Community Health Nurse, Witset (Health Center) Fly In/Out at First Nations Health Authority

Date: 6 hours ago
City: Prince George, BC
Contract type: Full time
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.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025. Learn more about why we were selected here.

Title: Community Health Nurse

Salary: $94,724 – $114,261 per year (pay range explained below)

Contract: Permanent

Hours: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week

Location: Witset (area), Health Center

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 Nurse, you will – Provide a comprehensive range of core nursing functions and services in remote First Nations communities in program areas of community and public heath, primary care, and urgent and emergent care. This includes health promotion and disease and injury prevention for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.

Some Duties And Responsibilities Include

  • Applies and utilizes key nursing knowledge and critical thinking to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and interventions to address health issues, taking into account relevant evidence, legislation, regulations, and policies.
  • Collects, assesses, analyzes, and applies information from various data sources to make evidence informed decisions for nursing services, including program planning, development and priority setting with individuals, families, groups, and communities, and interprets information for professional and community audiences.
  • Utilizes evidence and research to inform health policies, programs, and practices. Synthesizes nursing and health knowledge to address the health status of populations, inequities in health, determinants of health, strategies for health promotion, disease and injury prevention, health protection, case management, as well as the factors that influence the delivery and use of nursing and health services.

About You

  • Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.
  • Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM).
  • Obtain and maintain Basic Life Support Certification Level C.
  • Completion of a recognized specialty nursing program is an asset.
  • Requires a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License.
  • Minimum one (1) year of recent point-of-care nursing experience in a related or relevant field.

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

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 3 months)
  • 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. Internal employee compensation will be determined as per the FNHA Employee Total Compensation Policy.

How To Apply

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Closing date: Open until filled

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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