Community Health Nurse

Namgis Business Development Corp; Alert Bay; Hybrid; CAD 75,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

Qualifications

• University degree in nursing and active practicing license with BC College of Nurses & Midwives.
• Valid BC driver’s license and vehicle for business use.
• Criminal record check and vulnerable sector search required.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse communities with respect and responsiveness.
• Experience with health records and CRNBC/BCCNM standards.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate disease prevention education through groups, presentations, and events.
• Liaise with interdisciplinary health care members to promote disease prevention and manage complications.
• Plan, schedule, implement, and evaluate nursing programs and services.
• Maintain health records per current practice standards and requirements.
• Deliver health services through home visits, clinics, and education workshops for all ages.
• Participate in accreditation, policy development, and emergency preparedness planning.

Skills

Verbal communication

Written communication

Cultural sensitivity

Emergency response

Flexibility

Community health promotion

Education

University Degree in Nursing

Communicable Disease Control Certificate

Job description

‘Na̱mg̱is First Nation is located in the idyllic setting of Cormorant Island which is located northeast of Vancouver Island in the community of Alert Bay. We are seeking a Community Health Nurse (RN) to join our health care team, which includes the ‘Namgis Health Centre staff and Cormorant Island Hospital staff. The primary responsibilities of the Community Health Nurse are to provide disease prevention and health promotion support and activities to the community through individual and group clinics. The Community Health Nurse will implement and evaluate community-based services and provide appropriate resources and care to clients in accordance with accepted standards of care.

Job Responsibilities:

• Facilitating disease prevention education activities through a variety of teaching methods (support groups, presentations, organized event)
• Liaising with interdisciplinary health care members within the community to promote awareness of disease prevention and management of complications
• Assisting with planning, scheduling, implementing, and evaluating nursing programs and services
• Maintaining health records, which may include computerized data, required by current CRNBC (BCCNM) practice standards
• Provides health care services through planned home visits, clinics, and education workshops to all ages
• Mandated CDC Management in accordance with current standards
• Provision of Family Health program/services
• Other related duties as required. Other related duties as require, including but not limited to: attendance at weekly Accreditation meetings, participation in the development of policies and procedures for the Health Centre, maintaining a working knowledge of the Health Centers Strategic Plan, and maintaining current skills and knowledge in the Health Centers Emergency Preparedness Plan.

Other job requirements

• Flexibility as it relates to hours of work to meet client needs
• Emergency response management to medical events

Job Qualifications:

• University Degree in Nursing
• Communicable Disease Control Certificate
• Current Practicing License with the College of Registered Nurses of BC (BC College of Nurses & Midwives)
• Valid BC driver’s license and personal vehicle for business purposes
• Satisfactory criminal record check and vulnerable sector search results
• Intermediate verbal and written communication skills
• The ability to work with and provide services to culturally diverse people in a respectful and responsive manner
• The ability to respond to community events of an urgent nature from time to time
• Flexibility to meet the needs of a diverse group of people