Community Health Nurse

at  Carrier Sekani Family Services

WAGE RANGE: $43.27 - $56.03 PER HOUR

Carrier Sekani Family Services (CSFS) - A Great Experience Awaits You: CSFS is an innovative and progressive leader in Indigenous health and family services where culture is in everything we do. Since our beginnings 30 years ago, CSFS has grown to over 400 employees providing services to 11-member Nations. Enjoy unique experiences, close connections with communities, and a strong focus on professional development opportunities, as well as the natural wonders of northern BC while you work.
The Opportunity: The Community Health Nurse [CHN] provides community health promotion services that promote the prevention of disease, maintenance of health and the overall health and well-being of individuals, families, and the community.
The Community Health Nurse initiates treatment including health care management and therapeutic interventions in accordance with nursing statutory and regulatory standards, limits, and conditions, and employer policies and procedures.
The CHN collaborates with patients/clients/residents and other health professionals to identify and assess trends and patterns that have implications for patients/clients/residents, families and communities; develops and implements population and evidence based strategies to improve health and participates in policy-making activities that influence health services and practices.

The CHN participates in peer review and self-review to evaluate the quality of outcomes of services at the patient/client/resident, community and population level.

• Performing nursing skills, such as delegated medical functions and crisis intervention, such as emergency assessment and care including arranging for escort and evacuation for further intervention as required, point of care testing, specimen acquisition- including venipuncture, and arranging referral where necessary.
• Assessing, planning, implementing, documenting and evaluating the care needs and goals for individual patients/clients and their caregivers/families.
• Typical practice areas include: Utilizing a variety of established health education, promotion and service interventions, such as Pre/Post-natal Care; palliative care, wound and skin care, medication management and administration, delegation of tasks to Community Health Workers, chronic disease management, Health Services for Community Living, continence management and gerontology.

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ITS ALL FOR YOU:

• Excellent total compensation package including competitive wages, benefits and (defined benefit) Municipal Pension Plan.
• Unique, generous and flexible time off options promoting work life family balance.
• Education, and professional development opportunities.
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  Open Until Filled. Along with your resume, please submit a cover letter outlining why you are interested in this opportunity, what skills and experience you will bring, and how your qualifications will make you successful in this role.
  With the continuation of the global pandemic and because CSFS provides services to First Nations communities, classified as “Vulnerable Populations,” and to protect the health and safety of employees, candidates applying for employment will need to agree to provide their covid-19 vaccination status as a condition of employment.
  In accordance with Section 41 of the BC Human Rights Code and Section 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, preference will be given to qualified candidates with Aboriginal Ancestry.

• Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing and/or Registered Nurse.
• Current practicing registration with the BC College of Nurses and Midwives.
• Basic Life Support, Level “C” certificate.
• Acceptable experience in a clinical health setting or cross-cultural health promotion field.
• Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) course.