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 in Charge, Primary Care
Salary: $86,981 - $101,370 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Temporary; 2-year contract
Hours: 37.5 hours
Location: Williams Lake, B.C. This position is open for internal applicants exclusively from the All Nations Healing House.
Bargaining Unit: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada)
*The FNHA is engaged in active collective agreement negotiations and rates of pay will be adjusted to reflect 2024 rates in the near future.
FNPCI Initiative
The First Nations-led Primary Care Initiative (FNPCI) aims to improve access to primary health-care services for First Nations people across BC in a way that is culturally safe and closer to home. The FNPCI is part of the province’s primary care strategy, which is integrating team-based care in communities throughout B.C. and changing the way primary care is delivered with the creation of primary care networks in partnership with the Regional Health Authorities.
In order to meet the health and wellness needs of First Nations people, it is very important that primary care is culturally safe and culturally informed where Indigenous ways of knowing and being are woven into services.
One of the main objectives of the FNPCI is to develop new First Nations Primary Health Care Centres in rural and urban locations across the province. The centres will provide access to culturally safe, quality primary health care services for First Nations people and their families. The aim is for clients to feel safe, welcomed, valued, respected and heard when they access care services at one of these centres.
About the centre
The All Nations Healing House (ANHH) in Williams Lake aims to improve access to primary health care services and traditional wellness services for First Nations people in a way that is culturally safe and closer to home.
About the role
As the Nurse in Charge, Primary Care, you’ll be a key member of a multi-disciplinary primary care team focused on providing trauma-informed care in a culturally safe environment. You’ll be directing our nursing services and providing oversight of other RNs and LPNs, while also supporting the integration of our Medical Office Assistants into the clinical team. You’ll be the team’s role model in demonstrating cultural safety and humility in your care, and fostering a racism-free environment. You’ll also be expected to provide the standards of care and services that meet the requirements of the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM), and adhere to your scope of practice for Registered Nurses.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have / be:
Education
- A Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized university, or an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience
Occupational Certification
- Current practicing registration with the BCCNM
- A valid CPR level C
- BCCDC Immunization Competency Certification Course, with experience immunizing children and adults
- Pelvic Exams Course or willingness to obtain
- Certified Practice in Contraceptive Management and/or STI Management, or willingness to obtain
- A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License
Experience
- Min. 5 years of nursing experience, preferably in primary care, with 2 years of leadership experience
- Experience working with First Nations people and communities, providing culturally safe, trauma-informed care
- Knowledge of public health models, advanced clinical nursing practices, and experience in collaborating with other health disciplines
- Experience in venipuncture
You may have experience in
- Working with Electronic Medical Records and encounter coding
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
Why Work at the All Nations Healing House
- We have a common foundation at FNHA through our Vision and Seven Directives to guide us in our daily work.
- What happens to communities and people we serve happens to us—we care for and respect one another. What happens to us happens to community and the people we serve—we strive for excellence and believe First Nations deserve the best we have to offer.
- We are wellness champions. We have the historic opportunity to achieve transformative change in First Nations health & wellness, and an obligation to make the most of this opportunity.
- We are for change makers. Those who are called to act, open to cultural understanding and teachings, and undaunted by unique challenges. We are a young organization, still growing and fast changing.
- We provide meaningful work rich with transformational learning opportunities.
- When you work at the All Nations Healing House, you will truly make a difference in your life and for many others.
- Find purpose beyond your profession. “It starts with me”. Here, your work changes lives, starting with your own.
- We work together, not apart, with our beautiful and culturally rich First Nations communities in British Columbia.
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.
Close Date:July 11, (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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