Clinical Nurse Leader (ouf)

Ha-Shilth-Sa; Port Alberni; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental coverage

Pension

Professional development

Job summary

Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is seeking a permanent, full-time Clinical Nurse Leader based in Port Alberni or Tofino. The role provides professional nursing guidance to Nurses and travels across Nuu-chah-nulth territories to support culturally safe, team-based care.

Requires a graduate-level nursing degree, 10+ years of First Nations nursing experience, and a valid BCCNM license. You will mentor staff and align practice with Nuu-chah-nulth values while traveling by vehicle, boat, float plane,

Qualifications

• Graduate-level nursing degree with at least 10 years of clinical nursing experience with First Nations.
• Current license with BCCNM is required.
• Proven ability to lead, guide, and support nursing professionals.
• Experience delivering Home Care, Maternal/Child, and Communicable Disease Programs.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical expertise, oversight, mentoring, support, and reflection to the team.
• Offers orientation and guidance with the NTC Nursing Framework and Policies.
• Leads with cultural safety, reflective practice, and trauma-informed care.
• Supports collaborative service delivery across Child & Youth and Mental Health teams.

Skills

Nursing leadership

Cultural safety

Mentoring

Relational practice

Trauma-informed care

Education

Graduate-level nursing degree

BCCNM license

Job description

The Nuu-chah-nulth Tribal Council is seeking a permanent, full-time Clinical Nurse Leader to provide professional nursing guidance and support to Nurses. Based in Port Alberni or Tofino, this position will support and guide nurses to deliver professional, ethical, culturally safe, team based, and responsible care based on the Nuu-chah-nulth Nursing framework. This position will require travel to other Regions within Nuu-chah-nulth territories along the coast of Vancouver Island. Travel is by vehicle on gravel road, by boat, float plane and helicopter.

Responsibilities Include

• Provides clinical expertise, oversight, mentoring, support, and reflection to the team. Provides orientation and ongoing guidance with the NTC Nursing Framework, NTC Nursing Policies, and in meeting BCCNM Professional Standards.
• Expertise in Nursing and the ability to act as a role model, and support team members to embrace the Nuu-chah-nulth way of nursing and motivate team members to align their nurse practice with Nuu-chah-nulth values and beliefs.
• Exemplary leadership in cultural safety, relational inquiry, reflective practice, trauma-informed care and completing documentation in partnership with clients.
• As part of the NTC Health Department, supports a collaborative approach to service delivery with both the Child & Youth and Mental Health teams.

Preferred Qualifications

• Graduate-level Degree in Nursing plus a minimum of 10-years clinical nursing experience with First Nations with expertise in relational practice, reflective practice, and trauma-informed care.
• Current license with BCCNM is required.
• Proven ability to lead, guide, and support nursing professionals.
• Overall nursing perspectives in delivery of Home Care, Maternal/Child, and Communicable Disease Programs.
• Must have a car and valid driver’s licence.
• Able to provide an acceptable criminal record check.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary based on qualifications and experience- $90,000 - $110,000.
• Comprehensive benefits including health/dental coverage, pension and professional development.
• A supportive and culturally rich work environment with opportunities for growth.