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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.

Title: Community Health Nurse – Remote (remote community)

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

Contract: 4 year - Term

Hours: 37.5 Hours, Monday – Friday, we offer 2, 3, and 4 week rotations

Location: Kitkatla, Dolphin Island

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
• Extensive Health and Dental Benefits: Offered day 1 of employment
• Robust Pension Plan

About The Role

As Community Health Nurse, 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).
• Remote Community Health Nurse must be remote certified (RNC) with 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.

You may have experience in Community Health Nurse, Remote Nursing (remote communities).

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
• 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.

The Pay Range is the minimum (Step 1) and maximum (highest Step) annual base salary based on full time equivalent hours. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

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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