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.

FNHA is proud to have been named one of BC’s Top Employers for 2025.

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:
As Community Health Nurse, you will – Provide a comprehensive range of core nursing functions and services in remote First Nations communities in program areas of community and public heath, primary care, and urgent and emergent care.  This includes health promotion and disease and injury prevention for individuals, families, groups, communities, and populations.

Some duties and responsibilities include:

• Applies and utilizes key nursing knowledge and critical thinking to plan, implement, and evaluate programs and interventions to address health issues, taking into account relevant evidence, legislation, regulations, and policies.
• Collects,  assesses,  analyzes,  and applies information from various data sources to make evidence informed decisions for nursing services,  including program planning,  development and priority setting with individuals,  families,  groups,  and communities,  and interprets information for professional and community audiences.
• Utilizes evidence and research to inform health policies, programs, and practices. Synthesizes nursing and health knowledge to address the health status of populations, inequities in health, determinants of health, strategies for health promotion, disease and injury prevention, health protection, case management, as well as the factors that influence the delivery and use of nursing and health services.

About you

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from a recognized university or an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.  
• Current practicing registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM). 
• Obtain and maintain Basic Life Support Certification Level C.
• Completion of a recognized specialty nursing program is an asset.
• Requires a valid Class 5 BC Driver’s License.
• Minimum one (1) year of recent point-of-care nursing experience in a related or relevant field.

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 3 months)
-    Access to group health benefits and a Health Care Spending Account through Canada Life on day 1 of employment
-    And more!