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31301.03 – Community Health Nurses

Community health nurses are registered nurses who provide health education and direct nursing care in public health units and through home visits.

Overview

Example job titles

  • Public health nurse
  • Registered public health nurse
  • School nurse
  • Youth centre nurse

Core competencies

  • Coordinating to work as part of interdisciplinary teams that include physicians, social workers, public health officials and community organizations
  • Social Perceptiveness to provide personalized and culturally competent care, build strong therapeutic relationships and advocate effectively for the health and well-being of individuals and communities they serve
  • Problem Identification and Inductive Reasoning to assess health needs effectively and to prioritize interventions, allocate resources efficiently and tailor care to diverse populations
  • Verbal Ability to advise families on how to care for patients and create and maintain a healthy environment
  • Concern for Others to advise individuals and groups about health education and disease prevention, to teach maternal care, childcare and other subjects related to individual and community welfare
  • Knowledge in Physical Health to understand and assess the health status of individuals in diverse settings like homes, schools and community centers

Main duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

  • Provide health education and registered nursing care in public health units and through home visits, manage complex home care cases, participate in community needs assessment and program development, conduct disease screening and deliver immunization programs.

Additional information

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Similar occupations classified elsewhere

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NOC hierarchy breakdown

NOC version

NOC 2021 Version 1.0

Broad occupational category

3 – Health occupations

TEER

1 – Occupations usually require a university degree

Major group

31 – Professional occupations in health

Sub-major group

313 – Nursing and allied health professionals

Minor group

3130 – Nursing and allied health professionals

Unit group

31301 – Registered nurses and registered psychiatric nurses

Occupational profile

31301.03 – Community Health Nurses

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