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.
Join the Communicable Disease, Population & Public Health (CDPPH) department within the Office of the Chief Nursing Officer (OCNO) at the Fist Nations Health Authority. Working in collaboration, the CDPPH teams strive to bring Public Health and Communicable Disease education, training, resources and support to Community Health Nurses working in First Nation communities across the Province.
Title: Communicable Disease Emergencies (CDE) Nurse Advisor
Salary: $86,981 – $101,370 per year (pay range explained below)*
Contract: Term until – March 31, 2025
Hours: 37.5 Hours, Monday – Friday (core hours 9am – 3pm)
Location: Sinclair Office, Downtown Vancouver – Hybrid (50% in office) & Remote work will be considered for the right candidate. 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, summer 2025.
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.
About the role
The Communicable Disease Emergency (CDE) Nurse Advisor works with the CDC Nurse Specialist, CD Management to establish, coordinate and support Community CDE response programs. The CDE Nurse Advisor acts as a resource for health directors, community leadership and healthcare personnel in First Nations communities regarding CDE and provides assistance to individual Communities, Health Centres and Nursing Stations for CDE programs. You will Provide capacity-building CDE consulting services and support to FNHA partners and First Nations Communities, including direction and support to complete CDE planning as part of the Community Health and Wellness Plan cycle.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have/be –
- Bachelor of Nursing with a community health component
- Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNM) is required
- Current Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Certification is required
Experience
- Two (2) years of experience in public health or emergency response programming and experience working with First Nations people, or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
You may have experience in; Communicable Disease Control, Public Health, and Emergency Response programming
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.
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: July 8, 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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