Role and Facility Information
Education
• Completion of a recognized Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or an equivalent combination of education. Training and experience.
Occupational Certification
• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
• CPR Certification.
• BCCDC Immunization Certification an asset.
Experience
• A minimum of 3 years of recent related experience in primary care, public health, community and/or chronic disease care.
• Experience working with and delivering health services to First Nations clients.
• Training in anti-Indigenous racism response and cultural safety and humility.
• Experience integrating holistic Indigenous approaches with Western approaches.
Knowledge
• Strong knowledge of cultural safety, humility and trauma informed approaches to care.
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply, an understanding of First Nations cultural principles and protocols in work situations.
• Knowledge of, and the ability to apply, an understanding of the Canadian Community Health Nursing Standards of Practice.
• Sound ability to practice using culturally safe and trauma-informed approaches.
• Ability to apply a two-eyed seeing approach to balance western and Traditional Indigenous worldviews in practice.
• Understanding of own intersectionality, power, privilege, and how these concepts may impact own work and perspectives.
• An understanding of rural and remote communities and their inherent challenges and barriers.
• Creates and fosters a healthy and engaging environment that enables personal excellence, contributes to FNHA’s vision of “Health through Wellness” and cultural safety and humility in the workplace.
• Knowledge of health status of populations, inequities in health, the determinants of health and illness, principals of primary care, strategies for health promotion, disease and injury prevention, health protection, curative, urgent and emergent care, rehabilitation and supportive or palliative care.
• Knowledge of nursing which includes the nursing process, conceptual frameworks of nursing, theories and principles of nursing practice.
• Demonstrated understanding and integration of Trauma Informed Practice to care.
• Physical ability to perform the duties of the position.
Duties and Responsibilities:
• Provide holistic, culturally humble patient assessments that include health history, medication history, physical evaluations, and trauma and violence informed practice.
• Deliver culturally safe, non judgmental care that respects clients’ lived experiences, values, beliefs, and wellness practices.
• Monitor, assess, and document client health status—including symptoms, interventions, and changes—while maintaining accurate, complete clinical records.
• Order diagnostic tests and collect specimens within scope, using evidence informed decision making to guide care.
• Apply health promotion, chronic disease management, and self care principles to identify issues, provide direct care, and support clients with empathy and cultural humility.
• Administer medications, injections, and treatments according to policies, protocols, and scope of practice.
• Collaborate with clients, families, and interprofessional teams to develop, implement, coordinate, and evaluate client centered care plans that promote self management and improved quality of life.
• Champion cultural safety and maintain professional competency
Salary Range- $94,724-$114261
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