Role and Facility Information
Education
• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing or a Master’s Degree in a relevant field (e.g. health administration, nursing, clinical counselling etc.).
Occupational Certification
• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse in good standing with a British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives or with a regulatory body.
Experience
• 6-8 years of experience working in a primary care setting, including 2-5 years of experience in a direct progressive supervisory/leadership capacity, and clinical supervision.
• Experience working with First Nations people and communities and providing culturally safe care.
• Experience in mental health and substance use is an asset.
• Experience in financial and human resource management is an asset.
• Experience working with Electronic Medical Records and encounter coding system is an asset.
Knowledge
• Sound ability to practice using culturally safe and trauma-informed approaches.
• Familiarity with the Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act (BC), the recommendations from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, the “In Plain Sight” report, the national inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and the impacts of these on health, health care and health care design for Indigenous people.
• Familiarity with Traditional Healing practices, customs, values and traditions of local First Nations
• Ability to apply a two-eyed seeing approach to balance western and Traditional Indigenous worldviews in practice.
• Knowledge of relevant socio-historical events relevant to First Nations in Canada
• Understanding of own intersectionality, power, privilege, and how these concepts may impact own work and perspectives.
• Ability to apply critical reflection in practice.
• An understanding of rural and remote communities and their inherent challenges and barriers
• Understanding and ability to practice with Nation based, community driven philosophy.
• Knowledge of best practice standards and expectations for Registered Nursing and advanced practice as they relate to primary care.
• Demonstrated knowledge and ability in clinical health care practice, education and program planning, development, implementation and evaluation.
• Strong comfort with learning new technology, and excellent computer skills
• Broad knowledge of legislation and government policies and procedures that relate to care.
Responsibilities and Duties:
• Communicate and operationalize strategic direction by integrating First Nations’ vision, values, and the First Nations Led Primary Care Initiative into team practice.
• Lead the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a culturally safe, team based care model using a two eyed seeing approach that blends western and traditional wellness practices.
• Plan, develop, implement, and evaluate new or redesigned clinical programs and workforce plans to support service expansion, clinical improvement, and system transformation.
• Oversee quality and safety systems, including monitoring performance, managing critical incidents and complaints, and leading investigations and team debriefs.
• Manage clinical operations, including scheduling, workload oversight, performance monitoring, and ensuring effective service delivery structures and staff rotations.
• Provide full-scope people leadership, including recruitment, onboarding, performance management, coaching, staff development, and succession planning.
• Lead EMR and clinical systems management, ensuring staff access, training, troubleshooting, and adherence to documentation standards and best practices.
• Collaborate with internal and external partners to develop, evaluate, and improve clinical programs, ensuring cultural safety, alignment with standards, and effective service integration.
Salary Range: $102,397- $120,467 -$138,538
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