Registered Nurse - Regional Medical Liaison Officer

Calian is proud to continue a long-standing contractual relationship with the Department of National Defence (DND) to provide healthcare services to the Canadian Armed Forces. Through the Health Care Provider Contract, Calian employs health care professionals across Canada who are integral to supporting the health and wellbeing of our military members.

Position Overview

Calian Health is seeking a Registered Nurse to join the Canadian Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers program as a Regional Medical Liaison Officer. In this advisory role, you'll collaborate with Canadian Armed Forces partners and regional program teams to support medical fitness standards and health-related decision-making for youth across the region. This is a unique opportunity to apply your clinical expertise in a strategic, leadership-focused position with no direct patient care responsibilities.

Please feel free to reach out with any questions you may have to [email protected].

Responsibilities

• Review medical files and determine medical limitations and participation limitations;
• Review medical documents provided by family and health care providers and other available medical information related to individual Cadet and Junior Canadian Rangers.;
• Liaise and communicate with families, treating physicians, and specialists, etc. regarding health conditions through phone, email, memo, letter, forms etc.;
• Discuss difficult cases with higher medical authority in the Professional- Technical Chain. For example: Base Surgeon, Area Surgeon, or Senior Staff Officer Primary Care/ DMed Pol.;
• Determine MELs and PLs and input the information into FORTRESS;
• Liaise with Primary Care and Commanding Officers (and their assigned delegates) of local Cadet Units and Cadet Summer Training Centres (CSTC) regarding the health status of Cadet Instructors, Cadets and Junior Canadian Rangers through phone, email, memo, letter, forms etc.;
• Provide education and advice to local Chain of Command regarding medical standards processes and MEL and PL guidelines;
• Provide health advice to selection boards for Cadet Instructors Cadre, Cadets or Junior Canadian Ranger activities such as international exchanges and specialized courses;
• Review medical files and provide information to higher medical authorities in order to assist with responses to Ministerial Inquiries, Redress of Grievance, Canadian Human Rights Commission complaints, Summary Investigations, Access to Information and Privacy Act Requests in accordance with Directives and Instructions from SSO Primary Care;
• Gather information and perform preliminary clinical analysis of public or population health incidents, such as communicable disease outbreaks, adverse exposure etc, at Cadet Summer Training Centres in accordance with Directives and Instructions from SSO Primary Care/ Directorate Force Health Protection;
• Collate medical utilization statistics from Cadet Summer Training Centres and Junior Canadian Ranger camps as per direction from SSO Primary Care;
• Promoting occupational health including the promotion and maintenance of the highest degree of physical, mental and social wellbeing of workers in all occupations

Qualifications

• As an RN you must be licensed and in good standing with the BCCNM and have at least 1 year of experience providing patient care in an ambulatory primary care, occupational medicine, urgent care or emergency medicine setting

Additional Requirements

• You will be able to obtain a Government Security Clearance at the Reliability level

Compensation

$52 - $58 an hour (for RN)

Vacancy

We have one available position.