Community Health Practice Consultant

About Us

FNHA Overview

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: Community Health Practice Consultant

Salary: $99,505 – $122,073 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract: 1 year term

Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday – Friday (core hours 9am – 3pm)

Location: Northern Region, B.C. – Hybrid (50% in office) & remote work (Can live anywhere in Northern B.C.)

Bargaining Unit: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada)

What We Offer

• Education Allowance: Up to $3,850
• Health Spending Account: $1,100
• Extensive Health and Dental Benefits: Offered day 1 of employment
• Robust Pension Plan
  
  

About The Role

As Community Health Practice Consultant, you will – provide education, thought leadership and consultation on clinical practice services that includes orientation, training, in-service, clinical support and clinical competency assessment to nurses who provide health services to First Nations communities in British Columbia. You will deliver professional nursing practice and program consultation supporting the development, implementation, and management of community-based nursing programs.

About You

To be successful in this role you will have/be –

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a recognized university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
• Three (3) years of experience in community/public health nursing providing clinical practice support and education to nurses or an acceptable combination of education, training, and professional experience.
• Experience Nursing in First Nations communities.
• Eligibility or current registration with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNP).
• Current CPR course for Health Care Providers (HCP).
• Current certification in immunizations and communicable disease.
  
  

Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.

You may have experience in; Community Health Practice Consultant and Nursing.

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
• 14 holidays including National Indigenous People’s Day, National Day of Truth and Reconciliation, Easter Monday and Boxing Day
• 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.

How To Apply

If this sound likes the opportunity for you, please click on the 'Apply for Job' button.

Closing date: January 22, 2025 (at 23:59)

For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us

For information about Cultural Safety and Humility (fnha.ca) and for information about Land Acknowledgements

If you have any inquiries or issues, please contact FNHA Recruitment at [email protected]

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