Full Job Description
Title: Communicable Disease Practice Consultant- Internal applicants only
Salary: $ 102,490 - $125,736 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 8am- 4pm- Monday to Friday (37.5 hours)
Location: Vancouver Island Regional Office, Ladysmith, BC, located on the ancestral territories of the Stz'uminus Nation - Hybrid working is an option in line with FNHA's flex work policy -Travel as needed for community visits via logging roads, boat, and plane.
Bargaining Unit: PIPSC BCFNHA Group (Professional Institute of the Public Service of Canada)
About the role
The Nursing Practice Consultant - Communicable Disease provides expert clinical leadership, education, and consultation to support communicable disease prevention and management in First Nations communities. Working collaboratively with community partners, nursing staff, and public health teams, this role strengthens community capacity and supports culturally safe, community-based health services. The position plays a key role in developing, implementing, and coordinating communicable disease programs and response initiatives that promote the health and wellness of First Nations people.
About you
To be successful in this role you will have/be -
Education
• Bachelor of Science Nursing degree with a community health component from a recognized university
Occupational Certification
• Current practicing registration as a Registered Nurse with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM)
• Basic Life Support Certification Level C
Experience
• Five (5) years of experience in providing clinical practice support and education to nurses or an acceptable combination of education, training and professional experience
• Experience in delivering community/public/home health nursing programs
• Experience delivering health services in a First Nations setting
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!
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: September 30 (at 23:59)
Interviews will be held in October
Resources
For more information about us, please visit: www.fnha.ca/about/work-with-us
For information about https://www.fnha.ca/what-we-do/cultural-safety-and-humility and for information about Land Acknowledgements
If you have any inquiries or issues please contact FNHA Recruitment at careers@fnha.ca
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