Position details
Competition Number 2025.32.TFNL
Program Healthy Families
Posting Date March 3, 2026
Closing Date Open until filled
Position Type Full-Time, Temporary until January 2027
Location New Liskeard
Expected Hours 35 hours / week
Number of Positions 1
Salary Range $68,460 ($37.62/hr) - $84,129 ($46.22/hr)

Position summary
Northeastern Public Health (NEPH) seeks a Public Health Nurse to help support the Healthy Families Program by applying key public health strategies to support optimal preconception, pregnancy, newborn, child, youth, parental, and family health. For more information about Northeastern Public Health, please visit our website at www.neph.ca

Job Responsibilities

• Conduct screenings and assessments with families and work collaboratively with the Family Home Visitor to deliver home visiting/virtual/telephone services as outlined in the Protocol;
• Connect families with community resources and programs and refer to health and social services, as needed;
• Support, advise, and consult with individuals, and community, and health care providers on a range of topics;
• Develop, implement, and evaluate local public health programs and services using a comprehensive health promotion approach to support healthy growth and development in the population;
• Consult and collaborate with internal and external teams to assess local need, identify priority population groups, and determine effective interventions;
• Provide health information and teaching;
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree in Nursing;
• Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario;
• Knowledge of key public health frameworks and concepts;
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, and facilitation skills;
• Ability to apply appropriate theory and learning principles;
• Assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation skills;
• Transportation to meet programming needs;
• Fluency in both official languages is essential;
• Satisfactory criminal background check;
• Must comply with immunization policies, including COVID-19 vaccination, unless a valid medical exemption is provided.

How to Apply
Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted. Northeastern Public Health is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process. Applicants requiring an accommodation are asked to make such requests when contacted for an interview.

Please apply to:
Human Resources
Northeastern Public Health
careers@neph.ca

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