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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.
Title: Nursing Practice Consultant - Maternal Child Health
Salary: $99,505 – $122,073 per year (pay range explained below)
Contract: Term – August 29, 2025 (with possibility of extension)
Hours: 37.5 hours, Monday – Friday (core hours 9am – 3pm)
Location: Sinclair, Downtown Vancouver – Hybrid (50% in office). Please note, this role will be relocating to our new office building in North Vancouver on Tsleil-Waututh Nation (TWN) land, south of Mount Seymour Parkway, summer 2026.
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
The Maternal Child Health Practice Consultant focuses on providing culturally safe, evidence informed and comprehensive support to the Community Health Nurses working in BC’s First Nation communities. This position is dedicated to promoting family, child and early childhood health and wellness. Applicant should be skilled at supporting nurses in their delivery of education to individuals and families during pregnancy, birth, and early childhood through education, consultation and resource development.
About You
To be successful in this role you will have/be –
- Bachelor’s degree in nursing from a recognized university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience. Three (3) years of experience in community and/or public health nursing providing clinical practice support and education to nurses.
- Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNM).
- Remote Certified Practice with the British Columbia College of Nursing Professionals (BCCNM).
- Current CPR course for Health Care Providers (HCP).
Please refer to Job Specification section of the Job Description for more details.
You may have experience in; Nursing and Community Health Nurse.
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.
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: February 12, 2025 (at 23:59)
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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