Community Health Nurse - Lax Kw'Alaams (Public Health Role)

Community Health Nurse - Lax Kw'Alaams (Public Health Role)

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About Us
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.
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Title: Community Health Nurse – Nursing Station (Public Health Role)
Salary: $91,965 – $110,933 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time
Location: Lax Kw’Alaams
Bargaining Unit: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada)

What We Offer

• Education Allowance: Up to $3,850
• Health Spending Account: $1,100
• Extensive Health and Dental Benefits: Offered day 1 of employment
• Robust Pension Plan

About The Role
As Community Health Nurse in a public health role working in Lax Kw’Alaams Nursing Station, you will provide a comprehensive range of core nursing functions and services in remote First Nations communities in program areas of community and public health, primary care, and urgent and emergent care. This includes health promotion and disease and injury prevention for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.

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.
• Requires a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License.
• Minimum one (1) year of recent point-of-care nursing experience in a related or relevant field.

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
• 14 holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday, and Boxing Day
• 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 who identify as First Nations, Inuit, or Métis.

Leading with culture, all FNHA employees complete San’yas Indigenous Cultural Safety Training. We support our FNHA family members 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: March 24, 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 and for information about Land Acknowledgements.

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