Primary Care Nurse; EFT, Position

Primary Care Nurse (0.7 EFT, Permanent Position)

Apply for the Primary Care Nurse (0.7 EFT, Permanent Position) role at Shared Health-Soins Communs

The Primary Care Nurse will function within an interdisciplinary primary health care team, delivering comprehensive nursing services to clients across the lifespan within the Inkster/Seven Oaks community and beyond. The Primary Care Nurse will deliver direct client care, health promotion, chronic disease management and preventative services, while supporting quality improvement and program development initiatives at Nor West Co-op Community Health, primarily at Nor West at Bluebird site along with Walk in Connected Care.

• Provide evidence-based triage, assessment, and care planning for clients with a range of primary health needs.
• Perform nursing procedures such as immunizations, venipuncture, dressing changes, and other treatments in accordance with established guidelines and protocols.
• Deliver chronic disease management and health education for individuals and groups, including clients living with diabetes, hypertension, asthma, and COPD.
• Support prenatal, well-baby, and reproductive health programs, including Pap testing, STI counselling and testing, pregnancy choice counselling, and contraceptive management.
• Collaborate with physicians, nurse practitioners, and interdisciplinary team members to ensure coordinated and continuous care.
• Document client encounters in the electronic medical record (EMR) accurately and in a timely manner, ensuring compliance with professional and organizational standards.
• Participate in the planning, promotion, and delivery of community health clinics and outreach initiatives such as flu clinics, Pap clinics, and health fairs.
• Mentor students and support staff learning through participation in teaching and supervision.
• Contribute to quality improvement and client safety initiatives, ensuring ethical and culturally sensitive care.
• Apply harm reduction and trauma-informed principles to practice, supporting equitable and client-centered health care.

• Minimum 2 years of recent primary care or community health nursing experience preferred.
• Experience working with diverse populations across the lifespan.
• Experience with EMR systems, particularly Accuro, considered an asset.

• Bachelor of Nursing Degree required.
• Current active practicing registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM).
• Authorized Prescriber RN designation or commitment to complete within 2 years of hire.
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.

• Active practicing registration with CRNM required.
• Maintains professional competence through ongoing education and adherence to CRNM standards of practice.
• Valid Manitoba driver’s license and access to a vehicle required.

• Demonstrated effective oral and written communication skills.
• Awareness of, and sensitivity to, issues of cultural diversity and colonialism.
• Demonstrated ability to provide harm reduction, trauma-informed and community development principles within practice.
• Strong advocacy and service navigation skills, knowledge of community resources.
• Ability to perform tasks independently, take initiative, as a member of the healthcare team.
• Demonstrated effective conceptual, organizational, interpersonal, critical thinking/problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proficient with using a computer, software programs, and applications such as Windows and Word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
• Experience using Accuro preferred.
• Current CPR certification.
• Follows Regional/Facility/Unit policies, procedures, protocols, and guidelines.
• Follows the Personal Health Information Act (PHIA).
• Applies principles of collaborative practice.
• Understands roles and responsibilities of members of the healthcare team.

The position requires a current satisfactory Criminal Records Check (including Vulnerable Sector Search), Child Abuse Registry Check, and Adult Abuse Registry Check as conditions of employment. The successful candidate will be responsible for any service charges incurred. A security check is considered current if it was obtained no more than six (6) months prior to the start of employment.

Forward your application in confidence to:
Rupsi Parajuli, HR Assistant

We thank everyone who expresses interest but only those selected for an interview will be contacted.