The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority
Our Vision
We will be recognized as a trusted health-care partner, providing sustainable, accessible, integrated, evidence-based care to improve health status and outcomes in all of our communities and achieve health equity across the region.
Our Mission
We work in partnership with all stakeholders, contributing to the health and well-being of our communities, by providing timely access to reliable care in a culturally safe manner that respects diversity.
Our Values
Always with compassion, Success in collaboration, Accountability in everything we do, Acting with integrity, Respectful of each other
Collaboration | Accessibility | Respect | Excellence | Innovation | Quality Customer Service
RN2 Immunization Clinic
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Facility / Site:
To Be Determined
Posting Type:
Mat-Pat LOA (subject to a minimum notice of 2 week or 1 pay period, whichever is longer)
Hours of Work:
Days Evenings Weekends
Term Dates:
06/23/2026 - 05/31/2027
Wage / Salary:
As per applicable collective agreement
Position Summary: As a member of the regional public health team, the Immunization Nurse works under the leadership and direction of the Immunization Coordinator/Public Health Nurse to provide publicly funded vaccines such as but not limited to Influenza/ Pneumococcal, School and Covid immunizations. The Immunization Nurse will promote immunization as an effective means to prevent the spread of vaccine preventable diseases. The position of Immunization Nurse functions in a manner consistent with, and supports the Mission, Vision and Values of the Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority.
Interlake-Eastern RHA is committed to responding to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada’s Calls to Action and creating working environments free of racism for both clients and employees. All staff members are encouraged to seek and identify patterns of harm towards Indigenous, black and marginalized clients and employees and to take actions to disrupt any form of racism. Collectively and individually, we are growing cultural competency capacity by implementing the region’s anti-racism action plan.
Qualifications:
- Current registration with the College of Registered Nurses of Manitoba (CRNM) and a member in good standing.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
- Completion of the Immunization Competence Education Program (ICEP) for Health Care Professionals.
- Knowledge of vaccines and immunization experience preferred.
- Knowledge and training within the PHIMS electronic public health record preferred.
- Two years current nursing experience.
- Experience providing Intramuscular injections preferred.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Valid Manitoba drivers license.
- Mental and physical ability to meet the demands of the position.
- Ability to work independently with a minimum of supervision.
- Ability to maintain positive working relationships with public health staff, school and clinic staff and clients.
- Ability to interact positively with children.
- Completes and maintains a satisfactory pre-employment security check.
Satisfactory employment record.
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Internal applicants must include a current resume with application upon change of department, site, program and or classification.
As a condition of employment, all successful applicants will be required to provide a satisfactory criminal record check (with vulnerable sector screening), adult abuse and child abuse registry checks prior to commencing employment.
The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority is committed to increasing the representation of Indigenous people at all levels within our workforce. We encourage successful Indigenous individuals to self-declare by completing a voluntary self-declaration as part of the application process.
Given the cultural diversity of our region, the ability to communicate in more than one language would be considered an asset. Proficiency of both official languages is essential for target and designated bilingual positions.
The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority values and supports employment equity and workplace diversity and encourages all qualified individuals to apply. Accessibility accommodations are available on request for candidates taking part in all aspects of the selection process.
All health care workers are required to be immunized as a condition of employment in accordance with the Interlake-Eastern RHA Policy (GA-13-P-110 Required Immunizations for Health Care Workers).
The Interlake-Eastern Regional Health Authority delivers health-care services on First Nation Treaty Territories 1, 2, 3 and 5 and on the homeland of the Métis Nation. We respect that First Nations treaties were made on these territories, acknowledge harms and mistakes, and we dedicate ourselves to collaborate in partnership with First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples in the spirit of reconciliation.
