Public Health Nurse - Substance Use Prevention Team

Position Details

• Status: Contract Full-Time (12 months)
• Salary Range: $46.00 to $54.59 per hour as per the collective agreement
• Work mode: Hybrid
• Hours of work: 35 hours per week, Monday to Friday (May require evenings, weekends and statutory holidays availability based on operational needs)
• Location: 7120 Hurontario Street, Mississauga, ON
• Department: Health Services, Public Health - Chronic Disease & Injury Prevention

Join our diverse team and be part of our vision. Think big. Channel your creativity. Make a difference. At Peel Region, we can create lasting impact, together.

Who We Are

At Peel Region, we meet substance use health with compassion. We support people at every stage of their journey through coordinated care and work within systems to foster dignity, connection and well-being. By focusing on the social and environmental factors that influence substance use health, we aim to reduce substance-related harms before they happen.

What You Will Do In This Role

• Applies knowledge regarding concepts of population health status, inequities in health, determinants of health, and strategies for health protection and promotion to guide practice
• Applies public health and nursing sciences to practice and synthesize knowledge from a broad range of theories, models and frameworks
• Provides health information, teaching and counselling to individuals, groups, families, and communities
• Uses a holistic approach to assess the health status of clients, recognizes that a health issue or concern exists, and considers the impact of the determinants of health
• Recognizes patterns and trends in epidemiological data and service delivery
• Identifies relevant and appropriate sources of information including community assets, resources and values in collaboration with individuals, families, groups and communities
• Identifies and analyzes how clients' culture, attitudes, beliefs and feelings about health influences health behaviours and interventions
• Establishes mutually determined goals with clients, including outcome indicators and evaluative measures
• Supports clients to identify risks to health and make informed choices about protective, preventative and health promoting measures
• Facilitates client engagement in identifying and defining health issues using community development and community assessment skills
• Participates in the planning, development, implementation and evaluation of community wide and site-specific public health strategies using an Evidence Informed Decision-Making process and the identified health needs of the client
• Advocates for and contributes to the development of healthy public policy
• Collaborates with partners to identify and address public health issues and service gaps to achieve improved health outcomes
• Develops, fosters and facilitates intersectoral partnerships and networks using team building, negotiation, conflict management and group facilitation
• Acts as a change agent to impact the determinants of health and improve health outcomes
• Engages clients to identify assets, strengths and available resources, to take action to address health inequities, needs, deficits and gaps
• Promotes equitable access to health and related services and collaborates with communities on social justice related issues
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion through opportunities for learning, modeling inclusive behaviours and proactively managing bias
• Integrates an understanding of diversity, equity and inclusion to inform program planning and approaches to service delivery
• Communicates clearly and effectively using non-stigmatizing, equitable and inclusive language in verbal, written and inter-personal interactions to establish and maintain professional relationships with clients, internal and external partners
• Demonstrates the ability to navigate challenging interactions using empathy, active listening and conflict resolution skills
• Communicates knowledgably about Peel Region services, public health programs and other community resources
• Utilizes tools to reduce barriers to communication
• Mentors and orients students, new staff and colleagues
• Participates in workgroups, research and quality assurance initiatives to improve program or service delivery
• Builds capacity by sharing knowledge, tools, expertise and experience
• Supports change management and workplace culture initiatives
• Engages in reflective practice and demonstrates self-direction in learning
• Identifies and participates in professional practice development activities
• Demonstrates professionalism in multiple practice settings
• Adheres to public health and nursing ethical standards and principles
• Fulfills legal and professional obligations and responsibilities in accordance with relevant legislation and employer policies, procedures and medical directives
• Acts as an ambassador for The Region of Peel, Public Health Services and Public Health Nursing
• Performs other duties as assigned which support the organizational goals
• Participates in emergency preparedness, planning and training for assigned roles within the Region of Peel or direction from the Province of Ontario
• Responds to public health emergencies, significant events and incidents as required by the Health Protection and Promotion Act and Emergency Standards

What The Role Requires

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing or equivalent as recognized by a Canadian University
• Current license to practice as a Registered Nurse by the College of Nurses of Ontario
• Previous nursing experience, or public /community health nursing experience, or public health consolidation placement as part of a BScN degree is required
• Current certification in CPR (BLS)

Skills Abilities

• Understanding of Peel’s diverse community and associated health impacts
• Ability to provide non-stigmatizing, equitable and inclusive care
• Ability to establish and maintain collaborative working relationships with internal partners and community stakeholders