Community Health Nurse - Casual (Nursing Stations)

About Us

FNHA Overview
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.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here.

Title: Community Health Nurse

Salary: $94,724 - $114,261 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Casual hours

Location: Various Locations throughout BC – must have your Remote Certification (RNC)

Bargaining Unit: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada)

What We Offer

• Recruitment Allowance: Up to $16,500
• Retention Allowance: Up to $16,500
• Education Allowance: Up to $3,850
• Health Spending Account: $1,100
• Weather-Protective Clothing Allowance: Reimbursement up to $1,200

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. You will travel to various remote communities across the province.

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.

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
You may have experience in:

• Experience in primary care, disease and injury prevention, health protection, curative, urgent and emergent care, rehabilitation and supportive or palliative care.

Working at FNHA
As a casual member of the team, you will receive the following premium:

• A Casual employee will not be entitled to the Employer’s benefit plan, vacation or designated holidays and will instead be paid a premium of 13% for all straight time hours worked.

The First Nations Health Authority is committed to respecting diversity within our workforce; preference will be given to individuals who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or 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.

How To Apply
If this sounds like the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.

Closing date: April 25, 2025 (at 23:59)

For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements

If you have any inquiries or issues, please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca

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