Psychiatric Nurse, Substance Use Disorder Specialist - es zúmin’

at  First Nations Health Authority

ABOUT US

The First Nations Health Authority (FNHA) 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: Psychiatric Nurse, Substance Use Disorder Specialist - es zúmin’ Primary Care Centre
Salary: $84,217 - $ 95,728 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: This position is a 2-year term with the FNHA. When the term position ends with the FNHA, it is intended that this position will be offered as a permanent role with the es zúmin’ Primary Care Clinic.
Hours: Standard Hours - 37.5 hours per week
Location: Mount Currie, BC, with frequent travel to the Southern Stl’atl’imx communities, which are up to 3 hours away by road.

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

• The FNHA is engaged in active collective agreement negotiations and rates of pay will be adjusted to reflect 2024 rates in the near future.

EDUCATION

• Bachelor’s degree in registered nursing or bachelor’s degree or diploma in psychiatric nursing, from a recognized university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience
• Additional training and education related to substance use, harm reduction, mental health and trauma informed practice
• Completion of BCCSU RN/RPN Prescribing Education Program is an asset, or willingness to take the training

EXPERIENCE

• Three (3) years of experience as a registered nurse (RN) or registered psychiatric nurse (RPN) providing clinical practice support in primary care, community and/or public health nursing or acute care, ambulatory care and/or outpatient centers
• Two (2) years of experience caring for clients with harm reduction and substance use concerns
• Experience working with and delivering health services to First Nations clients
• Training in anti-Indigenous racism response, cultural safety, and humility
• Experience integrating holistic Indigenous approaches with Western approaches

KNOWLEDGE

• Strong knowledge and ability to apply cultural safety, humility, and trauma informed approaches in practice
• Knowledge of population health status, health inequities, health and illness determinants, primary care principles, health promotion strategies, disease and injury prevention, health protection, curative, urgent and emergent care, rehabilitation, harm reduction and supportive care
• Knowledge of the nursing process, conceptual frameworks of nursing, and theories and principles of nursing practice
• Knowledge of evidence-based clinical nursing practice, including the delivery of mental health and substance use treatment services, opiate agonist treatment options, current clinical practices, techniques of brief interventions, and the required knowledge and skill in observing, assessing, and caring for individuals requiring nursing support in the area of mental health and substance use
• Knowledge of, and ability to apply, an understanding of First Nations cultural principles and protocols in work situations
• Knowledge of concurrent disorders and complexity of intergenerational trauma on addiction
• Understanding of own intersectionality, power, privilege, and how these concepts may impact own work and perspectives
• Comprehensive knowledge of and experience in group dynamics, individual counselling and family therapy

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.

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 careers@fnha.ca
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The Psychiatric Nurse delivers professional nursing support and educational activities to clients of the Primary Care Centre in relation to mental health and substance use. They will provide direct support to improve nursing practice standards in the Southern Stl’atl’imx sub-region with a focus on the activity of RN/RPN prescribing of opiate agonist treatment and addressing the toxic drug crisis.