Primary Care Registered Nurse

FNHA Overview

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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.

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Title: Primary Care Registered Nurse- Fraser West First Nations Primary Care Centre

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

Contract: This position is a 1-year term with the FNHA ending 4/29/2027

Hours: Standard Hours - 37.5 hours per week

Location: Fraser West - Katzie, Tsawwassen, Kwikwetlem and Semiahmoo First Nations (Surrey, Burnaby, Tri-Cities, New Westminster, Pitt Meadows, White Rock and Delta). Required to travel in community 5 days a week.

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

FNPCI Initiative

The First Nations-led Primary Care Initiative (FNPCI) aims to improve access to primary health-care services for First Nations people across BC in a way that is culturally safe and closer to home. The FNPCI is part of the province’s primary care strategy, which is integrating team-based care in communities throughout B.C. and changing the way primary care is delivered with the creation of primary care networks in partnership with the Regional Health Authorities.

In order to meet the health and wellness needs of First Nations people, it is very important that primary care is culturally safe and culturally informed where Indigenous ways of knowing and being are woven into services.

One of the main objectives of the FNPCI is to develop new First Nations Primary Health Care Centers in rural and urban locations across the province.

The centers will provide access to culturally safe, quality primary health care services for First Nations people and their families. The aim is for clients to feel safe, welcomed, valued, respected and heard when they access care services at one of these centers.

About The Centre

The Fraser West First Nations Primary Care Centre (FW-FNPCC), based in the western part of the Fraser Salish Region will provide culturally safe, trauma-informed primary care services to the members of Katzie, Tsawwassen, Kwikwetlem and Semiahmoo First Nation and the diverse Indigenous population living in the western part of the Fraser Region (Burnaby, Tri-Cities, New Westminster, Pitt Meadows, White Rock and Delta).

The FW-FNPCC will operate through a number of spoke sites to provide holistic care for Indigenous Peoples, weaving together western medicine and traditional wellness practices. Services are designed to provide wraparound, team-based primary care, mental health and traditional wellness services. The centre will provide safe spaces for Indigenous Peoples and their families seeking high-quality primary care services.

Working at FW-FNPCC is guided by the foundational Vision and Seven Directives of FNHA, emphasizing care, respect, and excellence in serving First Nations communities. The centre champions wellness and seizes the unique opportunity to drive transformative changes in First Nations health and wellness. It is an ideal place for those passionate about making a difference, who are open to cultural understanding, and ready to embrace challenges. As a young and evolving organization, FW-FNPCC offers rich opportunities for transformational learning and personal growth, fostering a sense of purpose that goes beyond professional duties. Here, the work you do impacts not only the lives of those served but also your own, all while collaborating closely with culturally rich First Nations communities in British Columbia.

About The Role

The Primary Care Registered Nurse position is part of a collaborative, multi-disciplinary primary care team that provides team based, trauma-informed primary care services by creating a culturally safe environment in order to promote, maintain and/or restore client health. This position provides direct primary care services to clients at all life stages by observing, assessing, monitoring and documenting client health and progress to make evidence-informed decisions towards health and wellness. The Registered Nurse actively contributes to ensuring a racism-free and culturally safe environment for all clients, their families, and staff. The role is a leader in demonstrating cultural humility and trauma and violence informed care that acknowledges the client’s values, cultural beliefs, and practices.

Provides care and service that meets the standards for Registered Nurses within the BC College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). Works within the scope of practice for Registered Nurses as determined by relevant legislation.

About You

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
• A valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License

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
• 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.

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 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. All interested First Nations, Inuit or Métis individuals are encouraged to apply. The First Nations Health Authority has a mandate to increase First Nations representation in the workforce. Applicant skills, perspectives and lived experience may be matched for this role, or other opportunities within the FNHA.

FNHA may invite members of partner organizations to work with FNHA on an interview panel to interview and select job candidates. Members of the interview panel might include non-FNHA staff such as members of the First Nations Health Council, First Nations Health Directors Association, First Nations Community partners, or other public partners. By applying for this job posting, you acknowledge and consent to your application, resume, and references being shared with all members of the interview panel. This personal information will be held in strict confidence and protected according to the Personal Information Protection Act.

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

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Closing date: Open Until Filled

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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_hidden***

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