Part-Time Registered Nurse – iOAT Clinic

Powell River Educational Services Society; Powell River; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Part time

Job summary

A community health organization in Powell River is seeking a passionate Registered Nurse (RN) for part-time work at the iOAT Clinic. The role involves administering treatments and developing care plans while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team to promote health and wellness in the qathet Region. Applicants are required to have a nursing diploma and relevant experience in mental health and substance use. Competitive pay of $41.6 per hour is offered.

Qualifications

• Current practicing registration with BCCNM required.
• Minimum of 1 year in mental health and community health nursing.
• Completion of relevant online training modules.

Responsibilities

• Administer pharmaceutical interventions for treatment.
• Conduct nursing assessments and monitor responses.
• Establish trusting relationships with program members.

Skills

Diploma in Registered Nursing

Experience in mental health and substance use

Analytical skills

Education

Diploma in Registered Nursing

Job description

Sector: Health care and social assistance

Posting Date: October 20, 2025

Location: Powell River/qathet Regional District

Schedule: Monday thru Sunday, between 9:00am - 5:00pm

Salary Or Wage: $41.6 per hour

Start Date: As soon as possible

Job Type: Part Time

List of Requirements

• Diploma in Registered Nursing from a recognized institution and current practicing registration with BCCNM.
• A minimum of 1 year experience in the field of mental health and substance use, and a minimum of 1 year experience in community health/primary care nursing. Harm reduction nursing experience is an asset.
• Completion of the BC Center on Substance Use Addiction Care Online Training Certificate and the Provincial Opioid Addiction Treatment Support Program modules.
• Certificates in CPR and First Aid
• Successful Criminal Record Check including a Vulnerable Sector Check

List of Duties

• Services include primary care, case management, delivery and supervision of pharmaceutical interventions, and a wide variety of acute and chronic disease monitoring including communicable disease, substance use, mental health and other health issues.
• If you are passionate about creating opportunities for care and advocacy to improve the lives of people experiencing complex health and social challenges this is the place for you!

Direct Nursing Care

• Administer pharmaceutical interventions for treatment of substance use disorders, including iOAT, oral opiate agonist therapy, safe supply or other adjunct medication.
• Conduct nursing assessments prior to medication administration and monitor a person’s response to the medication.
• Conduct phlebotomy, wound care, general and focused assessments, vital signs, referrals to other resources, pregnancy testing, urine testing, naloxone training, HCV/HIV testing and harm reduction education.

Ongoing Nursing Duties

• Establish trusting and therapeutic relationships with program members and provide trauma-informed and culturally safe care to all people who access the iOAT site.
• Establish client-centered care plans that ensure people’s goals are aligned with care provision.
• Provides non-judgmental and recovery-oriented support using health promotion and harm reduction approaches.
• Provides outreach to hard-to-reach program members as deemed required by the care team.
• Document all person encounters into an EMR record and complete paper charting i.e. Medication Administration Records as required.
• Communicate with other team members including physicians, nurses and outreach workers that ensures people’s confidentiality and dignity.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary internal and external team members including Intensive Case Management nurses, social workers, outreach workers, housing staff, counsellors, primary care providers and others.

Lift Community Services is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) who is passionate about promoting health and wellness in the qathet Region to join an interdisciplinary team at the Powell River iOAT Clinic. Within the context of the therapeutic relationship, the community care model and in accordance with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) standards of practice, code of ethics and the vision and values of Lift Community Services, the RN provides a range of care services to people who experience substance use.

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