Community Health Nurse

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 : Term until February 2024

Hours : Full-time

Location : Northern - Klemtu

Bargaining unit : Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada (PIPSC)

About the role

As the Community Health Nurse, you will provide a comprehensive range of core nursing functions and services in remote communities;

community and public heath, primary care, and urgent and emergent care. You will support other health professionals visiting / working in the nursing stations with orientation, training, and information.

And you will plan, implement, and evaluate programs and interventions to address health issues. As well as, you will advocate to key stakeholders to enhance services that promote the health and wellbeing of individuals, families, groups, and communities.

About you

To be successful in this role you will have / be :

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Obtain and maintain Basic Life Support Certification Level C;
• Completion of a recognized specialty nursing program is an asset
• Requires a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

• You may have experience in;
• Minimum one (1) year of recent point-of-care nursing experience in a related or relevant field
• Knowledge of evidence based clinical nursing practice, including current concepts of primary care nursing for the delivery of treatment services, including clinical treatment practices, techniques of intervention, disease symptoms and identification, trauma management requiring knowledge and skill in observing, assessing, and diagnosing illnesses and injuries.
• Willingness and ability to travel frequently over rough roads, by float or small plane, by boat or helicopter.

Working at FNHA

As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits from day one, including :

• 14 holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
• 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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