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Southern Communities - You may arrive via plane through St. Anthony Blanc Sablon or Goose Bay, connecting with the hospital flight. It is also possible to drive into most of these communities. Occasionally will require overnight stay prior to catching hospital flight. If an overnight stay is required, accommodations will be provided.
Northern Communities - You will arrive via plane through Goose Bay. You will likely have to stay overnight in Goose Bay and travel to your community via a hospital flight the next day. Accommodations for your overnight stay will be provided.
Please Note: Your hospital flight will be on-call on the date of travel. Regional transportation will be in touch. All flights for staff coming into or exiting the community are covered.
Typically, patients are seen by booked clinic appointments. Emergency care is provided via walk-in appointments or after-hours care. As needed, emergencies are transferred to tertiary centers. One clinic is walk-in appointments only.
We provide complete care including:
Performing EKGs
Blood collection
Advanced scope allows prescribing of some medications
Minor procedures (e.g. suturing, Cryofreeze, dressing changes)
Casting/splinting
End-of-life care
OB-GYN and pre-natal care
Nurses will work out of their own office. Currently, the community clinics are using an electronic medical record (EMR) system. We primarily use EMR, Meditech and HEALTHe NL.
In each of our clinics there will be a
Personal care attendant (PCA)
PCAs mainly perform clerical or administrative duties. In some clinics, PCAs perform blood work and assist nurses as needed
Maintenance worker
Maintenance workers provide maintenance assistance and provides support for after-clinic hours
Depending on the clinic, staff may vary. Other staff members you may encounter include: clerks, social workers, allied health professionals, public health nurses, child behaviour management specialists, LPNs, visiting physicians, nurse practitioners, and other regional nurses.
In most communities, you can expect a 5 day work week during regular business hours, with a share of emergency after-hours calls.
Within your first week of arrival, there will be a mandatory orientation. Your orientation will be tailored to your specific needs and role, but common to everyone is a week-long orientation delivered in Goose Bay. The length of orientation will depend on the years of experience the regional nurse brings to the role. After this, you will travel to your community and have on-the-ground training and ease into on-call shifts.
Depending on the community, your accommodations may be within the clinic or in an apartment separate from the clinic. You will have means of transportation to and from the clinic.
All accommodations are stocked with basic linens and kitchen supplies, and comply with all relevant safety and building codes.