About us
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.
A fantastic opportunity to be involved in a Fist Nations Immunization led project in collaboration with Interior Health Authority. This project has potential to influence provincial immunization programs.
Title: Nursing Project Coordinator, Community and Public Health.
Salary: $91,122 - $107,448 per year (pay range explained below).
Contract: Term
Hours: 18.75 hours per week.
Location: Sinclair office - Metro Vancouver. 50% Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA’s flex work policy. Remote work may be possible.
Bargaining Unit: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada).
About the role
The Nursing Project Coordinator, Community and Public Health (CPH) is responsible for the implementation, monitoring and completion of specific projects within the CPH program. The position reports to the manager of CPH and ensures that the schedule, budget and details of the project are well organized and in conformance with timeline and deliverables requirement. This role collaborates with others to adhere to project scope and objectives, develops detailed work plans, and provides weekly project status updates. The position anticipates and identifies issues and risks, provides recommendations, and works with clinical leads and management to implement solutions. The position is also responsible for taking the lead in writing any project reports due at the end of the project.
This position promotes and models quality improvement through the development of quality research and other projects that may include education activities and development of resource materials to support community and public health program activities in First Nations communities across BC. The position works collaboratively with the Immunization program and with other teams within the Community and Public Health team as well as working closely with the Surveillance team and CDPPH program. This is to ensure consistency of knowledge transfer through evidence informed best practices, research and education; contributes to positive health outcomes for BC First Nations communities, by working with and supporting nurses, community health workers (CHWs) and communities to meet mandatory immunization and communicable disease (CD) programming requirements. The position provides an expert level of support to FNHA and FNHSO immunizers in relation to immunization programs. This position may also support FNHA and FNHSO considerations at provincial tables.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have/be –
- Bachelor's degree in nursing from recognized college/university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
- Master’s Degree in a related field is an asset.
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
- Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification.
- Current BC Immunization Competency Program Certification.
- 3-5 years of recent related experience working in a Public health environment. Preference given to those with experience working in a First Nations Community Health Centre.
- Experience teaching and presenting to large and small groups of adult learners.
- Experience working with groups to identify and address public health issues specific to Immunization.
- Previous experience with Project management.
- Experience with developing and delivering presentations and resources with Adult Learning principals and the application of knowledge translation.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
You may have experience in –
- Delivering public health programming.
- Working with Indigenous communities.
- Awareness and understanding public health frameworks (i.e. the Strategic Framework for Immunization in BC) as well as a deep level of expertise the area of the Provincial public health Programs, including the immunization competency program.
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 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.
As a health and wellness organization, the FNHA has aligned with the Provincial Public Health Order released on October 14, 2021. We have a mandatory COVID-19 vaccination policy for all employees at First Nations Health Authority. This policy requires all employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19. If selected for employment, you will be required to provide proof of vaccination by providing a copy of your BC Vaccination Card Passport with the QR code.
How to apply
If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.
Closing date: May 31, 2024 (at 23:59).
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
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