communication (written)" is included in the online application process. Please read the instructions carefully when completing your application.

Language requirements (essential for the job)

Applied / assessed at a later date

English essential

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You may need (asset qualifications)

May be applied / assessed at a later date

Asset Experience
• A minimum of one (1) year of experience as a Registered Nurse providing nursing services in remote and isolated locations. Remote and isolated locations includes but is not limited to nursing stations, outpost nursing, or northern settings with RN first call.

Organizational Needs
Indigenous Services Canada is committed to having a skilled and diversified workforce representative of the population we serve. In support of our strategy to achieve our employment equity goals, selection may be limited to candidates self-identifying as belonging to the following Employment Equity group: Indigenous Persons.

*All references to Indigenous peoples or communities refer to First Nations, Inuit and Métis.

Our commitment

We're committed to providing an inclusive and barrier-free work environment, starting with the hiring process. If you need to be accommodated during any phase of the evaluation process, please contact the hiring organization below to request specialized accommodation. All information received in relation to accommodation will be kept confidential.

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Equity, diversity and inclusion

The Public Service of Canada is committed to building a skilled and diverse workforce that reflects the population it serves. We promote employment equity and encourage you to self-declare if you belong to one of the designated employment equity groups when you apply.

Learn more about diversity and inclusion in the public service.

Preference

Preference will be given to veterans first, followed by Canadian citizens and permanent residents, with the exception of jobs located in Nunavut or Yukon. For positions located in Nunavut, qualified Inuit enrolled under the Nunavut Agreement will be appointed first. For positions located in Yukon, qualified Yukon First Nations will be appointed first, followed by qualified Indigenous persons.

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How to apply

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Information you must provide

• Your résumé

We'd like to thank all those who apply. However, only the people selected for further consideration will be contacted.

Hiring organization contact

Name: Paisly Symenuk, Zone Nurse Manager - Treaty 8
Email address: [email protected]

Name: Shantel Jagasar, Human Resources Advisor
Email address: [email protected]
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