§  Bachelor of Nursing or a Diploma in nursing with other equivalencies or related experiences such as, a certificate in Public health, Health Canada clinical skills course, an advanced practice course, experience in home care nursing. §  Ability to perform basic nursing, advanced nursing e.g., immunization, venipuncture, basic laboratory work (e.g., WBC, pregnancy tests, blood smears for CBC, hemoglobins), basic radiology (x-ray chest and extremities only), pharmacy (dispensing and prescribing within approved guidelines) and sanctioned/transferred medical functions (e.g., suturing). §  Ontario registration. §  Basic CPR with annual re-certification is required. §  Knowledge of current trends in health promotion/disease prevention practices and programs. §  Well-developed skills in order to communicate/teach effectively on an individual or group basis within a cross-cultural setting. §  Incumbents must be willing to successfully complete all certification programs that are offered in work setting. §  Incumbent must be willing to work in a multi-faceted environment §  Certification:  Immunization Certification, Basic Trauma Life Support (BTLS), Advanced Cardiac Life Support(ACLS) Neonatal Resuscitation (NALS) fetal monitoring, ENPC or PALS, NRP, ALARM/ESW/FHS, Non-violent crisis intervention, ASIST or Mental Health First Aid, pelvic examination, labour and delivery experience with advanced obstetrical training, Critical Incident Stress Management, §  Cross Cultural training Computer proficiency  (Health records, MS office etc.)