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.
Title: Nurse Manager, Communicable Disease Control Program
Salary: $109,356 - $128,653 - $147,951 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday – Friday (core hours 9am – 3pm)
Location: Metro Vancouver – Hybrid (50% in office). Please note, this role will be relocating to our new office building in North Vancouver on Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) land, south of Mount Seymour Parkway, after October 2024.
About the role
As the Nurse Manager, Communicable Disease Control Program, you will develop, manage, and evaluate public and community health protection, promotion, and disease prevention programs. You will provide expert clinical leadership to CDC program staff. And you will lead and coordinate the development, implementation and evaluation of CDC training courses. As well as, you will participate in the planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of pandemic and outbreaks of influenza and other communicable diseases. In addition, you will manage monthly and quarterly reporting for Communicable Disease budgets.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have/be –
- Master’s Degree in Public Health or Nursing from a recognized university and successful completion of approved training in public health nursing or other specialty relevant to the position or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
- Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNM)
- Eligibility for registration as a Registered Nurse in BC
- Possession of a (BCCNM) practicing license
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
You may have experience in;
- Five (5) + years of experience in developing, planning, and implementing community Health Programs, working in collaboration with a variety of nursing and First Nations organizations to promote nursing in First Nations communities, and financial and human resource management
Working at FNHA
As a member of the team, you will have access to a wide range of employee benefits from day one, including:
- Municipal Pension plan with an employer contribution of 9.31% (after 3 months)
- 4 weeks’ vacation, which increases with service to 6 weeks’, plus 5 personal days, 1 volunteer day, and 14 public holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day and National Day of Truth and Reconciliation
- 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 family 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 and maximum annual salary based on full time equivalent hours.
Incumbents are typically hired, transferred or promoted between the minimum and midpoint of the range based on their knowledge, skills, abilities and experience in relation to the role requirements.
The top 10% of the pay range is for the incumbents who are industry experts in the job with the combination of exceptional experience and competencies needed to perform all duties and responsibilities at a superior capability level.
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 28, 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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