Job Summary

A Brief Overview

This position provides comprehensive front-line assessment and triage of students who present with a wide range of health concerns. This position meets with students to perform triage and assessments, provides advice and care within the scope of practice, and refers students to appropriate resources as necessary. This position performs specific nursing procedures or treatments independently or in accordance with medical directives or individual physicians' orders. This position also responds to escalated enquiries from students, and parents regarding health-related concerns.

The schedule for this position requires the incumbent to work frequent early mornings, evenings and weekends, according to program or area needs.

Job Description
What you will do

• • Provides comprehensive front-line assessment and triage of students who present with a wide range of health concerns.

• • Meets with students to perform triage and assessments, provides advice and care within the scope of practice, and refers students to appropriate resources as necessary.

• • Performs specific nursing procedures or treatments independently or in accordance with medical directives or individual physicians’ orders.

• • Advises students of test results as directed by the physician, explains and reviews results, explains outcomes, and collaborates with students about a plan of care.

• • Responds to escalated enquiries from students and parents regarding health-related concerns.

• • Communicates with pharmacies, community physicians, and hospitals regarding patient issues.

• • Provides training to health care assistants on various tasks.

• • Supports students and assists them in transitioning into and out of the campus environments to their own community when health issues have interrupted academic involvement.

• Other duties as required in the support of the department and/or unit.

Required Education

• Four-Year Bachelor Degree or equivalent. In addition, requires trade certification, qualification, or on-going learning to remain ahead of changes in technology or emerging fields.

Required Experience

• More than 3 years and up to and including 5 years of experience.

Required Licenses and Certifications

• • Registered Nurse designation is required.

• • Satisfactory Criminal Records Check required.

• Vulnerable Sector Screening required.

Consideration may be given to an equivalent combination of education and experience.

Job Knowledge and Requirements

• • Knowledge of concepts and principles in a specialist field that is typically acquired through a combination of advanced professional or academic qualifications and/or substantial work experience.

• • Provide effective consultation and advice on non-straightforward and/or complex issues.

• • Interaction with others requires interpersonal skills and the ability to understand and influence.

• • Adapt messages to meet the different needs of different audiences.

• • Builds relationships, trust and credibility.
  • Prioritize and distribute work to deliver objectives on time and to the highest standard.

• • Identify in advance when the intended results may not be achieved and develops a plan to address the gaps.

• • Actively participate in project team meetings and develop individual and unit project plans.

• • Lead procedural or technological change within a unit.
  • Identify opportunities to improve the effectiveness and efficiency of work processes.

• • Seek information and input to fully understand the cause of problems.

• • Appropriately assesses risks before making a decision.

• • Contribute to the creation and evaluation of possible solutions.

• • Take action to remove obstacles and address problems before they impact performance and results.

• • Apply equity, diversity, accessibility, inclusion and Indigenization considerations to decision making and planning.

• Promote a work environment that is free from sexual violence, harassment and discrimination, and the ability to show empathy for those who have experienced trauma.

The schedule for this position requires the incumbent to work frequent early mornings, evenings and weekends, according to program or area needs.