FNHA Overview
About us
The First Nations Health Authority is a diverse and transformational health organization of professional, innovative, and dedicated team members and leaders.
The first of its kind in Canada, FNHA works as a health-and-wellness partner with BC First Nations to support self-determination and decision-making to improve health outcomes.
Title : Community Health Nurse
Contract : Permanent
Hours : Part-time - 18.75 hours per week
Location : Telegraph Creek, B.C. - Nursing Station
Bargaining Unit : Professional Institute of Public Service of Canada
About the role
As the Community Health Nurse, you will work in an expanded scope of practice to provide primary care, public health, health promotion, and emergency care for First Nations individuals, families, and communities, including after hours on-call care.
You will work independently and as a member of an interdisciplinary team.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have / be :
- A Bachelor’s degree in Nursing
- Current registration with British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
- Must be or working towards Remote certified (RNC) with BCCNM
- Current CPR course for Health Care Providers (HCP)
- Valid Class 5 Drivers license
- An understanding of First Nations cultural principles and protocols
- Knowledge of nursing processes
- You may have experience in;
- Experience in primary care, disease and injury prevention, health protection, curative, urgent and emergent care, medical / surgical, rehabilitation and supportive or palliative care.
BC Remote Certification
FNHA Community Health Nurse, have or are working towards Remote Certification (RNC) and can live anywhere in Canada. If you are currently not Remote Certified, speak with us today on how we can help you obtain your RNC, with extensive training, travel and salary paid for while you’re pursuing your certification.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits including :
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% after eligibility period
- Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
- And more!
The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals with Indigenous ancestry (First Nations, Inuit, Métis).
Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our family to be leaders in wellness and all staff members develop a yearly wellness plan as part of their performance partnership and goal-setting.
As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021.
We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.
How to apply
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